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US Finishing 2611 trial crucial task for Pakistan (20 November 10:19) |
| LALIT K. JHA
WASHINGTON
Nov. 19: Bringing the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to justice is an important task to finish for Pakistan, which also needs to look into the issue of Hafiz Sa... |
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Pervez desperate to join politics (20 November 10:19) |
| SHAFQAT ALI
ISLAMABAD
Nov. 19: Former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf is desperate to return to Pakistan politics, sources close to the ousted dictator said.
"He wants top r... |
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23 die in Pak blast US strike (20 November 10:18) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
ISLAMABAD
Nov. 19: At least 23 people died in a suicide attack in Pakistan’s Peshawar city and a US drone attack in the country’s tribal areas on Thursday, officials ... |
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Implementation could be tricky (20 November 10:17) |
| MUKESH RANJAN
New Delhi
Nov. 19: The UPA government’s dream of ensuring compulsory education to children in the age group of 6 to 14 years, after passing the Right To Education (RTE) Act... |
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Karzai pledges to fight corruption in 2nd term (20 November 10:16) |
| YARA BAYOUMY and HAMID SHALIZI
KABUL
Nov. 19: Afghan forces should be ready to take over security in Afghanistan in five years, President Hamid Karzai said at his inauguration on Thursday,... |
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Jairam warns of drastic emission steps (20 November 10:08) |
| Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 19. Ahead of the much-anticipated Copenhagen Summit, Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday stated that the government will not agree on any ... |
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CPM censures Mollah for remark on polls (20 November 10:08) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
Kolkata
Nov. 19: Taking strong exception to his airing of views in public that the party should go for snap polls, the CPI(M) mandarins on Thursday censured party state c... |
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New German envoy seeks enhanced ties (20 November 10:08) |
| Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 19: India was "a sleeping giant" a few decades ago but today she has "woken up", according to new German ambassador to India, Thomas Ma... |
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Kabir to attend House session (20 November 10:04) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENTS
Kolkata/New Delhi
Nov. 19: Trinamul Congress MP from Jadavpur, Kabir Suman, who’s recent remarks against the manner in which a section of his party’s local leadershi... |
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Reality hits reality television star (20 November 10:04) |
| Amita Verma
Lucknow
Nov. 19: Her dreams have evaporated, her career has not yet taken off and now she has lost her job too.
Reality has finally struck reality TV star Poonam Jatau, who sh... |
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Govt nod to solar mission (20 November 10:04) |
| Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 19: With an aim of generating 20,000 MW by 2022, the government on Thursday approved the ambitious national solar mission at an estimated cost of Rs 4,337 ... |
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Healthcare reform bill in Senate (20 November 10:04) |
| John Whitesides and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON
Nov. 19: US Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a long-awaited healthcare reform plan on Wednesday that Budget analysts said would exten... |
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Medvedev fires aide for power abuse (20 November 09:19) |
| Moscow, Nov. 19: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has fired one of his top advisors for abuse of office in one of the biggest changes to his Kremlin administration since taking power, media... |
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Dinner with an Obama flavour (20 November 09:17) |
| Lalit K. Jha
Washington
Nov. 19: The State Dinner at White House next week in honour of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would not only carry the personal style and taste of the US President ... |
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Obama Talks on for fresh Iran sanctions (20 November 09:13) |
| Seoul/ Manila, Nov. 19: US President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States has begun talking with allies about fresh punishment against Iran for defying efforts to halt its nuclear... |
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N Koreans told to keep hair tidy (20 November 09:13) |
| Seoul, Nov. 19: State media in communist North Korea, which is grappling with severe food shortages and a crumbling economy, has taken time out to urge its people to keep their hair tidy. Ro... |
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Taliban threaten to poison water sources (19 November 09:22) |
| Rezaul H. Laskar
Islamabad
Nov. 18: Pakistani Taliban have threatened to contaminate water sources and reservoirs with poisonous materials to pressure the Army to stop military operations ... |
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Pervez leaked nuclear details to US says AQ (19 November 09:18) |
| Shafqat Ali
Islamabad
Nov. 18: Pakistan’s disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan said that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf had transferred "very sensitive" inform... |
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Hillary in Kabul for Karzais inauguration today (19 November 09:12) |
| Kabul, Nov. 18: US secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Afghanistan to attend Thursday’s inauguration of President Hamid Karzai and meet with top US commander Gen. Stan... |
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Leaders agree to resolve stalemate (19 November 09:11) |
| Shirish B. Pradhan
Kathmandu
Nov. 18: The warring Nepalese leaders have agreed to form a multi-party political mechanism to find a way out from the current political impasse. The deal to o... |
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US experts say Pak has more nukes than india (19 November 09:00) |
| Lalit K. Jha
Washington
Nov. 18: Pakistan is estimated to have more nuclear warheads than India and the two Asian neighbours along with China are increasing their arsenals and deploying we... |
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11 militants killed by Pak forces (19 November 08:59) |
| Rezaul H. Laskar and A. Muhammad
Islamabad/Peshawar
Nov. 18: The Pakistani military killed 11 militants during operations in the country’s restive tribal belt and destroyed several rebel... |
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China defence site hacked 2m times (19 November 08:59) |
| Beijing, Nov. 18: The website of China’s defence ministry has been hacked more than two million times since it was launched three months ago, state media said on Wednesday.
"From the... |
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Oz 3 jailed for attacking Indian (19 November 08:58) |
| Natasha Chaku
Melbourne
Nov. 18: Taking strong action against street crimes targeting Indians, an Austr-alian court on Wednesday handed out long jail terms to three attackers of a prominen... |
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HK to consult public on democratic reforms (19 November 08:58) |
| MIN LEE
HONG KONG
Nov. 18: Hong Kong will invite the public to comment on democratic reforms being proposed by the government, an official said on Wednesday, in one of the few places on Ch... |
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Hillary reveals her crush on Miliband (19 November 08:52) |
| London, Nov. 18: US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has revealed her crush on British foreign secretary David Miliband who, according to her, is "vibrant, vital, attractive and smart... |
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NY police in crash ahead Biden convoy (19 November 08:52) |
| New York, Nov. 18: A New York police cruiser driving ahead of the United States vice-president Joe Biden’s motorcade struck another car in mid-town Manhattan on Tuesday, injuring four peop... |
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Obama admits meeting half-brother in China (19 November 08:52) |
| TINI TRAN
Beijing
Nov. 18: President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that he met briefly with a half-brother who lives in China and who recently wrote a semi-autobiographical novel about th... |
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Burqa Barbie saris go under hammer (19 November 08:51) |
| Florence, Nov. 18: Barbie dolls wearing the Muslim burqa, the Indian sari and the Japanese kimono are among a collection due to go under the hammer in the central Italian city of Flo-rence o... |
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Six men held for UK Indian murder (19 November 08:50) |
| Age correspondent
London
Nov. 18: Six men, including estranged husband of a 28-year-old woman of Indian origin, who died after being left mutilated and near-death in northwest London on Mo... |
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Queen outlines Labours agenda as House opens (19 November 08:49) |
| Age Correspondent
London
Nov. 18: Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday afternoon outlined the Labour government’s priorities for the coming parliamentary year after the official state opening... |
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As suicide rate spikes US Army searches for answer (19 November 08:49) |
| Dan De Luce
WASHINGTON
Nov. 18: Suicides in the US Army are headed to a new record in 2009 but it remains unclear if repeated combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq are causing more soldiers... |
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Girl stoned to death for adultery (19 November 08:49) |
| Mogadishu (Somalia), Nov. 18: A judge for an Islamic militant group in Somalia says a woman has been stoned to death and her boyfriend given 100 lashes for having an affair.
Sheikh Ibrahim ... |
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Abu Dhabi royals deny interest in Silvio villa (19 November 08:48) |
| Rome, Nov. 18: The Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi’s royal family has denied claims it wants to buy the luxurious Sardinian villa of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, where in June, a Sp... |
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Immigrant clean-up campaign in Italy (19 November 08:47) |
| Brescia, Nov. 18: The mayor of the small town of Coccaglio, located in the northern Italian region of Lombardy has launched a campaign to "clean-up" the city of immigrants, ahead o... |
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World on course for 6ºC rise in temperature (19 November 08:47) |
| London, Nov. 18: In what could threaten the very basis of human civilisation, the world is on course for a catastrophic six-degrees’ rise in temperatures by the end of this century, accord... |
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Foreign elements disrupting peace (18 November 10:31) |
| Shafqat Ali
Islamabad
Nov. 17: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said a handful of foreign elements were trying to disrupt peace in the country and the government would... |
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British Army may buy off Taliban with bags of gold (18 November 10:30) |
| Tehran, Nov. 17: British forces stationed in Afghanistan have been issued new guidelines, asking them to buy off potential Taliban recruits with "bags of gold." According to a new ... |
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Brown Qaeda terrorists being trained in Pakistan (18 November 10:28) |
| Age Correspondent
With agency inputs
London
Nov. 17: Hundreds of Al Qaeda terrorists remain in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) of Pakistan, continuing to receive explosives... |
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Taliban cleared from S Waziristan Army (18 November 10:27) |
| Islamabad/Peshawar, Nov. 17: The Pakistan Army on Tuesday claimed that its forces waging a tough ground offensive in the lawless South Waziristan tribal region have captured most of the town... |
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Around 50 feared dead in Burma ferry mishap (18 November 10:25) |
| Rangoon, Nov. 17: At least 50 people are feared dead after a packed passenger ferry crashed into an oil barge in an area of Burma that was hit by a devastating cyclone last year, local offic... |
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Musharraf quizzed over Benazir death (18 November 10:24) |
| Islamabad, Nov. 17: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was quizzed last week by a UN panel probing the assassination of former Premier Benazir Bhutto. Mr Musharraf was interviewed by... |
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Prachanda may discuss middle path with Koirala (18 November 10:22) |
| Shirish B. Pradhan
Kathmandu
Nov. 17: Nepal is abuzz with speculation over Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s sudden visit to Singapore, where he will meet an ailing G.P. Koirala, with a rep... |
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Mahathir India is too democratic (18 November 10:20) |
| Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 17: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed has singled out India as an Asian country that has "made the mistake of being too democratic" and compared ... |
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Sarah may run for Prez in 2012 (18 November 10:04) |
| London, Nov. 17: Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s political career is far from over as she has hinted at running for the White House in 2012 even as her new autobiograph... |
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Surgery to separate twins is a success (18 November 10:03) |
| Melbourne, Nov. 17: A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharin... |
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Hotel offers guests hamster nights (18 November 10:02) |
| Nantes (France), Nov. 17: It’s a unique concept according to its creators, a hotel in the French town of Nantes is offering the chance for people to become a hamster.
For $148.10 a night,... |
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Obama Hu discuss Indo-Pak ties Dalai (18 November 10:02) |
| Beijing, Nov. 17: The US and China on Tuesday pledged support for improvement of Indo-Pak ties as President Barack Obama and his counterpart Hu Jintao vowed to strengthen cooperation on issu... |
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Ship with 100 tourists stuck in Antarctic ice (18 November 09:56) |
| Moscow, Nov. 17: A Russian icebreaker carrying over 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on a cruise around Antarctica has become stuck in the ice, a shipping company said on Tuesday.
T... |
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Yawning a sign of deep humanity (18 November 09:56) |
| London, Nov. 17: If you think yawning is simply bad manners, think again, for scientists say that it’s part of what makes us human.
Theories are abound about people yawn? Dogs do it, lion... |
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