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Foreign soldier among 16 killed in Afghan clash
HERAT, May 25: A foreign soldier, two policemen and a dozen Taliban were killed in clashes in a key Afghan opium-producing area on Sunday, while three troops were hurt in a suicide blast in Kandahar city.... 
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380 children languishing in Bangladesh jails
DHAKA, May 25: As many as 380 children are still languishing in jails despite repeated High Court orders not to keep juveniles in prisons meant for adults, although three government-run juvenile...
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Cargo plane breaks into two at Brussels airport
BRUSSELS, May 25: An American-owned Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed as it took off at Brussels airport on Sunday and broke in two, but the five-strong crew escaped without injury, airport officials said....
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BJP wins Karnataka state poll
BANGALORE, May 25: India’s main opposition party, the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), won an election in the southern state of Karnataka on Sunday, extending a winning streak ahead of a national vote due by early 2009....
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‘The Class’ takes top honours at Cannes
CANNES, May 25: The French film “The Class”, a frank tale about classroom life using real students and teachers at a junior high school, won top honours on Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival.Directed...
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Quakes can be triggered from other side of globe: study
PARIS, May 25: A major quake such as the one that left at least 60,000 dead in southwestern China this month can trigger other earthquakes half way around the world, according to a study released on Sunday....
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Dubai’s gleaming skyscrapers conceal city’s labour abuse
DUBAI: The 22 men in “trailer 10” work the morning shift at a construction site, then take turns shopping, cooking and cleaning. They pray together. When one returns to India on leave, he carries family presents and cash for the others....
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Al Qaeda ‘off-balance’ but still a threat in Iraq
BAGHDAD: The US military distanced itself on Sunday from remarks declaring Al Qaeda in Iraq close to defeat, saying the terror network is “off-balance and on the run” but remains a very lethal threat....
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Easterlin Paradox – can money buy happiness!
WASHINGTON: The saying goes that money can’t buy happiness. But inquiring economists have been working for decades trying to prove or disprove the notion....
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New study on climate termed helpful to understand trends
PARIS: Climate change models predicting a dangerous warming of the world’s atmosphere got a confirming boost on Sunday from a study showing parallel trends at altitudes nearly twice as high as Mount Everest....
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Baby-selling racket busted in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police have broken a baby-selling racket in southern Johor state, seizing four infants and detaining 23 people including a doctor and a government registrar, reports said on Sunday....
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