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Eleven tigers starve to death at China zoo: media

BEIJING : At least 11 tigers have diedof hunger and malnutrition in a Chinese zoo so far this year, the Year of the Tiger in
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Iran warns 'corrupt' powers against destabilising Gulf

TEHRAN : Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned 'corrupt' powers on Thursday against destabilising the Gulf as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates visited the United Arab ...
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Gates in Abu Dhabi with US focus on Iran

ABU DHABI : US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Abu Dhabi on Thursday as Washington sought support from oil-rich Gulf allies to build pressure ...
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No talks without Jerusalem settlement freeze: Palestinians

RAMALLAH : Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will not relaunch negotiations with Israel unless it cancels plans for new settler homes in east Jerusalem, his top ...
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King Abdullah, Medvedev to discuss Mideast: reports

MOSCOW : Jordan's King Abdullah II will discuss arms contracts and the Middle East peace process with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday, news agencies ...
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US worries militants may trigger India-Pakistan war

WASHINGTON: The United States continues to worry that groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba can cause a war between India and Pakistan, a senior US military commander told ...
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Iraq PM in tight contest with ex-premier for poll lead

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was in a tight contest to keep his job as he vied with ex-premier Iyad Allawi, initial election results ...
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Israel seeks to patch up row over settlement plans

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a public apology to the visiting US vice president, hoping to defuse a row over settlements that ...
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Bomb attacks kills NATO soldier, four children in Afghanistan

KABUL: Separate bomb attacks killed five Afghan civilians, including four children, and a NATO soldier in troubled parts of Afghanistan, the military said.The soldier, whose ...
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British journalist released from Hamas custody

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s Hamas rulers released a British journalist they had held for a month amid allegations that he endangered the Palestinian territory’s security.Paul Martin ...
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