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    France urges its citizens to leave Ivory Coast

    France urged its citizens to leave Ivory Coast on Wednesday after the U.N. chief warned the former French colony in West Africa faces “a real risk” of return to civil war following the disputed presidential election. The United Nations and other world leaders recognize Alassane Ouattara as the winner of the 28th November runoff vote. […]

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    Baloch nationalist leader arrested in Pak

    A top Baloch nationalist leader and about 40 of his supporters were arrested in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan on Wednesday after a large cache of arms was allegedly found hidden in his motorcade. Jamhoori Watan Party leader Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti was held at Buleli check post by the Frontier Corps while he was returning […]

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    Bangladesh renames mutiny-hit BDR as BGB

    Bangladesh has renamed its mutiny-hit paramilitary force BDR as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), changing its logo as well as uniform. President Zillur Rahman has assented to the Border Guard Bangladesh Bill 2010 that renames Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), changes its logo and provides death penalty for mutiny, The Daily Star reported. Under the new law, the paramilitary […]

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    Japan 7.4 seabed quake sparks tsunami scare, evacuations

    Scores of villagers on a remote Japanese island chain in the Pacific scrambled for higher ground early Wednesday after a major 7.4-magnitude offshore quake sparked a tsunami alert. The seabed tremor struck at 2:19 am local time (1719 GMT yesterday), jolting people out of bed as loudspeakers blared across the Ogasawara islands and authorities warned […]

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    Iraqi parliament set to vote on new government

    Iraq may finally have a new government on Tuesday after months of political deadlock following the inconclusive 7th March parliamentary election stalled economic development and raised fears of renewed sectarian violence. Iraqi lawmakers were scheduled to vote in the afternoon on a wobbly coalition government led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that includes representatives of […]

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    Emergency in Bangkok to be lifted

    The Thai government has said it will end an eight-month state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding provinces, starting Wednesday. The Cabinet voted on Tuesday to lift the decree imposed in April during deadly anti-government riots, saying the security situation no longer justified the strict controls. A state of emergency allows the government to impose […]

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    Wikileaks: Assange says he had death threats from American soldiers

     Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has claimed he had death threats from American soldiers. He also said that a statement on the steps of the High Court last week after he was released on bail was cut short because police feared he would be assassinated. The Australian-born  journalist said his son Daniel, 20, and his lawyer have received similar […]

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    Al-Qaeda trying to bring down Pak Govt: U.S

    Al-Qaeda is trying to topple the government in nuclear powered Pakistan, the United States has warned. Vice President Joe Biden said the Obama Administration is trying “to make sure that terrorists do not in fact, bring down the Pakistani government, which is a nuclear power.” The over-arching American goal in the region and the rationale […]

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    27 dead in Mexico pipeline blast

    A massive oil pipeline explosion lay waste to parts of a central Mexican city, incinerating people, cars, houses and trees as gushing crude turned streets into flaming rivers. At least 27 people were killed, 12 of them children, in a disaster authorities blamed on oil thieves. The blast in San Martin Texmelucan on Sunday, estimated […]

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    Medvedev arriving today; India, Russia likely to ink a dozen pacts

    Agreements on FGF Aircraft that could augment this country’s military capabilities and expanding civil nuclear cooperation are among a dozen pacts that are likely to be signed between India and Russiaduring President  Medvedev’s visit in New Delhi. Medvedev is arriving in the national capital on Monday night and is due to have talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on […]

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