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Ban Ki-moon asks rich nations to pledge $10 bn at Copenhagen (21 November 03:54) |
| Ahead of the Copenhagen Conference, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has asked developed countries to pledge $10 billion at the meet to jumpstart the process to combat climate change. |
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A fans collection of Asterix figures (21 November 03:49) |
| Asterix, the world’s most famous Gaul just turned 50, bringing all of Europe into a fever about the comic book hero. |
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Pak worries over new US Afghan strategy (21 November 03:39) |
| As the United States ponders its Afghan strategy, Pakistan is waiting nervously, worried that a US troops surge would widen the war but also keen to see a robust US commitment that would con... |
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STRONGIndia feels ignored by Sino-US tiesSTRONG (21 November 03:34) |
| India bristles at closer Sino-US ties,’ said the front page of a State-run Chinese newspaper on Friday, reports HT Correspondent. |
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Ill be there Fonseka tells soldiers (21 November 03:30) |
| Sarath Fonseka who resigned last week as the chief of defence staff assured armed forces on Friday that he would standby democracy and always fight for their rights, reports Sutirtho Patrano... |
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Cosmetic killers Gang extracted victims body fat (21 November 03:26) |
| Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a... |
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ISI moved Taliban chief to safe zone (21 November 03:15) |
| Fearing that Taliban supremo Mullah Omar might be targeted by US drones, Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has helped him flee from the border town of Quetta to the mega port ci... |
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Nepals dethroned king Gyanendra gets firstnbsppassport (21 November 02:56) |
| Nepal's deposed king Gyanendra has for the first time acquired a passport in his name at the age of 64, more than a year after he became a commoner, a Foreign Ministry official said on ... |
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UN celebrates 20 years of child rights convention (21 November 01:49) |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today called the 20-year-old Convention on the Rights of the Child as a beacon and guide to protect "the youngest and most vulnerable members of society". |
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Bombers kill 23 in Afghanistan (21 November 01:02) |
| Bomb attacks on Friday killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war. |
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US drone attack kills 8 militants 3 policemen die in blast (21 November 12:44) |
| Targeting a top al-Qaeda commander, a US drone today fired missiles at a hideout in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region killing eight militants, most of them foreigners, even as a bomb... |
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India Hurriyat talks cant succeed without Pak says Qureshi (21 November 12:02) |
| Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi today said that any talks between the Indian government and separatist Kashmiri leaders will not be successful without their involvement. |
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Militant linked to attack on UN office arrested in Pak (20 November 11:27) |
| Pakistani police on Friday said they had arrested a militant suspected to be linked to several suicide attacks including on the office of the UN food agency in the federal capital in which f... |
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Mullah Omar not in Karachi (20 November 10:47) |
| Pakistan has rejected a US newspaper report claiming that the one-eyed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar is in Karachi, terming it false and baseless. |
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Italy meeting of Dalai Lama draws China ire (20 November 10:42) |
| China has voiced strong dissatisfaction over Italian Chamber of Deputies speaker Gianfranco Fini's meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, a media report said. |
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Afghanistan worst place to be born UN (20 November 10:35) |
| Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the UN has said.It is especially dangerous for girls, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) said on Thursday, in launch... |
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Govt probing claims of attempts on Fonsekas life report (20 November 10:31) |
| Sri Lankan government today said that it was investigating claims that there was an attempt to assassinate the former Chief of Defence Staff Sarath Fonseka. |
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Five killed in attack on former Afghan warlord police (20 November 10:28) |
| A controversial former Afghan warlord who is now a lawmaker in parliament escaped unhurt after a roadside bomb ripped through his convoy killing five of his bodyguards on Friday, police said... |
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No final answer from Iran on nuclear offer IAEA chief (20 November 08:22) |
| Iran has not yet provided a "final answer" to a "unique" international nuclear fuel offer, Mohamed ElBaradei, the outgoing head of the UN nuclear watchdog, said on Friday. |
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Gang who killed and sold human fat nabbed (20 November 08:00) |
| Four people have been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking in human fat. Search is on for others who bought fat from the gang or might have worked with it. |
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Obamas dinner for Manmohan Singh turns into a hottest ticket (20 November 07:43) |
| The White House's State Dinner for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has turned the most sought after ticket in the US capital, but with officials keeping mum on the guest list, it's not kno... |
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Pentagon launches probe of Fort Hood rampage (20 November 07:40) |
| US Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a thorough investigation into the Fort Hood shootings to examine if warning signs were missed and to ensure such a rampage never happens again. |
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China ramps up espionage against US study (20 November 07:37) |
| A US government report warned that China is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power invests in cyber warfare and grows more sophisticated in recruit... |
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Hearing begins for US man accused of being spy (20 November 06:40) |
| A former B-2 stealth bomber engineer accused of spying for China suffers from narcissistic personality disorder, expert witnesses for the prosecution and the defense testified in federal cou... |
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Pakistan arrests suspect over UN attack police (20 November 05:51) |
| Pakistan police said on Friday they were holding a suspect in connection with a suicide attack at a UN office last month and a string of other bombings in the capital Islamabad. |
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Top SKorean model found dead at Paris apartment (20 November 05:24) |
| A top South Korean model that was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said today. |
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Motorbike bomber kills 12 in Afghan town officials (20 November 05:15) |
| A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in a town in southwestern Afghanistan today, killing 12 people and wounding dozens more, local officials said. |
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Peruvian gang killed people for their fat (20 November 05:06) |
| A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged on Thursday, draining it from their corpses and offering it on the black market for use in cosmetic... |
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McDonald makeover wows customers (20 November 05:01) |
| A McDonald's in midtown Manhattan became the first in the US this fall to undergo a sleek, European-style makeover similar to what McDonald's has done at thousands of outlets around in Franc... |
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Bangladesh hunts for Mujib killers on the run (20 November 04:54) |
| Bangladesh is determined to nab six former army officers linked to the assassination of founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who are believed to be living in foreign countries ranging from ... |
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Chinas millionaires to cross 450000 mark (20 November 04:46) |
| The personal wealth of the rich in China has continued to expand despite the global economic downturn, and a new study says their number could cross 450,000 by the year-end. |
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Rana ran a flourishing immigration business (20 November 04:39) |
| Emerging details of Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani-origin in custody in the US on charges of plotting terrorist attacks in India; show he was running a flourishing im... |
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Terror groups in Pak plotting more 2611-like attacks PM (20 November 04:18) |
| As the first anniversary of the Mumbai attack nears, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he receives intelligence inputs daily suggesting that Pakistan-based terrorists are plotting more ... |
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ISI helped Mullah Omar to flee from Quetta to Karachi Report (20 November 04:15) |
| Fearing that Taliban supremo Mullah Omar might be targetted by US drones, Pakistan's ISI has helped him to flee from the border town of Quetta to the mega port city of Karachi, where he has ... |
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Focus on 9 inclusive growth PM (20 November 03:50) |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said his agenda for the next few years is to bring India's economy back to 9 per cent growth rate and ensure the benefits of development reach everyon... |
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Mujib killers to seek death verdict review (20 November 03:44) |
| Lawyers for five former Bangladesh Army officers have sought a review of the Supreme court verdict handing them the death sentence for killing the country's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Ra... |
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US election iPhone among top 10 Internet moments in decade (20 November 03:39) |
| Barack Obama's in the US presidential elections, launch of Wikipedia and emergence of the iPhone have been listed among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, th... |
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Philippine troops kill militant commander (20 November 03:36) |
| Philippine troops killed a senior commander of al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants wanted for kidnappings and bombings amid an ongoing offensive, the military said Friday. |
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Top South Korean model found dead at Paris apartment (20 November 03:34) |
| A top South Korean model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said on Friday. |
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Watergate investigations reopened (20 November 02:24) |
| The US is said to have reopened the investigation into the Watergate saga, more than 35 years after the biggest political scandal in the country's history forced the then President Richard N... |
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Icebergs moving towards New Zealand (20 November 01:54) |
| A cluster of Antarctic icebergs were heading towards New Zealand after being spotted around 400 kilometres (250 miles) south of the country, scientists said on Friday. |
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PMs state visit to showcase strong Indo-US relationship (20 November 01:51) |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington as Barack Obama's first state guest is expected to showcase the significance the US President attaches to Indo-US relationship, with globa... |
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US encourages India and Pak dialogue (20 November 01:18) |
| The Obama Administration encourages India and Pakistan to get back into dialogue process which was halted by the Mumbai terrorist attack, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. |
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Army fears anti-Obama politics at Palin event (20 November 01:12) |
| The US Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin’s appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama, officials ... |
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US captain freed from pirates thanks Navy heroes (20 November 01:10) |
| A merchant sea captain who was captured and held by Somali pirates in April was reunited with the US Navy crew and captain who were part of his daring rescue, thanking them for saving him. |
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Low-profile Briton is new EU foreign policy chief (20 November 01:06) |
| Catherine Ashton is not a very recognisable face even at home in Britain and becomes the European Union’s foreign policy chief with just a year in a big international job. |
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Madonnas son to be richest celebrity in next 20 yrs (20 November 12:47) |
| 'Queen of Pop' Madonna's son Rocco and soccer star David Beckham's son Cruz are predicted to become the richest celebrities in UK when they grow up. |
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Cross border fertilisation of terrorism in Pak Clinton (20 November 12:43) |
| Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said there is cross border fertilisation of terrorism in Pakistan from Afghanistan and the US would continue to press Islamabad to go after extremism i... |
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Web merchants illicit medicines seized (20 November 12:29) |
| Police in 24 nations raided illegal internet pharmacies this week, intercepted parcels at mail depots and seized stocks of illicit medicines, German police and US officials said. |
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Second blast in Peshwar kills 2 (20 November 12:17) |
| A bomb blast took place in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan. The blast occured just after midnight and was the second blast on the same day. According to reports one person was killed. The n... |
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