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Iraq suicide attack claims 55 lives
KIRKUK, Dec 11: At least 55 people were killed and 95 were wounded in a suicide bomb attack in a restaurant near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on the final day of the Eidul Azha holiday.... 
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89 Lankan soldiers killed in clashes: Tamil Tigers
COLOMBO, Dec 11: Separatist Tamil rebels fought intense battles against government forces trying to advance on the militants’ de facto capital in northern Sri Lanka, killing at least 89 soldiers, a rebel-affiliated website said on Thursday....
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Iran summons French envoy
TEHRAN, Dec 11: Iran has summoned the French envoy to Tehran to protest at critical comments by President Nicolas Sarkozy about his counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, state television reported on Thursday....
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Australian police crack global child porn ring; 19 held
SYDNEY, Dec 11: Australian police have arrested 19 men and expect to pick up others belonging to a global child porn ring involving more than 200 people in 70 countries, officers said on Thursday....
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Film on Nixon, love story nominated for Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, Dec 11: Heavyweight movie stars took centre stage on Thursday as Hollywood’s awards season got under way with the unveiling of nominees for next month’s Golden Globe Awards....
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Dreams may no longer be a secret
TOKYO, Dec 11: A Japanese research team said on Thursday it had created a technology that could eventually display on a computer screen what people have on their minds, such as dreams....
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Israelis urged to stay away from Goa
JERUSALEM, Dec 11: Israeli authorities are urging citizens to stay away from Goa for fear of attacks during year-end festivities in the Indian state, a government official said on Thursday....
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Russia becoming more like USSR
MOSCOW: The first thing you come across after hanging up your coat is Yuri Andropov, the former Soviet leader and KGB boss. A large white bust of Andropov adorns the lobby....
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UK troops Leave Iraq: what next?
After more than five-and-a-half years, an end to the British military presence in Iraq is finally in sight. It is a measure of how uncomfortable the government remains about this war...
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Left feeling betrayed by Obama choices
LONDON: Liberals and lefties may have plenty of unattractive habits, but surely one of the least appealing is the speed with which they’re ready to cry betrayal....
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China’s next 30 years: building the world’s biggest cities
SHANGHAI: China’s past 30 years of reforms planted seeds that will in the coming decades produce future coastal megacities, an urban population of one billion and possibly the world’s biggest economy....
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