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Indonesia records 12 new A/H1N1 cases

Indonesia reported 12 new cases of people positively infected by A-H1N1 flu, putting the total cases to 20, two of them were infected in Jakarta, indicating human transmission had occurred in the country, the Health Ministry announced here Saturday, Xinhua reported.

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Jordan King names his son as Crown Prince

A Royal decree was issued today naming HRH Prince Hussein Ben Abdullah as Crown Prince as of Thursday July 2, 2009, the Jordan News Agency Petra reported

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15 killed, dozens injured in U.S. drone attack at Pakistan's tribal area (UPDATED)

A U.S. drone has fired three missiles into northwestern Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area on the Afghan border, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens others on Friday, local TV channel reported.

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11 killed as U.S. drone fires missiles in NW Pakistan's tribal area

Missiles fired from suspected U.S. drone kill eleven people in northwestern Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan on Friday, local TV channel reported.

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FBI notes: Saddam Hussein sought familiar refuge

After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until he saw "the city was about to fall." Months later, he was caught hiding at the same farm where he had fled in 1959 after taking part in an attempt to kill the country's prime minister, AP reported.1

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3 missiles fired from suspected U.S. drone Pakistan's tribal area

Three missiles fired from suspected U.S. drones at northwestern Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan on Friday, Xinhua reported according to local TV channel.

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Nepal confirms 5 cases of A/H1N1 flu

Nepal confirmed two more cases of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 Thursday, bringing the total number of infected case to five, according to the Ministry of Health and Population, Xinhua reported.

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No operation in N Waziristan: Pakistan army

Pakistan's military denies intentions of extending its anti-militant campaign to North Waziristan, urging people in the tribal region to cooperate with the army, reported Press TV.

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Kashmiri chief minister seeks phased withdrawal of Indian paramilitary troops

The Chief Minister of India-controlled Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir), Omar Abdullah, has sought phased withdrawal of Indian paramilitary troopers from the region, according to officials of the local government Thursday,reported Xinhua.

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Police: Bomb Kills 2 Officers in NW Pakistan

A roadside bomb exploded in Pakistan's northwest Thursday, killing two police officers in the latest attack on the country's security forces as they try to eliminate Taliban insurgents nesting near the border with Afghanistan, reported AP.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

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Gay sex 'not criminal' in India

A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has ruled that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act, BBC reported.

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Economic interests of foreign companies cause problems in Iraq: expert

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 1 /Trend News, U.Sadikhova /

The main problem facing Iraq after the withdrawal of American troops will be security, and it will be caused by economic interests of western and neighboring countries in Iraq, said Ahmed al-Tagi, head of Studies Centre of Kirkuk City.

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Construction of oil pipeline from Central Asia to Iran is not real: expert

Kazakhstan, Astana, July 1 /Trend Capital, K.Konyrova/

It is impossible to construct an oil pipeline via Iran bypassing Russia in coming years, one of oil workers at the JSC KazMunayGaz National Company believes.

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Japan PM names two new ministers: gov't spokesman

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso decided Wednesday to appoint upper house lawmaker Yoshimasa Hayashi as economic and fiscal policy minister, and Motoo Hayashi as chief of the National Public Safety Commission, top government spokesman said, Xinhua reported.

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British academician of Arabian origin awarded royal order of Commander

British Queen Elizabeth II awarded the British Academician of Arabian origin Anis Sheikh Ali, who leads the World Institute for Islamic Thought in London and is the head of a group of scientists and public figures of Muslims in the United Kingdom the Order of Commander of the British Empire, told Asharq Alawsat Arabic newspaper published in London reported.

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UN begins Bhutto killing inquiry

A United Nations inquiry into the assassination of former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto begins on Wednesday, reported BBC.

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Quake measuring 5.0 hits China-Kyrgyzstan border

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit the China-Kyrgyzstan border Wednesday, the seismological network in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region said, Xinhua reported.

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Yemen plane's black box located

One of the black box flight recorders from the Yemeni plane which crashed in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday has been located, a French official has said, reported BBC.

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Ahmadinejad will enhance ties with India: Singh

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has congratulated President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his victory in Iran's presidential election,reported Press TV.

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Terrorism claims over 3,000 lives in Pakistan's tribal areas: report

More than 3,000 people have been killed in Pakistan's tribal areas during terror activities, according to a report made public Wednesday by the secretariat of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reported XInhua.

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