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Israel and Hamas try to still frenzy over Gilad Schalit release
Both Israeli leaders and Hamas officials today attempted to dampen a frenzy of anticipation that a captured Israeli soldier is about to be released in exchange for hundreds of hardened Palestinian militants, even as last minute preparations for a deal ...
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Analysis: Mindanao island is most lawless part of the Philippines
In its politics, geography, climate and its extraordinary mix of people, the southern Philippines island of Mindanao is one of the wildest, most violent and most lawless parts of Asia.
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Security clampdown in Thailand over fear of disruption to King's birthday
The Thai Government invoked a tough security law today because of fears that "Red Shirt" supporters of the ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will run riot this weekend and disrupt ceremonies marking the birthday of the country’s revered king.
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President Obama to announce Afghanistan surge next week
President Obama will next week announce a surge of at least 25,000 new US troops to Afghanistan in a speech to the nation, according to US officials today.
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Fort Hood suspect Major Hasan 'may plead not guilty on grounds of insanity'
The US Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 12 soldiers and a civilian at Fort Hood is likely to plead not guilty to the charges against him, his lawyer said today.
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Carla Bruni to make acting debut in Woody Allen film
Carla Bruni, the singer-model wife of President Sarkozy, is to make her debut as an actress, appearing in a forthcoming film directed by Woody Allen.
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Two executed over Chinese milk scandal
China executed two men today for selling hundreds of tonnes of contaminated milk that resulted in the deaths of six babies and left 300,000 ill.
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Sri Lankan president on brink of calling snap elections
The Sri Lankan president is preparing to call a snap election amid speculation that he will be challenged by the general who led the Government’s successful military assault against the rebel Tamil Tigers this year.
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State of emergency declared in Philippines after election massacre
The government declared a state of emergency in the southern Philippines today after gunmen massacred at least 24 people apparently to prevent them from registering a candidate in a forthcoming local election.
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David Frost honoured for his career at International Emmys
Political broadcaster Sir David Frost led the charge of British winners at the International Emmy awards in New York overnight.
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Ex-Thai prime minister Samak Sundaravej dies in Bangkok
Samak Sundaravej, the former prime minister of Thailand who was forced out of office for presenting a television cookery programme, died of liver cancer earlier today. He was 74.
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Long prison sentence called for Khmer Rouge jailer Duch
Cambodian prosecutors have called for the former prison chief in charge of the Khmer Rouge's main torture centre to receive a long jail term for his role in the torture and murder of thousands of Cambodians during Pol Pot's genocidal regime.
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US police video shows officer slamming drunk into window
Californian poice have taken the extraordinary step of releasing a controversial video to the public which appears to show a policeman slamming a drunk's head through a train station window.
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US police release YouTube video of 'assault'
Californian poice have taken the extraordinary step of releasing a controversial video to the public which appears to show a policeman slamming a drunk's head through a train station window.
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Chinese protest over suburban incinerator
Protesters from China’s rapidly growing middle-class took to the streets yesterday to demonstrate against a planned incinerator they fear will damage their environment and hit property values.
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Glamour and taste: Obama tent feast to curry favour with India
There will be music from the composer of the Slumdog Millionaire theme, food from an Ethiopian-born Swedish chef and cedar chips sprinkled on the roofs of the portable lavatories. There may also be the faint patter of drizzle on canvas. >
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Leaked Indian report ‘blames BJP for 1992 destruction of mosque’
The destruction of a mosque by Hindu radicals that led to some of the bloodiest religious riots in India since Partition was “meticulously planned” by politicians including a former Prime Minister, according to a leaked report of the official ...
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France aims for key Commission job as Brown criticised for Ashton appointment
British diplomats are fighting a rearguard action to prevent France from taking the key financial job in Brussels after Baroness Ashton of Upholland’s appointment as foreign affairs chief. >
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Surgeons cut up rough over American proposal for tax on Botox
Although encouraged by politicians to put a brave face on it, plastic surgeons across America are outraged by proposals for a 5 per cent tax on their business. >
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Lula da Silva, Brazilian President, attacked over Ahmadinejad visit
The President of Brazil risked angering the West and legitimising a pariah regime by welcoming Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to his capital today. >
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Chinese quake activist Huang Qi jailed on 'secrets' charges
A Chinese activist who tried to help the parents of children who died when their schools collapsed in last year’s earthquake has been sentenced to jail on charges related to "state secrets". >
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Large Hadron Collider starts circulating protons in two directions
Beams of protons are circulating in both directions around the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for the first time, after it was restarted on Friday following a 14-month shutdown for major repairs. >
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Gunmen kill 20 in Philippines pre-election violence
More than 20 people, including at least 13 women, have been executed in the southern Philippines in an outbreak of brutal political violence in the run-up to next year’s national elections.
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Man in 'coma' for 23 years was awake all along
A man presumed to have been in a deep coma for 23 years has spoken of his "second birth" after doctors realised that he had been fully conscious all along but unable to communicate. >
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Prisoner exchange could see Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit released this week
Israel and the Palestinians are preparing a prisoner exchanger that could lead to the release of an Israeli soldier who has been held for more than three years In the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of Palestinian militants will be released by Israel. >
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Karzai refusing to sign ministers' arrest warrants
Afghanistan's chief prosecutor has enough evidence to charge at least five government ministers with crimes including embezzlement and fraud, officials said today. >
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Widows scuffle with police after 104 killed in Chinese mine
Grieving women screamed and scuffled with police as they demanded answers about their missing husbands after 104 miners were killed in China’s worst pit disaster in two years. >
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Rogue kangaroo attacks farmer after trying to drown his dog
A rogue kangaroo has gone on the rampage in the southern Australian state of Victoria, trying to drown a dog in a dam before turning on the dog’s owner. >
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Survivor describes chaos as Indonesian ferry sinks
A ferry which sank in Indonesian waters on the weekend killing 29 people was overloaded and its life boats were leaking, a survivor has claimed. >
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Fifa must reconsider Iraq's ban
If even a fraction of the stories tell the truth about how Iraqi football was run by Uday Hussein, Saddam’s elder son — the punishment for missing a penalty in an important match was said to be a sound whipping — they vividly illustrate the country’s ...
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Afghanistan's grievances and tribal splits: ripe for exploitation?
To some it will be seen as Afghanistan’s magic bullet. To others, supporting the country’s hotch-potch of tribal militias is a sure-fire way of recreating the violence and anarchy that brought the Taleban to power in the first place.
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Despite Senate vote Barack Obama's health Bill faces many hurdles
He may have won a key victory with the Senate vote but President Obama faces many more hurdles before he can secure a health reform Bill on his desk to sign into law.
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21-gun salute heralds new phase in US relations with India
Barack Obama will attempt a balancing act between Asia’s emerging powers this week as the Prime Minister of India begins a state visit to the US days after the President returned from China.
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Sri Lanka pledges to release Tamil detainees from internment camps
Sri Lanka has pledged to free 136,000 Tamil civilians held in internment camps by December 1 and close the controversial facilities by the end of January.
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British to train local Afghan militias in new hearts and minds push
British forces in Helmand province will begin training local militias to secure communities against the Taleban. The commander of British Forces in Helmand, Brigadier James Cowan, said that the move was the latest attempt to have Afghans assume ...
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Fifa shows Iraqi footballers the red card after Sunni-Shia struggle
Iraqi football teams have been banned from all international competitions after sectarian infighting among the country’s sports officials.
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Sea angels and jewel squid discovered by Census of Marine Life
Beyond the reach of the last tendrils of sunlight, far beneath the waves, lies the planet’s largest — and strangest — habitat. Although long thought too extreme for any form of life, a decade-long exploration has revealed a startling range of exotic ...
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Lure of the deep is irresistible to science
When HMS Challenger left Portsmouth in 1872 on the world’s first dedicated expedition to explore the nature of life, many believed that beneath 300 fathoms (164 metres) lay a barren, lifeless wasteland. Whalers talked of huge sucker-marks found on the ...
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Senate vote on Obama’s health Bill is start to months of debate
The US is set for one of its most contentious debates in recent history after the Senate voted to start full discussion on major health reform legislation — a crucial milestone for President Obama’s top domestic priority. >
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Sarkozy plans to rebury French writer Albert Camus in the Panthéon
The son of Albert Camus has joined the French leftwing establishment in opposing a plan by President Sarkozy to elevate the country’s greatest post-war writer by moving his remains to the Panthéon necropolis in Paris.
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In bed with Silvio Berlusconi: 'The room was dark. He likes the dark'
Patrizia is asked to go to Rome by Gianpaolo Tarantini (Gianpi). >
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Patrizia D'Addario: I was threatened and attacked after meeting Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi faces damaging new disclosures about his private life this week with the publication of the memoirs of a former escort who claims she slept with the Prime Minister and recorded the encounter. >
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Hamas halts rocket attacks on Israel
Hamas announced today that it would freeze its rocket attacks on southern Israel, after Israeli war planes bombed the Gaza Strip.
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Ex-Iranian vice-president who called election a 'swindle' is given six-year sentence
A former Iranian vice-president and leading reformist has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for fomenting unrest after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election in June.
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Indonesian ferry sinks with over 200 on board
A ferry carrying up to 269 people has sunk in storms off the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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Michael Jackson glove sells for $350,000$
Michael Jackson's famous white glove sold for $350,000 at a memorabilia auction on Saturday, soaring far past pre-sale estimates, while a black jacket he wore during a 1989 world tour fetched $225,000.$
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