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US detention system termed cruel
ELIZABETH (USA): Dec 28: US Immigration and Customs enforcement defends its sprawling system of detention centres as a necessary part of its homeland security mission “to ensure a safer, more secure America.”... 
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Thailand on edge as thousands rally against new PM
BANGKOK, Dec 28: Tens of thousands of supporters of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra rallied against new leader Abhisit Vejjajiva Sunday, threatening to engulf the troubled kingdom in a fresh wave of unrest....
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300 migrants feared dead off Indian islands
PORT BLAIR (India), Dec 28: About 300 illegal migrants, mostly Bangladeshis, are feared dead after they jumped from a boat and tried to swim ashore in India’s remote Andaman islands, the Indian coast guard said on Sunday....
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Ghana votes to elect president
ACCRA, Dec 28: Ghanaians voted to choose their president on Sunday in a close election run-off many hoped would salvage Africa’s battered democratic credentials, although some incidents of violence and ballot box snatching were reported....
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Khamenei asks Muslims to defend Palestinians
TEHRAN, Dec 28: Iran’s Supreme Leader issued a religious decree to Muslims around the world on Sunday, ordering them to defend Palestinians in Gaza against Israeli attacks “in any way possible”, state television reported....
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Saudi cleric urges attacks on Israelis in retaliation
RIYADH, Dec 28: A prominent Saudi cleric called in a religious edict on Sunday for attacks on Israelis everywhere in retaliation for the ongoing Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip....
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Zimbabwe to prosecute 140 white farmers
HARARE, Dec 28: Zimbabwe will prosecute 140 white landowners on charges of failing to vacate their farms under the country’s controversial 2000 land reform programme, state media reported Sunday....
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Indian ships leave disputed waters: BD
DHAKA, Dec 28: Three ships that Bangladesh accused India of sending into its waters have left the disputed area after high-level diplomatic talks, an official said on Sunday....
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Pope condemns violence in Gaza
VATICAN CITY, Dec 28: Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday denounced the violence between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and urged everyone involved in the “tragic situation in the Middle East” to strive for humanity and wisdom....
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American army is rethinking anti-Taliban effort
NORTH CAROLINA: In a sandy clearing in the pine woods, Special Forces soldiers and civilians are struggling with the riddle of Afghanistan: Why is the United States, seven years after it...
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Obama stimulus aimed at long term too
WASHINGTON: Spending government money solely to stimulate consumer spending would be a short-sighted mistake, one of US President-elect Barack Obama’s top economic advisers said on Sunday....
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Hollywood recession has a happy ending
LONDON: Hollywood has found its new hot subject matter: the global economic meltdown....
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$70m lawsuit likely to deal Bush new blow
LOS ANGELES: As George W Bush prepares to leave the White House, at least one unpleasant episode from his unpopular presidency is threatening to follow him into retirement....
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