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Hasina vows to return, contest Bangladesh polls

Sunday 2nd November, 2008 (IANS)Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was denied bail and faces a possible detention, has said that she plans to return

[World] Palin tricked in prank call by Canadian comedians

Sunday 2nd November, 2008 (IANS)Pretending to be French President Nicolas Sarkozy, two Canadian radio comedians tricked US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin into talking to them ...

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[World] 40 Bangladesh political parties barred from polls

Sunday 2nd November, 2008 (IANS)Forty political parties, including those professing Islamist and Left extremist ideologies, have been barred from the December parliamentary polls by the Bangladesh ...

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[World] Inter Milan get 3-2 win over minnows Reggina

Sunday 2nd November, 2008 (IANS)Champions Inter Milan took the lead in the Italian Serie A Saturday as an injury-time goal from defender Ramiro Cordoba gave them ...

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[World] Rioting in Zambia over presidential poll results

Sunday 2nd November, 2008 (IANS)Rioting broke out in Zambia's capital overnight, after it emerged that acting president Rupiah Banda had overturned opposition leader Michael Sata's lead ...

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[World] Thaksin asks to return to Thailand

In Bangkok, followers of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, have been urged to bring him home from exile in Britain.Mr Thaksin, who was sentenced ...

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[World] Sri Lankan troops battle with rebels on the ocean

A sea battle off the northern Jaffna peninsula between the Sri Lankan navy and Tamil Tiger guerillas, has lead to casualties on both sides.The Sri ...

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[World] Obama says Pakistan must be helped to stabilise

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has said that the US needs to convince Pakistan's fledgling democratic government that its biggest threat is not India but ...

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[World] Matt Damon to continue Bourne franchise

Saturday 18th October, 2008 Hollywood actor Matt Damon has agreed to do the fourth installment in 'The Bourne Identity' franchise.According to the Variety magazine, Damon will ...

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[World] Top Lankan delegation to visit New Delhi for talks

(IANS)Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is sending a high-power delegation to New Delhi to hold talks after India expressed 'serious concern' over the military conflict ...

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