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US troops to stay in Iraqi cities after June
BAGHDAD, Dec 16: Some American troops will remain in Iraqi cities after a June 30 deadline for combat soldiers to leave urban areas, the top US commander has said.... 
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UK troop casualties surge in Afghanistan
KABUL, Dec 16: More British than US soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan in the past six weeks, despite America having four times more troops in the country....
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Lankan army loses 25 troops in fighting for Kilinochchi
COLOMBO, Dec 16: Intense fighting in northern Sri Lanka on Tuesday left 25 troops and 120 Tamil Tigers dead in ongoing battles for the rebels’ political capital, a military spokesman said....
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No apologies for Guantanamo torture: Cheney
NEW YORK, Dec 16: US Vice-President Dick Cheney has defended Bush administration’s anti-terror policies, including the use of waterboarding, and said the prison at Guantanamo Bay should remain open as long as there’s a war on terror....
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Third Indian state culls poultry over bird flu
KOLKATA, Dec 16: Hundreds of veterinary workers in eastern India began killing up to 16,500 chickens and ducks on Tuesday as authorities tried to contain the latest outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus....
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Top UN official goes missing in Niger
LAGOS, Dec 16: Uncertainty on Tuesday surrounded who was responsible for the disappearance of the UN envoy to Niger that has embarrassed the authorities in Niamey....
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Italy pursues 100 in anti-Mafia swoop
ROME, Dec 16: Italian police said they launched a pre-dawn swoop on Tuesday to arrest 100 people suspected of trying to rebuild the top ranks of the Sicilian Mafia, which has been weakened by the recent arrests of powerful mob leaders....
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Bush’s farewell visits end in failure too
WASHINGTON, Dec 16: US President George Bush on Tuesday concluded his farewell visits to the two countries — Iraq and Afghanistan — that are going to define his legacy....
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Heatwaves deadlier than storms, says ‘death map’ of US
PARIS, Dec 16: Hurricanes and earthquakes win more headlines but heatwaves claim most lives, according to a survey of mortality from natural threats in the United States....
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Major powers consult Arabs on Iran’s N-plans
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 16: The five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany agreed with Arab diplomats to consult regularly on Iran’s nuclear programme, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday....
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Russia may buy Israeli drones
MOSCOW, Dec 16: Russia could buy unmanned reconnaissance drones from Israel, a top general said on Tuesday, after the military was caught short by Georgia’s own Israeli drones in a war this summer....
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US plans to set up bases in Central Asia, alleges Russia
MOSCOW, Dec 16: Russia’s military chief accused the United States on Tuesday of planning to set up military bases in Central Asia, an oil-rich region that Moscow views as its backyard....
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Bangladesh celebrates 37 years of independence
DHAKA, Dec 16: Bangladesh celebrated 37 years of independence on Tuesday, as tens of thousands visited a national memorial outside the capital and political parties held rallies for upcoming elections....
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‘I was still holding my grandson’s hand but the rest of him was gone’
KAMALA: It was 7.30 on a hot July morning when the plane came swooping low over the remote ravine. Below, a bridal party was making its way to the groom’s village...
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Secret service lapse and the shoe
WASHINGTON: Days after President George W. Bush was nearly struck in the head by flying footwear at a Baghdad news conference, US Secret Service officials faced questions about how an Iraqi...
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Minding their language
This undated photo obtained from the French Section of the Antiquities Directorate of Sudan (SFDAS) shows three ancient ram statues discovered recently in Sudan’s El-Hassa region, 180kms north of Khartoum....
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