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Lanka army claims surrounding Tigers’ jungle base
COLOMBO, Jan 18: Sri Lankan troops have almost completely cornered the Tamil Tigers in their northeastern jungle base and the rebels’ elusive supremo may already have fled the island, the army chief said.... 
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Thai PM to hold talks on migrant abuse
BANGKOK, Jan 18: Thailand’s new premier Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Sunday he will meet with human rights officials to discuss recent allegations that the Thai navy set hundreds of asylum-seekers adrift at sea....
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Thousands at risk of attack: UN: Darfur fighting
KHARTOUM, Jan 18: Darfur fighters who signed a peace deal with Sudan’s government are poised to attack a strategic town, putting the lives of 30,000 civilians at risk, peacekeepers said on Sunday....
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Hundreds of Brotherhood members held in Egypt
CAIRO, Jan 18: Egyptian police detained at least 350 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood, the group and security officials said on Sunday, in the largest such round-up for months....
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Tom Cruise says he dreamt of killing Hitler
SEOUL, Jan 18: US actor Tom Cruise said on Sunday he had always dreamt of killing Adolf Hitler, revealing one of his motives for starring in his latest film featuring a plot to murder the Nazi leader....
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Shackleton team descendants reach South Pole
LONDON, Jan 18: Three descendants of legendary Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and his men completed some “unfinished family business” on Sunday when they reached the South Pole....
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Mugabe threatens to break off talks with opposition
HARARE, Jan 18: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe threatened in state media on Sunday to break off power-sharing talks if opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai declines a deal in their next meeting....
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Picture by Putin fetches $1.1m
ST PETERSBURG, Jan 18: A picture sketched by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has fetched 37 million roubles ($1.15 million) at a charity auction....
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Al Qaeda threatens German soldiers
BERLIN, Jan 18: Al Qaeda issued an Internet threat against German soldiers at the weekend, citing their involvement in fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan....
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Obama’s humility offers hope
LONDON: He is the new Kennedy, the new Roosevelt, even the new Lincoln. Like Kennedy, he is “an idealist without illusion”; like Roosevelt he offers a New Deal; like Lincoln he...
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New creatures found from Australian deep
SYDNEY: Scientists said on Sunday they had uncovered new marine animals in their search of previously unexplored Australian waters, along with a bizarre carnivorous sea squirt and ocean-dwelling spiders....
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Price details unclear in murky Russia-Ukraine deal
MOSCOW: Who pays and who profits from Sunday’s apparent agreement on a new gas relationship between Russia and Ukraine?In a normal, commercial world, it should be easy enough to work out....
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Why we can never recover from first love
LONDON: First relationships can be intense, passionate and inspire a great deal of bad poetry. But, according to new research, if you want to find happiness in later life, it is best to avoid puppy love altogether....
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Mortimer’s humour, kindness fix anything
LONDON: The last time I saw John Mortimer, he was at Kathy Lette’s book launch before Christmas. She had assembled a crowd in the swimming pool basement of a smart London hotel....
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