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Bangladesh military assures not to interfere in politics

(IANS)UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday Bangladesh's military leadership had assured him that it would not interfere in politics and the December election will be

[World] Bangladesh announces schedule for December polls

(IANS)Bangladesh's election authorities Sunday formally announced detailed timetable for its stalled parliamentary election, keeping Dec 18 as the voting date.Announcing the election schedule, Chief Election ...

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[World] China to become welfare state by 2050

(IANS)Beijing, Nov 3 (Xinhua) China will become a welfare state in the next 40 years with universal medical care and old age pensions, says a ...

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[World] Five killed in Brazil plane crash

(IANS)Five people were killed when the small plane in which they were travelling crashed in southwestern Brazil, EFE reported.The accident occurred Sunday in the Brazilian ...

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[World] 93 arrested in Sri Lanka for links with LTTE

(IANS)Colombo, Nov 3 (Xinhua) At least 93 people were arrested Sunday for their alleged links with Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's northwest, the police ...

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[World] US unmanned aircraft crashes in southern Afghanistan

(IANS)An unmanned US drone crashed in southern Afghanistan Sunday, while NATO forces wounded five Afghan troops in a seperate incident in the eastern part of ...

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[World] Sarah Palin agrees to hunt baby seals with bogus head of state

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has become the victim of a prank phone call by a French-Canadian comedian posing as the French President Nicolas ...

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[World] Lyon residents flee as floods hit

Hundreds of residents in the eastern French city of Lyon have fled their homes because of severe flooding.Heavy rainfall resulted in rivers bursting their banks.The ...

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[World] Israel stops support for West Bank settlers

The Israeli government has decided to cut off Jewish settlement outposts in the West Bank.The government has announced it will cut off all public funding ...

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[World] Banda sworn in as Zambian leader

Rupiah Banda was hastily sworn in as president of Zambia Sunday after snatching victory from the jaws of opposition leader Michael Sata, amid accusations from ...

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