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Obama vows no torture in war against terror
WASHINGTON, Jan 9: President-elect Barack Obama said on Friday his administration would not compromise its ideals to fight terrorism, and he has told his new intelligence chiefs that he expects the Geneva Conventions to be honoured.... 
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Few speak up for Palestinians in US Congress
WASHINGTON: Many voices around the world speak up for the Palestinians, but few in the US Congress....
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Madrid airport closed as Siberian conditions buffet Europe
MADRID, Jan 9: A rare, heavy snowfall in central Spain closed Madrid’s airport and paralysed city traffic while several rivers in Germany were frozen as much of Europe endured Siberian conditions on Friday....
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Outspoken Sri Lankan editor killed
COLOMBO, Jan 9: Gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead one of the most outspoken editors of a newspaper known to be critical of the Sri Lankan government – the second attack on the media this week....
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Anti-Israel rally held in London
LONDON, Jan 9: A highly charged ‘Stop the War’ rally by an estimated 3,000 people on Thursday evening shouted emotional approvals when speakers called upon the UK government to expel the...
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Indian army officer, five soldiers kidnapped
GUWAHATI, Jan 9: Tribal rebels in India’s troubled northeast kidnapped an army officer and five soldiers, saying they were angry that government forces were encouraging rival groups despite a ceasefire, officials said on Friday....
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Scientists take first step towards levitation
CHICAGO, Jan 9: Scientists have found a way to levitate the very smallest objects using the strange forces of quantum mechanics, and say they might use it to help make tiny nanotechnology machines....
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France halts Hamas broadcasts to Europe
PARIS, Jan 9: The Palestinian militant group Hamas’s television channel was taken off the air in Europe less than 24 hours after it was added to a satellite network, industry officials said on Friday....
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Sanjay Dutt to contest UP polls
NEW DELHI, Jan 9: Bollywood tough guy Sanjay Dutt, who is on bail for a weapons conviction, will contest a key constituency in forthcoming Indian general elections, his party announced on Thursday....
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Wherever I go, I hear the same Middle East comparisons
It all depends where you live. That was the geography of Israel’s propaganda, designed to demonstrate that we softies – we little baby-coddling liberals living in our secure Western homes –...
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Nepal’s ‘birdman’ spreads conservation message
KATHMANDU: In the centre of Kathmandu, Gautam Sapkota raises his hand to his mouth and emits a series of loud screeches. Within minutes, the sky above him is full of hundreds of crows answering his call....
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Stem cell therapy to repair bones
A ground-breaking medical treatment that could dramatically enhance the body’s ability to repair itself has been developed....
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