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New Delhi: a President for Europe
The latest summit between India and the European Union has just been concluded in New Delhi. Comment?
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Not that you are likely to read this, though it cana t hurt to read something a little more intelligent than the usual crap given you that passes for intelligence. Comment?
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Revolting Jewish Coins
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A bronze coin with a palm tree dated by Israeli archaeologists to 69 AD, part of an exhibition displayed at the Davidson Center in Jerusalem's Old City, Wednesday, Nov. Comment?
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Forbes: Mexican drug lord 41 on most powerful list
Forbes Magazine named drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman - a fugitive reputed to be hiding in the mountains of northern Mexico - to its list of the 67 "World's Most Powerful People" on Wednesday. Comment?
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Abbas resists U.S. pressure to resume talks with Israel
" The Palestinian president on Wednesday resisted U.S. pressure for a resumption of peace talks with Israel, repeating his demand for a complete halt to West Bank settlement building before negotiations. Comment?
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Venezuela destroys more than 30,000 firearms
Venezuelan authorities have destroyed more than 30,000 illegal firearms as part of an effort to combat soaring crime. Comment?
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Official: Obama Wants His War Options Changed
President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said Wednesday. Comment?
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New Haiti PM promises to focus on investment
Haiti's new prime minister was inaugurated Wednesday and promised to attract more investment and create jobs, while forging good relations with lawmakers who have ousted two heads of government in as many years. Comment?
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Red Cross concern at growth in displacement camps
Camps for people uprooted by natural disasters or armed conflict inside their own country can stir envy among locals and become a recruiting ground for armed groups, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Thursday. Comment?
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VIENTIANE: New Land Cruiser revs up Lao vehicle market
Toyota Motor Thailand Co Ltd hopes to supply up to 200 a All New Land Cruiser Prado' vehicles next year to the Lao market. Comment?
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Chavez foe: Venezuela a refuge for Colombia rebels
A prominent opponent of President Hugo Chavez accused the socialist leader's government on Wednesday of turning a blind eye to leftist Colombian rebels taking refuge in border areas of Venezuela. Comment?
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BEIJING: Emissions goal mulled for first time
China should aim to reduce its carbon intensity by 4 or 5 percent year-on-year if it is to achieve its goal of low-carbon development by 2050, says a leading environmental think tank. Comment?
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Body of paratrooper found in Afghanistan
Army paratrooper Benjamin Sherman probably died the way he lived, his wife said, doing whatever he could to help someone in need. Comment?
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Irish priest freed in Philippines after a month
A 79-year-old Irish Roman Catholic priest abducted in the Philippines a month ago was freed early Thursday and neither country paid any of the kidnappers' $2 million ransom demand, Irish and Filipino authorities said. Comment?
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Cambodia rejects Thai request to arrest ex-premier
Cambodia turned down a request Wednesday from Thailand to arrest former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who last year was sentenced in absentia by a Thai court to two years imprisonment for violating a conflict of interest law. Comment?
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Zamboanga City: Irish priest Sinnott freed
Irish missionary Michael Sinnott, who was abducted by a Muslim rebel group in Southern Philippines on October 11, has been freed by his kidnappers on Thursday morning, according to officials from the military, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Irish government. Comment?
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Mahmoud Abbas rejects US call for unconditional talks with Israel
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has underscored the deadlock in the Middle East peace process by issuing a categorical rejection of a US call for unconditional negotiations with Israel. 1 comment
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Supreme Court warned about Khadr ruling
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The Harper government is warning the Supreme Court of Canada against becoming the first court in the western world to declare that a government has a legal duty to protect its citizens detained abroad. Comment?
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Extradite Thaksin? No, says Cambodia
Cambodia yesterday rejected a request from Bangkok to arrest and extradite former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, in a sign the diplomatic row between the neighbours is likely to drag on. Comment?
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Past is set to catch up with Rangers
ONE of the busiest days in Rangersa recent history and nary a football or a pair of boots in sight. Comment?
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