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Suicide car bomb kills 15 in Iraq
BAQUBA, Nov 16: A suicide car bomb exploded at a police checkpoint in Iraq’s volatile Diyala province on Sunday, killing at least 15 people, including seven policemen, a security official said.... 
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Israeli air raids kill four Palestinians
GAZA CITY, Nov 16: An Israeli air strike killed four armed Palestinians after two rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel on Sunday as its leaders prepared to review its crippling blockade of the aid-dependent strip....
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Sri Lanka steps up air strikes on Tigers
COLOMBO, Nov 16: Sri Lanka stepped up air attacks against Tamil rebels in the island’s north on Sunday as heavy fighting raged a day after troops re-captured a highly strategic town, the defence ministry said....
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Fire rages for fourth day in California: Thousands flee gutted homes
LOS ANGELES, Nov 16: Hundreds of homes were destroyed and thousands of residents forced to flee as a series of ferocious wind-driven wildfires raged across Southern California on Sunday, virtually circling the city of Los Angeles....
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Cango rebel leader backs peace plan: Fighting rages in east
JOMBA (Congo), Nov 16: Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda agreed on Sunday to take part in UN-backed peace talks, but fighting between the army and rebels raged on in the east despite his declared support for a ceasefire....
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Pro-Kremlin liberals set up political party
MOSCOW, Nov 16: Russian liberals launched a new pro-Kremlin political party on Sunday promising to defend middle class values but rivals said it was just a tool for the authorities to suck support away from genuine opposition groups....
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Huge demand for Obama inaugural tickets
WASHINGTON, Nov 16: Thousands upon thousands of people have requested tickets from members of Congress to attend President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration, forcing some lawmakers to tell constituents to stop calling....
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Khaleda Zia’s party criticises poll arrangements
DHAKA, Nov 16: One of the two main political parties in Bangladesh has criticised the interim government’s preparations for next month’s parliamentary election, saying it would only take part in the poll if conditions improved....
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Philippine special forces officer is ‘prisoner of war’: rebels
ZAMBOANGA (Philippines), Nov 16: A Philippine Special Forces officer who went missing more than a week ago is being held as a “prisoner of war” by the communist New People’s Army, a rebel spokesman said on Sunday....
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Cambodians flock to Buddha-shaped termite nests
PHNOM PENH, Nov 16: Hundreds of devout Cambodians have flocked to see five unusually shaped termite nests that look like seated figures of Buddha, witnesses said on Sunday....
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G-20 opponents seek poor-friendly policies
WASHINGTON: Walking on stilts, tootling horns and waving placards that declared the death of capitalism, about 200 demonstrators rallied downtown on Saturday to protest the G-20 summit and argue for more egalitarian and inclusive economic policies to protect the poor....
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Crisis can weaken Kremlin
MOSCOW: The ruble is losing value, thousands of jobs are being cut and Russia’s oil boom is over: after years of economic and political stability, the Kremlin could be losing its grip, experts said....
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World’s largest mangrove forest recovering fast
DHAKA: The world’s largest mangrove forest is recovering fast from one of the worst disasters in its history, a year after it was badly damaged by a devastating cyclone, Bangladesh officials say....
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Obama as role model for black youth? Not so fast
ATLANTA: The election of the first black president in US history should send a powerful signal to young black Americans: If Barack Obama made it, so can you....
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Discovery offers way of tracking cancer
CHICAGO: Tiny sacs released from tumour cells and circulating in the blood carry genetic information about the tumour, offering a new way to track and treat the cancer, US researchers said on Sunday....
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