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Fury over Hamas killing reaches Oz (26 February 12:30) |
| Rob Taylor
CANBERRA
Feb. 25: Mounting diplomatic fury over the killing of a top Hamas commander in a Dubai hotel reached Australia on Thursday, with Israel’s ambassador summoned over the... |
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Somali pirates seize ship with 9 Indians (26 February 12:30) |
| Nairobi, Feb. 25: Somali pirates have hijacked a small cargo ship with a crew of nine Indians, an NGO monitoring maritime activity in the region said on Thursday.
Ecoterra International sai... |
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US watchdog wants to tap cockpit chit-chat (26 February 12:30) |
| Washington, Feb. 25: US air safety officials want to monitor "black box" voice recorders in a bid to eliminate the kind of cockpit banter blamed for an airliner crash in 2009 in Ne... |
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Spanish Senate nod to new abortion law (26 February 12:29) |
| Madrid, Feb. 25: Spain on Wednesday approved a new law that eases restrictions on abortion, declaring the practice a woman’s right and doing away with the threat of imprisonment, in part o... |
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Afghan govt takes over Marjah (26 February 12:29) |
| ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU
MARJAH, Afghanistan
Feb. 25: The Afghan government took official control of the southern Taliban stronghold of Marjah on Thursday, installing an administrator and rai... |
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Fonseka to be charged in civil court (26 February 12:29) |
| T.V.Sriram
Colombo
Feb. 25: Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday said charges will be framed in two weeks’ time against detained ex-Army Chief Sarath Fonseka in civil courts for allegedly ... |
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Zardari among many leaders hiding money (26 February 12:28) |
| Shafqat Ali
Islamabad
Feb. 25: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is among 35 Presidents, Prime Ministers and dictators who have allegedly been hiding their wealth in Switzerland and othe... |
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Developing nations can be paid to save oceans (26 February 12:28) |
| Sunanda Creagh
Nusa Dua, Indonesia
Feb. 25: Developing countries could in future earn money from reducing carbon emissions by protecting oceans and marine ecosystems, a top UN official sai... |
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Shaukat Im not adviser to LN Mittal (26 February 12:27) |
| London: The former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr Shaukat Aziz, on Thursday denied that he had been appointed as a financial adviser by Indian billionaire and ArcleorMittal chief executive L... |
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Two miracle babies for infertile cancer victim (26 February 12:27) |
| London, Feb. 25: A Danish woman who was left infertile by cancer has become the first in the world to give birth to a "miracle" second baby.
Stinne Bergholdt of Odense in Denmark ... |
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UK sets guidelines for assisted suicide (26 February 12:27) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
London
Feb. 25: Britain on Thursday outlined rules which would help the police and the Crown Prosecution Service decide whether or not to prosecute cases of assisted suic... |
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You ruined my life Brown told Blair (26 February 12:26) |
| London, Feb. 25: In a showdown with his predecessor Tony Blair, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown repeatedly shouted "you ruined my life," and the episode led to Mr Blair’s dep... |
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Yanukovych sworn in as Ukraine President (26 February 12:23) |
| YURAS KARMANAU
KIEV, Ukraine
Feb. 25: Viktor Yanukovych was inaugurated as Ukrainian President on Thursday, six years after massive protests over vote fraud got his first election victory ... |
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Boy 5 breaks record for air push-ups (26 February 12:23) |
| London, Feb. 25: Five-year-old Guiliano Stroe has made it into record books for a second time by creating a new world record for "air push-ups".
Guiliano, who is believed to be th... |
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Images of Saturns moon astounding Nasa (26 February 12:23) |
| Washington, Feb. 25: Latest images of Saturn's icy moon "Enceladus" showing jets of liquid and gas coming out from prominent fractures on the satellite's south polar region have le... |
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Beijing warns Obama against meeting Dalai (03 February 12:03) |
| Beijing, Feb. 2: China on Tuesday warned US President Barack Obama against meeting Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, saying this would "seriously undermine" Sino-US ties as a ro... |
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Students hit as 8 Oz colleges close (03 February 12:03) |
| Melbourne, Feb. 2: Eight English language colleges have closed down in Australia due to financial crunch, affecting over 2,300 foreign students in the biggest such collapse.
The single larg... |
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Gates sacks F-35 programme head (03 February 12:03) |
| Washington, Feb. 2: Concerned by cost overruns and delay in developing America’s most expensive weapons system, US defence secretary Robert Gates has fired the general in charge of the F-3... |
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Obama takes YouTube questions (03 February 12:02) |
| Washington, Feb. 2: US President Barack Obama sat down on Monday to become the first President to take questions from his constituents over YouTube.
The White House says the session was par... |
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NZ teen beats off shark attack (03 February 12:02) |
| Wellington, Feb. 2: A 14-year-old New Zealand girl told on Tuesday how she beat off a shark which grabbed her in shallow water off a southern beach by hitting it with her body board. Lydia W... |
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Taliban warn Pak of big war (03 February 12:02) |
| LALIT K. JHA
WASHINGTON
Feb. 2: Taliban militants in the terror hotbed of North Waziristan have threatened the Pakistan government with a "big war" if the country’s Army launch... |
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Maulana Toofan Taliban new acting chief (03 February 12:02) |
| SHAFQAT ALI
Islamabad
Feb. 2: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has appointed Malik Noor Jamal, alias Maulana Toofan, as acting chief to head the outfit in place of "wounded" Hakim... |
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12-year-old Saudi girl revokes divorce plea (03 February 12:01) |
| Riyadh, Feb. 2: A 12-year-old Saudi girl unexpectedly gave up her petition for divorce from an 80-year-old man her father forced to marry in exchange for a dowry, Saudi media reported on Tue... |
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Rajapakses 2nd term to start in Nov (03 February 12:01) |
| T.V. SRIRAM
COLOMBO
Feb. 2: Putting to rest the uncertainty over the question of the current tenure of Mahinda Rajapakse, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the President c... |
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Anger in UK at Pope on equality law (03 February 12:00) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
LONDON
Feb. 2: Britain on Tuesday was grappling with anger over Pope Benedict XVI’s harsh criticism of the country’s equality laws.
The Pope, who will visit Britain ... |
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4 men charged over Malay church attacks (03 February 12:00) |
| Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 2: A Malaysian court on Tuesday charged four men with allegedly attacking churches last month in a row over the use of the word "Allah" by Christians while refer... |
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Woman bomber kills 46 in Iraq (02 February 12:28) |
| BUSHRA JUHI
BAGHDAD
Feb. 1: A female suicide bomber walking among Shia pilgrims in Baghdad detonated an explosives belt on Monday, killing at least 46 people and wounding more than 122, of... |
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Massive deficits in Obamas Budget (02 February 12:27) |
| MARTIN CRUTSINGER
WASHINGTON
Feb. 1: US President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.8 trillion Budget on Monday that will increase spending in the fight against high unemployment, boos... |
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Silvio tries to work out divorce (02 February 12:26) |
| London, Feb. 1: Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has met his estranged wife face-to-face for the first time in nine months, as their lawyers reportedly exchanged details of alleged infideli... |
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Gunmen kill 14 students at party in Mexico (02 February 12:26) |
| MARTHA MENDOZA
Mexico City
Feb. 1: Armed men stormed a party in a violent Mexican border city, killing 14 high school and college students in what witnesses thought was an attack prompted ... |
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China man stabs his colleague runs over 9 (02 February 12:26) |
| Beijing, Feb. 1: A disgruntled employee killed nine people and injured 11 by plowing a bus into pedestrians and cyclists while fleeing after stabbing a co-worker in northern China, a local g... |
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Britain may extend smoking ban (02 February 12:25) |
| London, Feb. 1: Britain plans to tighten its anti-smoking law by extending ban on smoking to building entrances and by making the case for plain packaging of cigarettes, reports our London c... |
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No bargain on Tibet sovereignty China (02 February 12:23) |
| Beijing/New Delhi, Feb. 1: The first talks between top Chinese officials and envoys of the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in 15 months apparently failed to make much headway as Beijing ... |
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Zardari sidelined in nuke affairs (02 February 12:23) |
| SHAFQAT ALI
ISLAMABAD
Feb. 1: The ceremonial chief of the Pakistan armed forces — the chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) — will have bulk of powers regarding the country... |
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Rajapakse sacks 12 Army officers on security fears (02 February 12:22) |
| AMAL JAYASINGHE
COLOMBO
Feb. 1: Sri Lanka’s President on Monday sacked a dozen senior military officers whom the defence ministry said were a "direct threat to national security&quo... |
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Obama to present 11 Budget today (01 February 02:09) |
| Washington, Jan. 31: US President Barack Obama will present a $3.8 trillion Budget proposal for the financial year 2011 on Monday, the New York Times reported. “President Obama will send a... |
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Zuma lovechild with friends daughter (01 February 02:08) |
| Johannesburg, Jan. 31: South African President Jacob Zuma has fathered a child with a daughter of a long-time friend who is one of the main organisers of this year’s football World Cup, a ... |
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Indian cabbie stabbed to death in NZ (01 February 02:08) |
| Wellington, Jan. 31: An Indian taxi driver was fatally stabbed early on Sunday in New Zealand, a media report said.
Thirtynine-year-old Hiren Mohini was driving the taxi which went off the r... |
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NY guv caught in closet with woman (01 February 02:07) |
| New York, Jan. 31: New York governor David Paterson, who took office after his predecessor Eliot Spitzer had to quit in the wake of a sex scandal, was engaged “in a close encounter” with... |
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Churchill cigar sold for £4500 (01 February 02:07) |
| London, Jan. 31: A half-smoked cigar, discarded by Winston Churchill while le-aving for an urgent wartime Cabinet meeting in 1941, has been sold for a whopping £4,500 at an auction.
Top auc... |
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Pak says Mehsud dead Taliban denies claim (01 February 02:07) |
| Shafqat Ali
Islamabad
Jan. 31: The Pakistan government on Sunday claimed that Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has died and has been buried. The Taliban immediately rejected the claim.
“Ha... |
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Britain heading for hung House Surveys (01 February 02:06) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
London
Jan. 31: Britain seems to heading for a hung Parliament in the upcoming general election as the ruling Labour party closes gap with the Conservative party.
Four new... |
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Report accuses Brown of hitting senior adviser (01 February 02:05) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
London
Jan. 31: In damaging revelations, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been accused of allegedly physically attacking his staff in a series of outbursts.
The cla... |
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Nasa mission to unravel suns secret (01 February 02:05) |
| London, Jan. 31: Nasa is embarking a new ambitious mission to unravel the sun's interior mechanisms that may help predict solar storms that cause chaos on earth.
The US space agency hopes th... |
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Malay Indian gets death in drugs case (01 February 02:02) |
| Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 31: A Malaysian court has sentenced an Indian man to death after finding him guilty of carrying a bag filled with illegal drugs at Kuala Lumpur's airport, his lawyer said ... |
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Taliban deny meeting UN envoy in Dubai (31 January 06:45) |
| LYNNE O’DONNELL
KABUL
Jan. 30: The Taliban denied on Saturday that leaders of the Islamist group fighting to overthrow the Afghan government had met with UN representatives to discuss br... |
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Rare meet before Tibet talks (31 January 06:44) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI
Jan. 30: The Dalai Lama’s envoys travelled to China for talks just days after the conclusion of a high-level meeting attended by President Hu Jintao, setting ... |
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Pak proof against Lakhvi (31 January 06:43) |
| REZAUL H. LASKAR
ISLAMABAD
Jan. 30: The Pakistan government on Saturday presented evidence before an anti-terrorism court against LeT operations chief Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other su... |
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Iran puts 16 protesters on trial for riots (31 January 06:43) |
| Tehran, Jan. 30: A group of Opposition activists went on trial Saturday in Tehran on charges of rioting and conspiring against the ruling system in connection with protests late in 2009, Ira... |
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China No US military exchanges (31 January 06:42) |
| CARA ANNA
BEIJING
Jan. 30: China suspended military exchange visits with the United States on Saturday in protest over $6.4 billion in planned US arms sales to Taiwan and warned the US amb... |
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