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US govt wants end to investigation: NYT : CIA torture tapes
WASHINGTON, Dec 15: The US government has asked a Congressional committee to suspend its probe into the destruction by the CIA of videotapes, citing ‘significant risks’ to its own investigation, the New York Times reported on Saturday.... 
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Sri Lankan govt vows to vanquish LTTE
COLOMBO, Dec 15: The government on Saturday renewed its pledge to rid the country of the LTTE, a day after it won a crucial vote for its 2008 budget, delivering a...
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Bombings, unrest kill 14 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Dec 15: Two bombs struck the Afghan capital on Saturday, one of them killing five civilians, while nine people died in new attacks in a Taliban insurgency, officials said....
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Naples mafioso arrested
NAPLES (Italy), Dec 15: A mafia boss considered one of Italy’s 30 most dangerous fugitives has been arrested in Naples, police said on Saturday....
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Former police chief held in southern Iraq
DIWANIYA (Iraq), Dec 15: A former police chief in southern Iraq has been arrested and accused of assisting insurgents, police said on Saturday....
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Tens of thousands rally on Hamas anniversary
GAZA CITY, Dec 15: Tens of thousands of people rallied in central Gaza City on Saturday to mark Hamas’s 20th anniversary, in a show of force six months after the Islamist movement seized control of the territory....
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Malaysia floods leave 17 dead
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15: Monsoon rains and flooding have killed 17 people in Malaysia, made 20,000 homeless and could push up food and palm oil prices....
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Power cuts hit Bangladesh
DHAKA, Dec 15: Most of Bangladesh, including Dhaka, was without electricity on Saturday after a national power failure that threatened to dampen national independence celebrations....
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Akash tested for third time
BHUBANESWAR, Dec 15: India on Saturday successfully tested its surface-to-air Akash missile for the third time in as many days, defence officials said....
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Berlin expelled Iran envoy over uranium charge
BERLIN, Dec 15: Germany expelled an Iranian diplomat posted to Berlin in July whom it suspected of trying to get his hands on materiel used in uranium enrichment, the weekly Der Spiegel reports in its issue out on Monday....
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US stand angers EU, green groups at Bali conference
NUSA DUA (Indonesia): European countries and green groups put on a brave face to mask their anger and disappointment today after the US thwarted their main goals for tackling dangerous climate change....
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Tokyo monks promote Buddhism through fashion, rap
TOKYO: Japanese monks and nuns held a fashion show — replete with rap music and a catwalk — at a major Tokyo temple on Saturday to promote Buddhism....
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Mystery surrounds Qadhafi’s weekend in Spain MADRID: Mystery and confusion surrounded a private trip Moamer Qadhafi is making to Spain’s southern Andalusia region this weekend, ahead of an official visit to Madrid....
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Russia has no plan to mass forces along western border
MOSCOW: Russia has no plans to mass armed forces near its western borders after freezing compliance with a landmark arms treaty signed at the end of the Cold War, senior government and army officials said on Saturday....
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Manila, Moros at odds over homeland
KUALA LUMPUR: Plans to sign a peace deal next year by the Philippines’ government and an Islamic separatist group may be thwarted after a dispute on Saturday over a draft agreement on the boundaries for a Muslim homeland, officials said....
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Hong Kong locals want UN to save tea shops for heritage
HONG KONG: Nearly 70 per cent of Hong Kong residents think sidewalk tea cafes are an intrinsic part of their cultural heritage and want them given protected status by the United Nations, according to a recent poll....
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E-waste mounts as Indians lap up latest goods
BANGALORE: India is piling up mountains of electronic rubbish as consumers snap up the latest gizmos and firms upgrade computer systems, raising fears the nation is headed for a toxic-waste crisis....
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West steps up pressure on Lebanon to elect president
BEIRUT: A US envoy urged feuding Lebanese politicians on Saturday to elect a new president to restore “dignity” to a position vacant for three weeks, as France warned a vote set...
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