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PMs banquet in Washington It just keeps getting bigger (21 November 02:25) |
| The guest list for President Obama's state banquet for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expanded to nearly 400, forcing the White House to shift the venue. |
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Mullah Omar moved by ISI US (21 November 02:15) |
| The United States has come perilously close to calling Pakistan a terrorist state by alleging that the country's spy agency ISI recently spirited Taliban leader Mullah Omar to Karachi. |
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Convicted felon in US Gilani changed name to hide tracks (21 November 01:43) |
| Daaod Gilani, one of the two Pakistani expats charged with transcontinental terror plots, is a convicted felon who served prison sentence in US before he changed his name to David Coleman He... |
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Gang kills people sells fat for cosmetics (21 November 01:07) |
| A gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, the police said, accusing the gang’s members of draining fat from bodies and selling it on the black market for use in ... |
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Afghanistan is the worst place to be born UN (21 November 01:06) |
| Eight years after a US-led invasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the United Nations sa... |
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25 yrs on Oprah to end TV show (21 November 12:51) |
| Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and highly paid women on American television, will announce on Friday she is ending her popular daytime talk show in 2011. |
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Tobacco giant to pay $300m in damages (21 November 12:49) |
| A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema. |
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Arnie says will quit politics next year (21 November 12:46) |
| Hollywood star-turned-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced he’ll quit as a politician next year. |
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In Obama interview signs of Beijings media control (21 November 12:43) |
| President Barack Obama spent part of his last morning in Beijing giving an interview to Southern Weekly, a newspaper in Guangdong Province sometimes known for its push-the-envelope approach ... |
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Communist cars now collectors item (21 November 12:35) |
| Their spluttering engines, bone-rattling suspensions and outdated designs once ruled the streets behind the Iron Curtain. |
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Maoists plan fresh stir on peace anniversary (20 November 06:40) |
| The top leaders of Nepal's formerly outlawed Maoist party started consultations to chalk out a new movement against the govt as their seven-day ultimatum to PM Madhav Kumar Nepal drew to a c... |
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Bardot for freeze on mass animal sacrifice in Nepal (20 November 06:02) |
| Famed Hollywood star-turned international animal rights activist, Brigitte Bardot, has asked the Nepal President to outlaw next week's "inhumane" mass animal sacrifice. |
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CIA boss in Pak to discuss war on terror (20 November 05:48) |
| The CIA boss Leon Panetta today met Pak's top civil and military leaders to discuss the war against terror and sharing of information between Washington and Islamabad to boost the campaign a... |
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CIA boss in Pak to discuss terror (20 November 05:48) |
| The CIA boss Leon Panetta today met Pak's top civil and military leaders to discuss the war against terror and sharing of information between Washington and Islamabad to boost the campaign a... |
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Russian cruise ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic (20 November 04:55) |
| A Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on an Antarctic cruise has reached clear water after being halted for days by thick ice, its owners said on F... |
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Suicide bomber kills 13 in western Afghanistan (20 November 02:29) |
| A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 13 people, including a police officer, and wounded 30 others on Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan. |
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Rana keeps Headleys money Relative (20 November 01:08) |
| TIMES NOW spoke exclusively to Muhammed Akthar, a close relative of Tahawwur Hussain Rana who confirmed the link between David Headley and Rana, saying the two were close friends. |
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ISI helped Taliban supremo Mullah Omar flee from Quetta to Karachi (20 November 12:53) |
| Fearing that 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, the US media reported. |
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More than 450000 millionaires in China by year-end (20 November 12:03) |
| 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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US election iPhone among top 10 internet moments of the decade (20 November 11:54) |
| Barack Obama's win, launch of Wikipedia and emergence of the iPhone have been listed among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, the annual Webby awards said. |
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Oprah Winfrey to end talk show in Sept 2011
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| Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and highly paid women on television, will announce on Friday she is ending her popular daytime talk show in 2011. |
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Oprah Winfrey to end talk show in Sept 2011 (20 November 11:04) |
| Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and highly paid women on television, will announce on Friday she is ending her popular daytime talk show in 2011. |
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US reopens Watergate probe (20 November 10:49) |
| 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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Cross-border fertilisation of terrorism in Pakistan says Hillary Clinton (20 November 09:25) |
| The US Secretary of State 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 in the cou... |
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Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan praised for promoting Indian ethos in UK (20 November 09:17) |
| Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's UK chapter has come in for praise for its role in propagating Indian art, culture and values in Britain, with as many as 900 students studying in the institution. |
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Too early to set deadline for handover to Afghans Robert Gates (20 November 04:35) |
| US defence secretary Robert Gates has said it was too soon to set a timeline to transfer security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain. |
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Bomb attack on police party in Peshawar two killed (20 November 03:16) |
| Two policemen were killed and seven others injured when unidentified assailants targeted a police vehicle with a bomb in this northwestern Pakistani city on early Friday. |
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Belgian PM named EU president (20 November 01:38) |
| European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the bloc's first president on Thursday and appointed Briton Catherine Ashton as its foreign affairs chief. |
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Obama warns Iran N Korea over N-plan (20 November 01:02) |
| President Obama delivered a stern message to North Korea and Iran that they risk further sanctions and isolation if they do not rein in their nuclear ambitions. |
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Obama warns Iran North Korea over N-plan (20 November 01:02) |
| President Obama delivered a stern message to North Korea and Iran that they risk further sanctions and isolation if they do not rein in their nuclear ambitions. |
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Dhaka seeks Interpol help to track down Mujib killers (20 November 01:01) |
| Dhaka has laun-ched a diplomatic campaign to bring Mujibur Rahman’s killers back home and is seeking the help of Interpol. |
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US-born engineer-cleric spreads terror online (20 November 12:54) |
| Awlaki, 38, the son of a former agriculture minister and university president in Yemen, has never been accused of planting explosives himself. |
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US court blames army for Katrina flooding in 05 (20 November 12:48) |
| A federal judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers’ failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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Santa Claus wont answer letters any more (20 November 12:39) |
| Thousands of children all over the world are writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season, but they’ll not likely to get a response from Santa Claus. |
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Pulitzer winners in shortlist for bad sex award (20 November 12:35) |
| Acclaimed American novelist Philip Roth has been shortlisted for the Bad Sex Award, alongside fellow-literary luminaries Amos Oz and Paul Theroux. |
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Pulitzer winner Roth Theroux in shortlist for bad sex award (20 November 12:35) |
| Acclaimed American novelist Philip Roth has been shortlisted for the Bad Sex Award, alongside fellow-literary luminaries Amos Oz and Paul Theroux. |
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Rana and Headley have elite Pak antecedents (19 November 09:57) |
| Emerging profiles of terror suspects Tahawwur Rana and David Headley show they belonged to elite Pak families rooted in the military and the diplomatic world, far away from the clichéd imag... |
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US computer glitch causes major flight delays (19 November 09:05) |
| A major computer glitch triggered huge flight delays and cancellations across the United States Thursday as airlines had to input flight plans manually, officials said.
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Iraq MPs to reconsider vote law on Saturday (19 November 08:00) |
| The Iraqi parliament will on Saturday attempt to finally pass an electoral law jeopardised by Vice President Tarek al-Hashemi's demand that it be changed before a general election can go ahe... |
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Major powers to discuss Iran tomorrow (19 November 07:44) |
| Representatives from major world powers will meet in Brussels on Friday to discuss developments with Iran's nuclear programme, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana's office said on Thursday... |
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19 dead in blast outside Pakistan court (19 November 05:59) |
| The bomber hit at the main gate of the court building, near the five-star Pearl Continental Hotel, where at least 9 people were killed when attackers shot their way through a checkpost and b... |
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Karzai sworn in as Afghan president (19 November 12:53) |
| Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second five-year term as Afghanistan's president on Thursday, flanked by his controversial vice presidents at a ceremony attended by foreign dignitaries.
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Hamid Karzai sworn in as Afghan president (19 November 12:53) |
| Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second five-year term as Afghanistan's president on Thursday, flanked by his controversial vice presidents at a ceremony attended by foreign dignitaries.
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US to send envoy to NKorea on Dec 8 (19 November 11:51) |
| A US envoy will visit North Korea on December 8 to try to bring it back to nuclear disarmament talks, Barack Obama said on Thursday, urging Pyongyang to end provocations and negotiate seriou... |
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US to send envoy to North Korea on Dec 8 (19 November 11:51) |
| A US envoy will visit North Korea on December 8 to try to bring it back to nuclear disarmament talks, Barack Obama said on Thursday, urging Pyongyang to end provocations and negotiate seriou... |
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Another attack on Pakistani city Peshawar (19 November 11:15) |
| A bomb exploded outside a court building in Peshawar killing at least 15 people. Five suicide attacks in 11 days have hit the city of 2.5 million people, which lies on the edge of Pakistan's... |
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Death sentence for 12 in Mujib murder (19 November 10:53) |
| The Bangladesh Supreme Court rejected on Thursday an appeal by the convicted killers of the nation's founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, paving the way for their execution after a 13-y... |
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12 sentenced to death for Mujibs murder (19 November 10:53) |
| The Bangladesh Supreme Court rejected on Thursday an appeal by the convicted killers of the nation's founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, paving the way for their execution after a 13-y... |
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Lithuania horse club was CIA black site Report (19 November 10:26) |
| Controversy over secret CIA prisons in Europe rose again on Wednesday with the allegations that an upscale Lithuanian horseback riding school was secretly used to interrogate al-Qaida suspec... |
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Lithuanian horse club was CIA black site (19 November 10:26) |
| Controversy over secret CIA prisons in Europe rose again on Wednesday with the allegations that an upscale Lithuanian horseback riding school was secretly used to interrogate al-Qaida suspec... |
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