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| Israel maintains restriction on access to Jerusalem mosque | ||||
| Jerusalem, Mar 15 (AFP) Israeli police today maintained restrictions on access to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site for the fourth day running amid tensions in Jerusalem. Authorities fear renewed clashes could follow the formal reopening of a landmark synagogue..... | ||||
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| Suicide bomber kills seven in west Iraq: police | ||||
| Fallujah (Iraq), Mar 15 (AFP) A suicide bomber detonated his explosives among a group of labourers in the former Sunni rebel bastion of Fallujah today, killing seven people, a senior Iraqi police officer said. Thirteen people were wounded in the blast, which occurred in the centre o..... | ||||
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| Thousands evacuated as powerful cyclone hits Fiji | ||||
| Suva, Mar 15 (AFP) A powerful cyclone battered Fiji's northern islands today, damaging homes and crops and forcing thousands of people to flee to evacuation centres, officials said. Cyclone Tomas was classified as a category-four cyclone, the second-most destructive on a five-point ..... | ||||
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| Three senior Taliban commanders killed in Pak | ||||
| Peshawar, Mar 15 Three senior Taliban commanders were killed today by security forces in the restive Swat valley in northwest Pakistan, official sources said. The commanders, identified only as Naseebullah, Jaja and Khalid, were killed during an operation in Khwazakhela area of Swat d..... | ||||
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| N Korea should open dialogue for foreign funds: World Bank | ||||
| Tokyo, Mar 15 (AFP) North Korea should first open dialogue with the world if it wants foreign investment to revive its troubled economy, a senior World Bank official said today. Jim Adams, World Bank vice president for East Asia and Pacific, said it had yet to be approached by Pyong..... | ||||
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| 94 affected by lead poisoning in southwest China | ||||
| Beijing, Mar 15 Ninety-four people, including 88 children, in southwest China's Sichuan province were found to have excessive levels of lead in their blood. Children in Longchang county were found to be suffering from slight to moderate lead poisoning, official Xinhua news agency toda..... | ||||
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| Putin party suffers setbacks in Russia polls: results | ||||
| Moscow, Mar 15 (AFP) Russia's dominant ruling party United Russia was leading regional elections but suffered a string of surprising setbacks against the background of the economic crisis, results showed today. United Russia, whose overall leader is Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, wo..... | ||||
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| Iran hardliners protest outside Karroubi's house: reports | ||||
| Tehran, Mar 15 (AFP) A group of hardliners besieged the Tehran home of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, shouting death slogans and calling for him to be put on trial, reports said on today. The Fars news agency identified the small but vocal crowd which gathered yesterday outside t..... | ||||
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| China probes complaints against US computer giant Beijing, Mar 15 China's quality watchdog is probing various consumer complaints against laptops manufactured by US computer giant Hewlett-Packard. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine has..... | ||||
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| Indo-Pak rivalry can be very costly for Afghanistan: Tanin Lalit K Jha Washington, Mar 15 Seeking a constructive role for both India and Pakistan in Afghanistan, a top Afghan diplomat today said the rivalry between them can cost very dearly to the stability of his war-torn nati..... | ||||
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| China probes complaints against US computer giant | ||||
| Beijing, Mar 15 China's quality watchdog is probing various consumer complaints against US computer giant Hewlett-Packard. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine has lunched an investigation after receiving complaints against HP laptops, official..... | ||||
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| 13 killed and 43 injured in road accident | ||||
| Karachi, Mar 15 At least 13 people were killed and 43 others including women and children injured when the coach in which they were travelling collided with a truck on the Indus Highway near Hyderabad. The people were returning to Hyderabad after attending a religious ceremony..... | ||||
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| BofA seeks to expand in China: Report | ||||
| New York, Mar 15 Financial services firm Bank of America is planning to seek approval from China to expand its operations in the fast-growing country, says a media report. Attributing to people familiar with the situation, The Wall Street Journal reported that BofA plans to se..... | ||||
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| Haiti's most urgent need is shelter: UN chief | ||||
| United Nations, Mar 15 On his second visit to Haiti after a devastating earthquake had killed more than 200,000 people and left 1.3 million homeless, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has said that the need of hour for the quake-torn nation was shelter. "The most urgent challenge right now is shel..... | ||||
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A success party being organized by Anil Ambani of Reliance group. The event was attended by prominent...
