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Seven Russian teenagers jailed for racist murders
MOSCOW, Dec 15: A Russian court on Monday handed jail terms of up to 20 years to seven members of a teenage group who carried out a string of racially-motivated murders and posted the evidence on the Internet.... 
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Court tells Israel to reroute part of W. Bank barrier
JERUSALEM, Dec 15: The Israeli High Court rejected government plans on Monday to build a section of its barrier in the occupied West Bank, saying the proposed route encroached too much on Palestinian land....
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UK promises steps to counter settlers
LONDON: Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Palestinians Britain will step up efforts to discourage the growth of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying he wanted trade abuses investigated and investment inhibited....
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12 militants held in BD for opposing elections
DHAKA, Dec 15: Bangladesh authorities had detained 12 Islamist militants over the last few days for campaigning against the Dec 29 parliamentary election, security officials said on Monday....
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Libya slams US draft on ME crisis at UN
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15: Libya, the only Arab member of the UN Security Council, criticised a US draft resolution on Monday that hails progress made in talks between Palestinians and Israelis but mentions no specific problems....
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NY includes Islamic symbols for holiday celebrations
NEW YORK, Dec 15: Armonk, a town of some 12,000 people north of New York city, has agreed to place the Islamic crescent and star, alongside the Christmas tree and Jewish...
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23 drown in Philippines
MANILA, Dec 15: Twenty-three people drowned and 31 were missing after an overcrowded motorboat capsized in high seas off the northern Philippines, officials said on Monday....
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French first lady sues over ‘nude Carla’ bag
SAINT-DENIS (Reunion), Dec 15: Lawyers for Carla Bruni-Sarkozy sought 125,000 euros ($167,000) in damages on Monday from a clothing firm for selling a shopping bag featuring a nude photo of the first lady....
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800,000 without power in US north-east: Winter storms
NEW YORK, Dec 15: Emergency crews struggled on Sunday to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes, after the northeastern United States was sheathed in ice by one of the most vicious winter storms on record....
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UAE seeks US congress nod for N-accord
ABU DHABI, Dec 15: The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it was working to secure US lawmakers’ endorsement of a planned nuclear energy cooperation agreement with the US, the Gulf state’s top western ally....
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UK on hunt for credit crunch fraud whistleblowers
LONDON, Dec 15: Britain’s Serious Fraud Office wants bankers and other potential City whistleblowers to come forward with evidence as the credit crisis uncovers fraud and creates the opportunity for a rise in scams....
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Moscow plans N-sub leases to Delhi
MOSCOW, Dec 15: Russia plans to lease to India several nuclear-powered submarines of the type on which 20 people were killed last month in a gas leak, ITAR-TASS quoted a top official as saying on Monday....
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Doctor facing ‘forced marriage’ leaves BD
LONDON, Dec 15: A doctor who was allegedly held captive by her family in Bangladesh was due to return to Britain on Monday after being freed by the courts there....
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Libyan group confers award on shoe-throwing reporter
TRIPOLI, Dec 15: The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George Bush was given a bravery award on Monday by a Libyan charity group chaired by leader Muammar Qadhafi’s daughter....
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US, Russia broach nuclear arms pact
MOSCOW, Dec 15: Russian and US officials on Monday met for talks, which Moscow’s negotiator said could open doors for a new deal in nuclear arms control with Washington’s next administration in 2009....
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Muslim delegation to meet Pope at Vatican
VATICAN CITY: A Muslims delegation would have an audience with Pope Benedict XVI this week after taking part in a seminar on religious leadership in times of crisis, the Vatican said on Monday....
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114 migrants held in Egypt
CAIRO: Egyptian police have detained 114 sub-Saharan African migrants who were found packed into a single truck in the Sinai peninsula, the state news agency MENA reported on Monday....
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Six die in gang shootout in Vietnam
HANOI: Six men were killed on Monday in a gang-related shootout in the Vietnamese city of Halong, the jumping off point for scenic Halong Bay, one of the country’s top tourist destinations, state media reported....
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Japan air force ends Iraq mission
TOKYO: Japan’s air force on Monday began withdrawing its forces from Kuwait, which has been used for flying supplies and personnel into Iraq in support of US-led military operations for almost five years....
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Yemeni tribesmen kidnap three Germans
SANAA: A German couple and their daughter have been kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen and are being held in a mountainous area of the impoverished Arab country, officials said on Monday....
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Softly, softly oust Mugabe
LONDON: The substance of Zimbabwe’s horror stays the same. Only its miserable form keeps changing. Alongside hyperinflation, shanty-town evictions, mass unemployment, police-sponsored election violence and murder, badly-administered farm takeovers, rampant food...
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Indonesia porn and fuel price moves aimed at polls
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s policies on petrol prices and porn are unlikely bedfellows, but may win him the support of the masses and minority hardline Muslim fringe in next year’s elections.Yudhoyono,...
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Uneasy peace between India’s Hindus & Muslims
MUMBAI: The Muslims of this terror-plagued city know the drill. First there is bloodshed. Then come the whispers, the accusing stares, the scarcely veiled hostility.
”They are going to say that all Muslims do this.....
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