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Olmert reveals how he pressured Bush into abstaining from UN vote
JERUSALEM, Jan 12: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was left shame-faced after US President George Bush ordered her to abstain in a key UN vote on the Gaza invasion, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday.... 
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Chavez turns into Palestinians’ hero
BETHLEHEM, Jan 12: Venezuelan flags and portraits of President Hugo Chavez have been flying high during protests in the West Bank against Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip....
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New York Times struggles to stay afloat
NEW YORK: It was meant to be a new beginning for a venerable newspaper. The New York Times building, soaring 57 storeys above Manhattan’s 42nd Street, was heralded as the most significant addition to the city’s skyline for a decade....
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‘Slumdog Millionaire’ blows away rivals at Golden Globe awards
BEVERLY HILLS, Jan 12: Low-budget movies blew by their major studio rivals at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday as romance ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ won a leading four honours, including best drama to give it a push in the race for Oscars....
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US to help BD seize bribe money
DHAKA, Jan 12: The United States will help Bangladesh recover $200 million of kickbacks paid by foreign companies to a group including the son of a former prime minister, officials in Dhaka said on Monday....
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South Korea, Japan agree to work together: Afghanistan, recession discussed
SEOUL, Jan 12: Japan and South Korea, putting aside thorny historical and territorial disputes, agreed on Monday to work together on issues ranging from combating recession to rebuilding Afghanistan....
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Mafia boss escapes through sewage tunnels
ROME, Jan 12: A suspected mafia boss on Italy’s most wanted list escaped arrest on Monday through a tunnel dug under his home linked to the local sewage network, Italian news agency ANSA reported....
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List of winners
Best drama: Slumdog Millionaire...
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Court clears way for trial of S. African leader
BLOEMFONTEIN, Jan 12: South Africa’s appeals court on Monday opened the way for prosecutors to pursue graft charges against ruling party leader Jacob Zuma only months before he is expected to stand for election as president....
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Captain of hijacked Ukrainian tanker in appeal for help
NAIROBI, Jan 12: The captain of an arms-laden Ukrainian cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates appealed on Monday for its Israeli owner to engage in direct talks with its captors and end its crew’s 15-week ordeal....
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Man deemed too fat to adopt children
LONDON, Jan 12: A British man has been told he and his wife cannot adopt children because he is so fat that the authorities fear he will die, he said on Monday....
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Miliband to speak at Mumbai attack hotel
NEW DELHI, Jan 12: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to speak at Mumbai’s Taj Mahal hotel about extremism, less than two months after it was attacked by gunmen, officials said on Monday....
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Obama’s grandma packing presents
NAIROBI, Jan 12: A three-legged stool and a traditional Luo oxtail fly whisk are some of the household items that could bring a new feel to the Oval Office, courtesy of Barack Obama’s Kenyan grandmother....
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Ex-Afghan president’s remains found
KABUL, Jan 12: Afghan officials confirmed on Monday that remains found last year were those of former president Mohammad Daud Khan, killed with many of his relatives in a Soviet-backed coup three decades ago....
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UN’s new Western Sahara envoy has daunting task
RABAT: A new United Nations envoy to Western Sahara appears to have only limited chances of success as he seeks to inject new life into negotiations to end Africa’s longest-running territorial dispute....
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Mars robot sets out on an epic trek
In a few days, a robot vehicle no bigger than a golf cart will complete its analysis of a small patch of red Martian soil. Then it will turn south to...
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Sarkozy’s reformist credentials lose their shine
PARIS: Elected nearly two years ago promising to bring radical change to France, President Nicolas Sarkozy appears to have lost his reformist zeal, fearful of social conflict and economic hardship....
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