Police quiz minister in mutiny probe
Sahara Khatun had led negotiations during the two-day rebellion in February |
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Samoa mourns as memorial service honours 143 tsunami victims
Samoa has held a memorial service for the 143 victims of the September 29 tsunami that smashed coastal villages in tiny South Pacific country. |
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Berlusconi says he's best PM, most persecuted man
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he wasn't only the greatest leader in his country's history but also the most persecuted man of all time. |
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Al Qaida-linked militants suspected in Philippine blast
Officials say Muslim militants have planted a bomb that wounded two civilians and in a separate attack fired a mortar shell that hit a runway on a southern island where US counterterrorism troops are based. |
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Hundreds of Imelda Marco's shoes in museum saved from floods
Employees of a Philippine shoe museum have managed to save from devastating floods 800 pairs of footware donated by former first lady Imelda Marcos. |
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Art revolution in the White House
Obamas decorate private spaces with works of African-American and native artists. |
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Large blast hits in centre of Afghanistan's capital
A large explosion rocked the center of Afghanistan's capital early Thursday, near the Indian Embassy and the Interior Ministry. Information on casualties was not immediately available. |
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Philippines rain crisis worsens, landslides claim over 100 lives in north
A disaster-relief official says dozens of landslides in the rain-soaked mountains of the northern Philippines have killed an estimated 100 people early Friday. |
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Afghan drug raid nets 50 tonnes of opium
The Afghan Defense Ministry says Afghan and US forces have seized 50 tons 45 metric tons of opium in a raid in southern Afghanistan. |
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Toll from two typhoons nears 640
Number of deaths may climb as Parma continues to batter northern Luzon. |
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Ex-president implicated in founder's death
Evidence led by defence counsel in the Bangabandhu murder trial indicates Rahman may have rewarded coup plotters. |
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Pacific islanders panic, flee after 4th powerful earthquake off Vanuatu
Thousands of panicked South Pacific islanders have raced away from coastlines after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the region and generated a small tsunami, just over a week after a massive wave killed 178 people in the Samoas and Tonga. |
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100-year-old woman strangled in nursing home
A 100-year-old woman who was found dead last month in a Massachusetts nursing home had been strangled. |
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Anglicans propose law change on women bishops
The Church of England could restrict the powers of some women bishops under a plan designed to end a rift between traditionalists who want to keep the all-male senior clergy, and liberals demanding equality. |
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'I don't see bright future for terrorists in the region'
Terrorists will keep on bothering with their hit and run tactics but the future of terrorism is not bright in Pakistan and the region, said Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malek. |
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US, Afghan forces kill Afghan child in raid
The US military says American and Afghan forces accidentally killed a child during a raid on a Taliban compound in eastern Afghanistan. |
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Zardari not happy with officers' views
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is not happy with the public expression of concern by the military over the Kerry-Lugar bill containing a five-year $7.5 billion Dh27 billion aid for Pakistan. |
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Nissan's electric vehicle tilts into corners
Nissan's Land Glider electric vehicle tilts from side to side, sashaying into curves by up to a 17-degree angle, as though showing off in a fashion statement that it's zero-emissions. |
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A Nobel winner, for what
Norwegian prize committee rejects notion that US president was awarded prematurely. |
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7-foot-long dog could be record holder
Boomer may be a buster: Measuring 3 feet tall at the shoulders and 7 feet long from nose to destructive wagging tail, he might be the world's tallest living dog. |
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