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Singapore to ease ban on political films
SINGAPORE, Jan 10: Singapore will ease a blanket ban on films promoting a political party or agenda, the information minister said in remarks published on Saturday.... 
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Pirates release Iranian cargo ship
TEHRAN, Jan 10: Iran’s state television says pirates have released a captured Iranian-chartered cargo ship....
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5,000 tickets sold in less than a minute: Inaugural parade seats
WASHINGTON, Jan 10: In less than a minute, 5,000 tickets were sold on Friday for highly-prized seats along the US presidential inauguration parade route, the ticket sales company Ticketmaster said....
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Indian soldier missing on Australian training trip
SYDNEY, Jan 10: An Indian soldier was missing and believed dead following a rafting accident in southern Australia, officials said on Saturday....
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Lankan army ready for ‘decisive blow’ against Tigers
COLOMBO, Jan 10: Sri Lankan security forces were ready to deal a “decisive blow” to the remaining Tamil Tiger rebels following the capture of the highly strategic Elephant Pass, the defence ministry said on Saturday....
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UNHCR concerned over killings
COLOMBO, Jan 10: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern over the “significant” increase” in the number of killings, abductions and assaults in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province, where Tamil war refugees have been resettled....
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Colombian drugs lord killed on hospital bed
MADRID, Jan 10: A cold-blooded professional hitman gave a suspected Colombian drugs lord no chance, pumping four shots from a silenced pistol into his victim as he was on his hospital bed, reports said on Saturday....
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Snow traps thousands at Madrid airport
MADRID: Thousands of passengers were still stranded at Madrid’s Barajas airport on Saturday after snow kept runways closed and flights grounded....
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Four held in Cambodian bomb plot
PHNOM PENH: Cambodian authorities have arrested four men on suspicion of planting three bombs around the capital last week, a senior police officer said on Saturday....
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UAE raises $86m for Gaza in a day
ABU DHABI: A collection in the United Arab Emirates for funds to help Gazan civilians in the face of the two-week-old Israeli offensive raised nearly $86 million in its first day, organisers said on Saturday....
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S. Korea arrests officer for corruption in Iraq
SEOUL: A South Korean army officer has been arrested and charged with corruption while serving in Iraq, the defence ministry said on Saturday....
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UK schoolgirls suspended for hateful Facebook site
LONDON: More than two dozen schoolgirls have been suspended for using the Facebook Web site to engage in a hate campaign against their teacher, a school principal said....
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Mourn the cat that died
AMSTERDAM: On the phone from Gaza, Zahrah Salem shares the news she has just seen, that so many at the White House were “deeply saddened” by the death of the cat India Willie....
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Israelis pleased at exclusion of press
JERUSALEM: Throughout the two-week bombardment of the Gaza Strip most journalists have been kept out by the Israeli government on the pretext of security. And the Israelis are pleased with the results....
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Palin attacks media over coverage
SARAH Palin, the governor of Alaska who was propelled on to the world stage as Republican vice-presidential candidate, has come out with guns blazing against the media, whom she blames for giving her unfair and class-biased treatment during the election campaign....
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Worried Americans cut spending as jobs disappear
CINCINNATI: Americans, already anxious about losing their jobs, faced Friday’s news of deepening unemployment with grim resignation and vowed to cut their spending further, update their resumes and brace for survival in what many expect will be a long, painful recession....
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Film highlights lives of India’s urban poor
NEW DELHI: India’s most hotly awaited film is an Oscar frontrunner about the aspirations of some of the world’s most disadvantaged people. Slumdog Millionaire is a modern-day fairytale about the quintessential Indian dream of getting ahead, getting out and getting rich....
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