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Lankan govt warns of bloodier battles
COLOMBO, Feb 15: Sri Lanka''s government hoped Tamil Tiger rebels could be defeated in days, but both sides are now warning bloodier battles may lie ahead — and civilians are likely to pay a heavy price.... 
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British FO wanted to keep torture details secret: paper
LONDON, Feb15: Now it turns out that it was not the US State department but the British Foreign Office which had wanted to keep the torture details of Binyam Mohamad confidential....
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Chavez seeks re-election chance in referendum
CARACAS, Feb 15: Venezuelans voted on Sunday on a proposal that would allow socialist President Hugo Chavez to stay in power for as long as he keeps winning elections after a turbulent decade ruling the country....
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US military officers facing probe for corruption in Iraq: NYT
NEW YORK. Feb 15: US federal authorities are investigating senior American military officers over corruption allegations in the effort to rebuild Iraq, The New York Times said in a report on Sunday, citing interviews with senior government officials and court documents....
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Not even Afghans know how to fix it
WASHINGTON: At the Jihad Museum in Herat, the ancient Afghan city not far from the Iranian border, the main attraction was just about ready: a 360-degree diorama showing mujahideen being slaughtered by, and then slaughtering, the Soviet invaders of the 1980s....
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Crisis leaves Dubai migrant workers out in the cold
DUBAI: Low-paid Asian workers who toil long days to build the skyscrapers of Dubai have become the latest victims of the global financial crisis as companies run short of business and money....
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Gaza’s bitter aftermath: white phosphorus
KHOZAA (Gaza Strip): The reddish-brown scorch marks are still visible on the roofs and cream-coloured stucco walls....
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