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Attempted coup in Guinea after president dies
CONAKRY, Dec 23: Mutinous Guinean soldiers launched a coup attempt on Tuesday hours after the death was announced of the West African nation’s long-serving President Lansana Conte.... 
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Police dealt with 7,000 violent incidents in UK schools
LONDON, Dec 23: Police were called to deal with violence in schools more than 7,000 times last year, the Conservative Party said on Tuesday....
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Shirtless Obama photos spark web frenzy
HONOLULU (USA), Dec 23: Paparazzi snaps of a shirtless and toned Barack Obama with his family on holiday in Hawaii sparked envy, anger and a torrent of bad puns on Tuesday after they were posted on the Web....
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100 trapped passengers rescued from world’s biggest observation wheel
SINGAPORE, Dec 23: More than 100 passengers stranded for six hours on the world’s largest ferris wheel were being evacuated and given medical treatment in Singapore after the attraction ground to a halt on Tuesday....
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Security tightened for Bangladesh Begums
DHAKA, Dec 23: Police have tightened security for former Bangladeshi prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia in the final run-up to Dec 29 parliamentary elections where their parties are the favoured contenders....
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Manila eyes fresh peace push with Moros
MANILA, Dec 23: The Philippines made a fresh push to end 40 years of Muslim secessionist conflict in the country’s south by forming a new negotiating panel on Tuesday, saying it hoped to resume peace talks in early 2009....
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Delhi sends troops to guard Goa party season
NEW DELHI, Dec 23: India deployed extra soldiers to the resort state of Goa on Tuesday to counter fears that militants could target thousands of foreigners celebrating year-end festivities there....
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Hamas offers to renew truce with Israel
GAZA, Dec 23: Hamas would consider renewing a lapsed truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip, but wants guarantees the Jewish state will halt incursions and keep border crossings open for supplies of aid and fuel, a spokesman said on Tuesday....
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Arab League chief urges talks with Iran
CAIRO, Dec 23: Arabs and Iranians should sit together to try to resolve regional disputes, including the Persian nation’s nuclear ambitions, the head of the Arab League said on Tuesday....
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British woman to deliver baby screened for breast cancer
LONDON, Dec 23: A woman is to give birth this week to the first baby in Britain which has been selected to be free of a gene which greatly increases the risk of breast cancer, experts said....
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BD to hang Islamists for bomb attack on UK envoy
DHAKA, Dec 23: A Bangladesh court sentenced three members of an outlawed Islamic group to death on Tuesday for a deadly bomb attack on a former British envoy four-and-a-half years ago....
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Russia may place nuclear missiles in Belarus
MOSCOW, Dec 23: Russia may place nuclear-capable Topol missiles in neighbouring Belarus as a response to a controversial US missile shield in eastern Europe, a Russian defence ministry source was quoted as saying on Tuesday....
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Rare rhino calves found
JAKARTA, Dec 23: Four calves of the world’s rarest species of rhino have been found in remote jungle on Indonesia’s Java island, giving hope to efforts to save them from extinction, an official said on Tuesday....
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China threatens to use force against Somali pirates
BEIJING, Dec 23: China warned Somali pirates on Tuesday it was prepared to use force when its navy ships arrive in the Gulf of Aden to combat a wave of piracy that has disrupted international shipping.Two...
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In central Jakarta, ruins of Indonesia’s colonial past
JAKARTA: In the middle of Jakarta there is a place more reminiscent of the ruins of Cambodia’s Angkor than the heart of a historical capital seeking to promote itself to the world....
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Migratory birds face peril in Lebanon sanctuary
BEIRUT: Lebanon, one of the world’s key migratory bird corridors, has turned into a death trap for the avian population due to illegal hunting of increasingly rare species....
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Drugs trade threatens to corrode Ghana’s image
DAKAR: Hopes of future oil prosperity have given a lift to Ghana’s presidential election race, but drug trafficking threatens to spoil the West African country’s image with the stain of corruption....
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