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Israel asks Obama not to ‘intervene’ in talks
NEW YORK, Nov 13: Israel’s chief negotiator with the Palestinians said on Thursday Israel did not need any “dramatic” intervention in the peace process from US President-elect Barack Obama when he takes office in January.... 
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US critical of Russian missile threats
TALLINN, Nov 13: The United States viewed Russian threats to place tactical missiles in the Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad as provocative and misguided, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday....
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‘Mini-referendum’ on Congress rule begins today
NEW DELHI, Nov 13: India kicks off a round of crucial state polls on Friday, seen as a mini-referendum on the ruling Congress Party ahead of a general election expected in early 2009....
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Rebels advance on strategic town: DR Congo fighting
GOMA (DR Congo), Nov 13: Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo swept to the outskirts of a strategic crossroads town on Thursday where hundreds of government troops and UN peacekeepers stood in their way....
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Sarkozy chides Bush over Georgia
PARIS, Nov 13: French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday invited an audience to compare his leadership during the Georgia-Russia crisis to that of outgoing US President George Bush — a day...
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Taliban ask UN to block Afghan executions
KABUL, Nov 13: Afghanistan’s Taliban, notorious for summery public executions, urged the United Nations on Thursday to press the Afghan government to stop executing prisoners on death row, citing concern about fair trials.Afghanistan...
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Somali fighters impose Sharia
MOGADISHU, Nov 13: Somalia’s Shebab fighters imposed Sharia law on the port of Merka on Thursday, as the Islamist group continued to tighten its grip on the Horn of Arica country....
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Bush touts changing religion as a vital right
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13: US President George Bush on Thursday touted the ability to change one’s religion as a fundamental human right at a UN inter-faith conference sponsored by Saudi Arabia...
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Financial crisis must not become a human tragedy, warns Ban
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made an impassioned appeal on Thursday to leaders meeting at a financial summit in Washington on Friday not to let the global crisis become a “human tragedy” for people in poor countries....
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Tequila turned into diamond
LONDON, Nov 13: Farmers in Mexico have been given another reason to grow agave, the cactus-like plant used to produce the country’s most potent export. In the bar room equivalent of alchemy, scientists have turned shots of tequila into diamond....
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Obama enjoyed Jewish support
WASHINGTON, Nov 13: Barack Obama attracted great support from Jewish voters in his run for the US presidency despite the controversy surrounding the Democrat’s alleged links with Islam, according to political analysts....
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Shotgun blast kills teenager
LONDON, Nov 13: The 15-year-old boy gunned down in Derby after an argument with a group of youths in a local park died from a single blast from a shotgun, police said on Thursday....
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Kurd-Arab tensions may threaten Iraq calm
MOSUL: In battle-scarred Mosul, Kurds and Arabs trade accusations rooted in ethnic rivalry and a battle for oil and power that many fear threaten security in Iraq....
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N. Korea jostles to get Obama’s notice
SEOUL: Taciturn North Korea will dangle its nuclear threat to ensure a place on Barack Obama’s agenda and the best the US president-elect can hope is to contain Pyongyang’s atomic ambitions, not end them, analysts said....
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A welcome end to the Russian chill
LONDON: Very few Europeans know the EU has a “security strategy”. Adopted five years ago, the document contains threat assessments ranging from terrorism to nuclear proliferation and organised crime....
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Battle brews anew over interrogation techniques
WASHINGTON: As the clock runs down on the Bush administration, moderates within the government are mounting what might be one last drive to roll back many of the detention and interrogation policies pushed through by Vice President Dick Cheney....
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Princess’s funeral amid tug-of-war over Thai monarchy
BANGKOK: Thailand’s political upheaval may briefly halt for the funeral this weekend of the king’s sister, but the royal event comes at a time of rare tussles over the palace’s loyalties, analysts say....
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