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Gaza strikes may cool Israeli ties with Europe
BRUSSELS: Public horror at the pounding of Gaza by Israeli forces is hindering efforts by Europe to deepen ties with Israel and could jeopardise plans for a joint summit early this year, diplomats said on Tuesday.... 
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Moscow fire, Ingushetia blast claim 15 lives
MOSCOW/ NAZRAN, Jan 13: Seven people died in a Moscow fire on Tuesday while an explosion in the southern Russian region of Ingushetia killed eight people and injured 22 another....
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South Korean N-team to make rare visit to North
SEOUL, Jan 13: South Korean officials will make a rare visit to North Korea on Thursday to check Pyongyang’s progress in sticking to an international nuclear disarmament deal, officials in Seoul said....
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Torture of Muslims rife in Thai south: Amnesty
BANGKOK, Jan 13: The Thai army and police routinely torture suspected Muslim insurgents in the far south, using everything from beatings to electric shocks to simulated suffocation, Amnesty International said on Tuesday....
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Beijing moves to ease misgivings in Washington
BEIJING, Jan 13: China and the United States must boost cooperation to overcome the global economic downturn, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Tuesday, calling the crisis a crucial moment in their sometimes tense relationship....
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Cold weather may raise blood pressure in elderly: study
LONDON, Jan 13: Cold weather may raise old people’s blood pressure and increase the risk that they will suffer stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, French researchers said in a report published on Monday....
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Briton jailed for incest
LONDON, Jan 13: A British man was jailed for 11 years on Monday for sexually abusing his daughter, stepdaughters and granddaughter over a 30-year period....
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Editor continues fight from grave in Sri Lanka
It is being called “the voice from the grave”, a remarkable and accusing article written by one of Sri Lanka’s best-known journalists and published days after he was murdered in a hail of gunfire....
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Better China-US ties not ‘one way’ effort: Hillary
WASHINGTON: Secretary of state designate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said in testimony to a Senate confirmation hearing that improving ties with China was not a “one way effort” and depended on Beijing’s behaviour....
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Nepalese court puts off verdict on Sobhraj plea
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Nepal’s Supreme Court on Tuesday delayed its final verdict on the appeal of “Bikini Killer” Charles Sobhraj against his conviction for murdering a US backpacker in 1975....
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Ethiopian troops quit bases in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Jan 13: Ethiopian troops supporting Somalia’s western-backed government quit four of their main bases in Mogadishu on Tuesday, heralding an uncertain new chapter for the anarchic Horn of Africa nation....
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Excess of caffeine linked to hallucinations
LONDON, Jan 14: Hearing voices when nobody is around or seeing things that aren’t there? Too much caffeine could be to blame, British researchers reported....
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African politics: a coup for democracy
LONDON: African regimes are excessively long-lasting, but two have just ended. In Ghana change happened through an election won by the opposition; in Guinea through a coup....
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Tigers using 100,000 Tamils as ‘shield’
COLOMBO, Jan 13: Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers are now confined to a small area 30 km long and 20 km wide in the northeastern part of the country, President Mahinda Rajapaksa told journalists here on Monday....
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Political freedom set back in 2008: HR group
TAIPEI, Jan 13: Political freedoms declined around the world for a third straight year in 2008, with Russia and Greece down over political incidents and Iraq and Malaysia up on increased pluralism, a US rights organisation said on Tuesday....
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In Antarctica, bugs are kings
ROTHERA BASE (Antarctica): Lurking among rocks on the Antarctic Peninsula, the most aggressive land predator on the frozen continent is on the prowl – for microscopic prey....
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