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| December 27, 2008 | Saturday | Zilhaj 28, 1429 |
Prayers and tears as Asia marks tsunami anniversary
MEULABOH (Indonesia), Dec 26: Bereaved families across Asia wept and prayed on Friday as they marked four years since a huge tsunami devastated the shores of the Indian Ocean in one of the worst ever natural disasters....
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Sri Lankan forces claim capturing key town
COLOMBO, Dec 26: Sri Lankan forces claimed making a significant gain in the fight against Tamil Tigers on Friday by capturing a town near their north-eastern base of Mullaitivu....
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Gaza braces for Israeli offensive
GAZA CITY, Dec 26: The spectre of a military invasion on Friday hung over Hamas-run Gaza Strip where two children were killed as Palestinian militants fired more rockets despite Israeli threats of harsh retaliation....
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‘Santa’ kills eight, commits suicide
LOS ANGELES, Dec 26: A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume burst into a Christmas Eve party at his former in-laws and opened fire, killing eight people before committing suicide, US officials said on Friday....
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Coptic pope bans phone confessions
CAIRO, Dec 26: Egypt’s Coptic pope has banned the faithful from confessing their sins to priests over the telephone because intelligence agents might be listening in, a newspaper reported on Friday....
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US offers Viagra to win over Afghan warlords
WASHINGTON, Dec 26: CIA agents are offering the potency drug Viagra and other gifts to win over Afghan warlords in the US-led war against Taliban insurgents, the Washington Post reported on Friday....
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Lawyer fears death for Chinese milk firm’s ex-head
BEIJING, Dec 26: The former head of the Chinese firm at the centre of the tainted milk scandal, who will stand trial next week, could face the death penalty if convicted, a lawyer said on Friday....
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Guinea buries ex-president
CONAKRY, Dec 26: Guinea paid its final respects on Friday to the late dictator Lansana Conte as the military junta that seized control in the wake of his death planned a charm offensive to gain international legitimacy....
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Himalayan villagers on global warming frontline
KYANGJIN GOMPA (Nepal): Standing in the Himalayan valley of Langtang, Rinjin Dorje Lama remembers where he used to play as a child in the 1960s.“When I was a kid, it was...
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Tiny tribe claims Ethiopian allegiance in border row with Eritrea
DOHAN (Ethiopia): Groups of children giggling as they walk home from school in the shadow of Mount Asimba and the timeless stillness of Ethiopia’s north-eastern highland convey a deceptive sense of peace....
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Harold Pinter – a master of the sound of silence
NEW YORK: No one made the sound of silence more ominously theatrical than Harold Pinter....
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