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- Belarus set to give maverick president Alexander Lukashenko fourth term
- 37 dead in Bangladesh boat sinking: Police
- ED starts fresh questioning of telecom firms in 2G scam
- Madhya Pradesh tops in rape cases, Nagaland ranks lowest
- UAE to implement new work permit rules from 2011
- US Congress votes to end ban on gays in military
- 35 feared dead in Bangladesh boat accident: Official
- Zimbabwe President Mugabe 'very confident' of winning 2011 elections
- WikiLeaks chief denounces 'business McCarthyism' in US
- Terrorism in India's northeast not govt priority: US cable
- NATO kills 20 insurgents in eastern Afghanistan
- Ivory Coast: Gbagbo govt orders out UN, French troops
- Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir may have stolen $9 bn: US cable
- Deal to buy 126 fighter jets to be inked by mid-2011: IAF
- Ayodhya title suit: Hindu Mahasabha to approach SC
- China fishing boat capsizes in scuffle with South Korean coast guard, 1 dead
- US won't object to N-deal between Pakistan and China: US envoy
- Al-Qaida leadership based in Pak unable to plot attacks: US
| Belarus set to give maverick president Alexander Lukashenko fourth term Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:43 PM PST Belarus went to the polls on Sunday in presidential elections expected to hand a fourth term to its unpredictable strongman Alexander Lukashenko, extending his grip on power for another five years. 
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| 37 dead in Bangladesh boat sinking: Police Posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:27 PM PST Rescuers searched for survivors Sunday after an overcrowded boat carrying around 150 people capsized on a river in northeastern Bangladesh leaving at least 37 dead, all of them women and children. 
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| ED starts fresh questioning of telecom firms in 2G scam Posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:29 PM PST The Enforcement Directorate has initiated the second round of questioning of telecom firms as part of its probe into the multi-crore 2G spectrum scam. 
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| Madhya Pradesh tops in rape cases, Nagaland ranks lowest Posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:20 PM PST The number of rape cases across the country has increased with Madhya Pradesh reporting highest number of such crimes, according to an official data. 
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| UAE to implement new work permit rules from 2011 Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:53 PM PST A worker with an expired contract in the UAE can now obtain a new work permit and shift to another employer without a consent of his sponsor, a move that will also benefit the Indian workers in the country. 
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| US Congress votes to end ban on gays in military Posted: 18 Dec 2010 02:58 PM PST The US Congress on Saturday voted to repeal the ban against gays serving openly in the US military and sent the measure to President Barack Obama for his signature. 
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| 35 feared dead in Bangladesh boat accident: Official Posted: 18 Dec 2010 10:54 AM PST The boat, carrying dozens of labourers, hit an cargo-laden ship and sank in the middle of the river Surma at Alipur, 240 kilometres northeast of the capital Dhaka, an official said on Saturday. 
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| Zimbabwe President Mugabe 'very confident' of winning 2011 elections Posted: 18 Dec 2010 10:30 AM PST Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Saturday told reporters he was "very confident" of winning elections in 2011, minutes after his party officially endorsed him to stand as its candidate. 
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| WikiLeaks chief denounces 'business McCarthyism' in US Posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:30 AM PST WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Saturday denounced a "new type of business McCarthyism" in the United States after the Bank of America halted all transactions to the website. 
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| Terrorism in India's northeast not govt priority: US cable Posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:38 AM PST Terrorism in India's northeastern states, where civilian deaths due to militancy "has been declining" over the years, is not a priority for the government, according to secret US cables published by WikiLeaks. 
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| NATO kills 20 insurgents in eastern Afghanistan Posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:20 AM PST NATO troops killed more than 20 insurgents in fighting in eastern Afghanistan Saturday after a patrol came under fire, the coalition said, while in the north, Germany's chancellor made a surprise visit to her nation's troops. 
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| Ivory Coast: Gbagbo govt orders out UN, French troops Posted: 18 Dec 2010 07:20 AM PST Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo has ordered that UN peacekeepers and French troops leave the country, a spokeswoman for his government said Saturday, in a statement read on state television. 
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| Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir may have stolen $9 bn: US cable Posted: 18 Dec 2010 06:16 AM PST Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir siphoned off USD nine billion (6.79 billion euros) of oil money into British bank accounts, according to US diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks on Saturday. 
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| Deal to buy 126 fighter jets to be inked by mid-2011: IAF Posted: 18 Dec 2010 05:44 AM PST The multi-billion dollar deal to acquire 126 fighter jets under the medium multi-role combat aircraft project is likely to be inked by mid-2011, Indian Air Force chief said. 
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| Ayodhya title suit: Hindu Mahasabha to approach SC Posted: 18 Dec 2010 05:17 AM PST The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has decided to move the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Masjid title suits, contending that the entire disputed site should be alloted to Hindus. 
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| China fishing boat capsizes in scuffle with South Korean coast guard, 1 dead Posted: 18 Dec 2010 03:56 AM PST Chinese fishing boat capsized in a maritime scuffle with a South Korean coast guard ship trying to curb its illegal fishing activities Saturday, killing one fisherman and leaving two others missing, South Korea's coast guard said. 
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| US won't object to N-deal between Pakistan and China: US envoy Posted: 18 Dec 2010 03:40 AM PST The US will not object to any civil nuclear deal between Pakistan and China if it abides by international rules of such agreements, and chances of the US making such a deal with Pakistan too cannot be ruled out, the American envoy here has said. 
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| Al-Qaida leadership based in Pak unable to plot attacks: US Posted: 18 Dec 2010 01:59 AM PST The top al-Qaida leadership based in Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan is "under more pressure than at any point" since the 9/11 strikes in the US as it is unable to recruit and train terrorists and plot attacks, a key American counter-terrorism official has said. 
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