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US Issues Travel Alert for Its Citizens During 2010 Commonwealth Games

New Delhi (ABC Live): The U.S. Mission in India has issued alert to U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in India for during the 2010 Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in New Delhi, w.e.f. October 3 to October 14, 2010.
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BBC Fails to Stop The Man In The White Suit Book Publication

London (ABC Live): The United Kingdom National broadcaster The BBC has lost its case to stop the publication of a book, The Man In The White Suit, that reveals the identity of Top Gear's driver The Stig....
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India Again Announces USD 20 Million Aid for Pakistani Floods Victims

New Delhi (ABC Live): After Pakistan accepted Indian USD 25 million Floods Victims Aid under US Pressure, India on Tuesday has announced an additional USD 20 million assistance to Pakistan. ...
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Obama All set to Announces US Forces Final Withdrawal from Iraq on Tuesday

Washington (ABC Live): US president Obama on Tuesday announced the U.S. role in Iraq U.S. troops to play a supporting role to Iraqi forces....
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Russia Opens Arctic Sea Route for Europe to Asia

Moscow (ABC Live): Russia has opened a shortcut northern sea route from Europe to Asia across the Arctic, reasserting itself as the dominant power in the strategic mineral-rich region. ...
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China Allows FDI in Chinese Media Companies

Beijing (ABC Live): The China has decided to allow foreign direct Investment in local media companies provided they do not interfere with the editorial policy....
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Chinese Passengers Airplane Crashes killed 53 People

Yichun (ABC Live): The Henan Airlines plane on Tuesday crashed at 10:10pm (1410 GMT) in Yichun, a small city in Heilongjiang province of China....
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Dornier Plane Crashes in Nepal 14 Mount Everest Trekkers Killed

Kathmandu (ABC Live): Heavy rains on Tuesday caused a Dornier plane crash near Kathmandu killing all 14 people on board....
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Pakistani Floods Forced US to Review, Reassess Kerry-Lugar-Berman

Washington (ABC Live): After recent the worst flood in Pakistan United States is reviewing and reassessing the priorities in the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009, also known as "Kerry-Lugar-Berman." ...
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Sweden Cancels Arrest Warrant Against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

Stockholm (ABC Live): Sweden has cancelled an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on charges of rape and molestation....
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S-300 Anti-Aircraft Missiles Supply to Iran Yet not Finalized: Russia

Moscow (ABC Live): Russia has clarified that no decision was yet taken to deliver Patriot class S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Iran,...
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Barack Obama Too Faces Denial of Right to Dark Skin for Holidaying

Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama is under a storm of criticism from US media and right wing commentators for golfing and vacationing too much. ...
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Taiwan Approves Trade Pact With China

Taipei (ABC Live): Taiwan's parliament has approved a wide-ranging trade pact with China, despite a boycott by the pro-independence opposition....
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China Rejects Pentagon Report on Expanding Military Capabilities Against Asian Nations

Beijing (ABC Live): China on Wednesday categorically rejected the Pentagon report on its expanding military capabilities Against Asian nations....
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Pakistan Requests $900 Million from World Bank for Floods Victims Rehabilitation

New York (ABC Live): The World Bank on Monday announced that it has received a request for around $900 million of financial support from Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for Floods victims....
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China to Sign Agreement with IAEA for Training, Nuclear Safety

Beijing (ABC Live): China has decided to sign an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to firm up cooperation in training and nuclear safety in East Asia and the world during the ongoing visit of its chief Yukiya Amano, in the backdrop of its plans to construct two new nuclear reactors in Pakistan. ...
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Russia to Host Quadrilateral Summit on Af-Pak Region

Sochi (ABC Live): Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is all set to host a quadrilateral summit with leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Af-Pak region. ...
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UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Appeals for Pakistani Floods Victims Aid

Islamabad (ABC Live):U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is on Pakistan visit on Sunday urged international donors to step up aid for millions of victims of the country's worst humanitarian disaster. ...
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Barack H Obama Bats for Mosque Near World Trade Center Remains

New York (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama on Friday forcefully approved of building a mosque near the site of the former World Trade Center. ...
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Iran All Set to Officially Launch Its First Russian Boosted Nuclear Power Plant

Tehran (ABC Live): Iran is all set to officially launch its first nuclear power plant at Iranian city Bushehr in Next Week. ...
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Sri Lanka All Set to Take Back Rank ,Medals of Sarath Fonseka

Colombo (ABC Live): A Sri Lankan military court Friday ordered of taking back of former Army chief Sarath Fonseka rank and medals after finding him guilty of dabbling in politics, while in service....
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Obama Signs Border Security Bill to Earn 250 Million Annually for US-Mexico Border

Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama on Friday signed Border Security Bill to turn it to a law proposing a steep hike in some categories of H-1B and L-1 visa fees....
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US Enacts Manufacturing Enhancement Act to Create Jobs in Manufacturing Sector

Washington (ABC Live): The US President Barack Obama has signed a key industrial bill, “The Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010” to create thousands jobs in manufacturing sector to strengthen American economy. ...
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United States Hikes H-1B Visas Fees to Secure US Mexico Border

Washington (ABC Live): The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to steeply hike U.S. visa fees for skilled workers to raise $600 million in emergency funding to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border. ...
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Pakistani Court Declares Pervez Musharraf As Proclaimed Offender

Islamabad (ABC Live): The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday declared former military ruler Pervez Musharraf a proclaimed offender while hearing a petition filed by Maulvi Iqbal Haider....
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Pakistani Artist Shaheen Files Theft Case Against Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari

Islamabad (ABC Live): A Pakistani artist made allegations against Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari of steal her Mother’s paintings....
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Humanity All Set to Celebrate World Humanitarian Day 2010 on 19th August

New York (ABC Live): World Citizens are all set to celebrate World Humanitarian Day on 19 August 2010....
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Barack Obama Turns 49 Year Old on Wednesday

Chicago (ABC Live): The US President Barack Obama is celebrating his 49th birthday on Wednesday with his family and friends in Chicago. ...
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Quadrennial Defense Review Predicts Iranian style Islamic fundamentalism in Pakistan

New York (ABC Live): The Quadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel has told the US Congress in its final report that Pakistan is inching towards Iranian style Islamic fundamentalism....
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Ban Ki-moon to Attend Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima

Hiroshima (ABC Live): UN chief Ban Ki-moon will become the first UN secretary-general to attend the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima and the first to visit Nagasaki, both of which were hit by nuclear bombs in the closing days of World War II....
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Barack Obama Confirms Ends of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 31st August

Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama has confirmed the fulfillment of his campaign promise to end of all military combat operations in Iraq by 31 August....
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David Cameron Rejects Pakistani Protest over His Remarks on Sponsored Terrorism

London (ABC Live): United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected Pakistani strong protest over his remarks asking Pakistan to stop exporting terror....
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The Convention on Cluster Munitions Becomes Binding from 1st August 2010

London (ABC Live): The Convention on Cluster Munitions has become binding international law in very part of the world on Sunday, , 1 August 2010....
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Pentagon Seeks FBI Help to Investigate Classified Documents Leakage by WikiLeaks

Washington (ABC Live): The Pentagon has sought the assistance of FBI into its investigation of the illegal leakage of thousands of classified documents by WikiLeaks on the American war against terrorism in Afghanistan. ...
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China to Launch Its First High Resolution Mapping Satellite ZY-3

Taiyuan (ABC Live): China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping has decided to launch the ZY-3 into space by the Long March-4B carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China. ...
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UN Declares Clean Water, Sanitation As Human Right

New York (ABC Live): The UN General Assembly Wednesday recognized access to clean water and sanitation as a human right. ...
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All 152 Passengers in Pakistani Air Blue Flight Killed Air Crash

Islamabad (ABC Live): Pakistani Private Airliner Air Blue-operated Airbus A-321, flying from Turkey to Islamabad via Karachi hit the Margalla Hills resulktant into killing of all 152 on board on Wednesday....
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Musharraf,M K Narayanan to Address Singapore Global Dialogue

Singapore (ABC Live): Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf and former National Security Advisor and now West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan will address Singapore Global Dialogue in Singapore. ...
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US Farewells Gen.McChrystal with Regrets on His Retirement

Washington (ABC Live): High end controversial former US Afghan Commander Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal finally said good bye to US army when he retired in a ceremony here near his FortMcNair home....
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Wikileaks Releases 90,000 US Military Records of Afghan War

London (ABC Live): The whistle-blower website Wikileaks has once again released 90,000 military records which has heated United States mood over its Afghan policy ...
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Pakistani Army Chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Gets Three Year Extension

Islamabad (ABC Live): Pakistan’s army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has given a three-year extension of service to ensure continuity in counter-terrorism operations in the country. ...
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Non-military Spending Forces US Senate to Rejects Afghanistan Emergency Funding

Washington (ABC Live): The US Senate has rejected emergency funding for military operations in Afghanistan, sending it back to the House of Representatives for review....
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International Court of Justice Justifies Kosovo's Declaration of Independence

New York (ABC Live): The International Court of Justice has rejected Serbian claims by justifying Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, terming it as per established international law....
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China Successfully Develops Fourth-Generation Fuel Efficient Atomic Reactor

Beijing (ABC Live): China has claimed successfully development of fuel efficient experimental atomic reactor using fourth generation nuclear technology which attained its criticality holding out promise to reduce energy costs significantly....
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Nepal Parliament Fails to Elect New Prime Minister

Kathmandu (ABC Live): Nepal Parliament on Wednesday failed to elect a new Prime Minister as it has rejected Maoist chief Prachanda and his NC rival Ram Chandra Poudel for the key post....
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Kabul Conference Communiqué Endorses Kabul Process

Kabul (ABC Live): Delegations from 70 countries gathered in Afghanistan on Tuesday and unanimously agreed on an Afghan-led political framework for peace and reconciliation and a way forward that includes realignment of international aid behind national priorities....
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UN All Set to Host Kabul Conference under UNAMA on 20th July in Kabul

Kabul (ABC Live): The United Nations under the United Nations Assistance Mission(UNAMA) is all set to host Kabul Conference on in Afghanistan on 20 July 2010 in Kabul to implement its prioritized agenda. ...
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Myanmar Half Hearted Remembers Its Independence Hero Gen Aung San

Yangon (ABC Live): Myanmar on Monday half hearted remembered its independence hero Gen Aung San father of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on his 63rd Death anniversary....
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Australia to Go for Fresh Elections in August 2010

Canberra (ABC Live): Australia's First woman Prime Minister Julia Gillard after three weeks in Office decided to go for fresh mandate from Australian Pubic in August, 2010....
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US Grants 10,000 Visas to Crime, Human Trafficking Victims

Washington (ABC Live): The US has granted 10,000 visas to victims of crime and human trafficking this year, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)....
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Fiji Expels Australia's Top Diplomat of Interfering into Its Internal Affairs

Suva (ABC Live): Fiji has expelled Australia's top diplomat on Tuesday as Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama accused Australia and New Zealand of plotting to embarrass the Pacific island nation. ...
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Nepalese President Asks Parliament to Elect New Prime Minister on 21st July

Kathmandu (ABC Live): Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav has asked Nepalese lawmakers will elect a new Prime Minister on 21st July....
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Spain Vs Netherlands 0-0 at Half Time in FIFA World Cup Final

Soccer City, Johannesburg (ABC Live): Spain and the Netherlands teams are 0-0, as both have played safe game by trying to keep most of time with their control....
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Government Sponsored Protests Force UN Office Closure in Sri Lanka

Colombo (ABC Live): The United Nations has closed its office in Sri Lanka and after Government sponsored protests against an UN investigation into alleged war crimes....
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EU Approves New Deal to Allow US to Access Bank Data

Luxembourg (ABC Live): European Members of Parliament have approved a new deal to allow US anti-terror investigators to access Europeans' bank data....
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Investigation Starts in Alleged French President Sarkozy’s Illegal Campaign Funding

Paris (ABC Live): Prosecutors after allegations have started an investigation into alleged illegal campaign funding of French President Nicolas Sarkozy....
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Obama Administration Files Suit Against Arizona for Blocking National Immigration Policy

Washington (ABC Live): The Obama administration has filed suit against its Arizona state in a bid to block the state's controversial immigration law which President Barack Obama's administration has slammed as abusive and divisive. ...
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US Imposes Toughest Sanctions Against Iran

Washington (ABC Live): United States has imposed the toughest sanctions against Iran for its nuclear programme....
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Obama Ready to Renew US Immigration Reform Bill 2010

Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama renewed his options on US immigration reform Bill on Thursday so that Congress will pass such legislation in 2010....
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United States Creates Multidefendant Court for Guantanamo Bay Detainees

New York (ABC Live): United States has created a high-tech military court to try the detainees who were captured during the war against terror. ...
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Obama Fires McChrystal, Hires David Petraeus As US Afghanistan Commander

Washington (ABC Live): US president Barack Obama fired his top Afghanistan commander Stanley A McChrystal on Wednesday for openly challenge President Global policy....
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Australia Gets Its First Woman Prime Minister Julia Gillard

Canberra (ABC Live): Julia Gillard has become Australia's first woman prime minister after Kevin Rudd stepped down after Labour Party's at a ballot meeting....
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After 25 Year Canada Apologizes for Air India Flight 182 Mid Air Blast

Toronto (ABC Live): Canada after 25 years on Wednesday officially accepted blame for the tragedy and apologized to the victim families killed in Air India flight 182 Hijack and blown off in mid-air near Ireland June 23, 1985....
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Pakistan Air Force All Set to Get Four Upgraded F-16s on Saturday

Islamabad (ABC Live): US in continuing its policy of Stick in One hand and Cake in another, all set to deliver the first four of 18 upgraded F-16s to Pakistan....
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Gen.McChrystal Tries to Challenge Obama Administration by Rolling Stone

Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama has expressed his anger over the Rolling Stone article by top military commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal....
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Iran Bans Entry of Two IAEA Nuclear Inspectors

Tehran (ABC Live): Iran on Monday banned the entry of two UN nuclear inspectors as they disclosed to the media about UN report before IAEA review....
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United States Issues Warning to Pakistan on Iran Gas Pipeline

Islamabad (ABC Live): United States has issued warning to Pakistan over Iran gas pipeline issue in view of US proposed laws that could affect the project. ...
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China Rejects US Objection Over Sino Pak Civil Nuclear Deal

Beijing (ABC Live): Reacting to US opposition to Sino Pak Civil Nuclear Deal, China on Thursday vowed to build two new reactors in Pakistan under Deal....
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Iran Designs More Powerful Nuclear Reactor under Dual-Track Policy

Tehran (ABC Live): Iran is designing a new powerful nuclear reactor for radio-isotope production....
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Wikipedia Relaxes Editing Options for Most Controversial Articles

New York (ABC Live): The online encyclopedia Wikipedia has taken an "important step" towards making it easier to edit some of its most controversial articles. ...
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United States to Oppose Sino-Pak Civilian Nuclear Deal in Nuclear Suppliers Group

Washington (ABC Live): United States has decided to oppose all expected Sino-Pak civilian nuclear deal for establishing two atomic reactors in Pakistan, as it comes before the Nuclear Suppliers Group next week. ...
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At Last After 25 Year Kanishka Bombing Inquiry Commission to Release Report

Toronto (ABC Live): The Canadian authorities have finally after long 25 years ready with its final report of the Public Inquiry Commission into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182 on June 17....
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United States Implements New Gender Change Guidelines for Passports

Washington (ABC Live): The United States has announced new gender change guidelines in passports and consular reports of birth abroad. ...
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Nelson Mandela's Great Granddaughter Zenani Mandela Dies in Road Accident

Johannesburg (ABC Live): Former South African President Nelson Mandela's 13-year-old great granddaughter,Zenani Mandela was killed in a car crash on Friday....
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Iran Rejects US Backed UN Sanctions Over Its Nuclear Programme

Tehran (ABC Live): Iran has rejected newly imposed UN sanctions on its controversial uranium enrichment programme....
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Iran to Face More Tougher UN Sanctions, But Rejects Call

Washington (ABC Live): Iran is all set to face more Tough sanctions for its nuclear enrichment programme, which Iran continuing even after UN demanded stop at one go....
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Poland Alleges Russian Police Looted Crashed Polish Presidential Plane

Moscow (ABC Live): Poland has accused three Russian police officers of looting the Polish presidential plane after it crashed in Russian territory in April, 2010 but Russia has strongly denied the accusation....
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WIPO to Organize Seminar on The Economics of Intellectual Property

Geneva (ABC Live): The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is all set to Organize Seminar on “The Economics of Intellectual Property” at the headquarters of WIPO, in Geneva on June 28. 2010....
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Naoto Kan Becomes Japan New Prime Minister

Tokyo (ABC Live): Naoto Kan has become the Japan's fifth prime minister in three years on Friday....
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World Bank Waives Off Haiti‘s US$36 Million Debt

Washington (ABC Live): The World Bank on Friday waived off the all remaining US$36 million of debt owed by worst earthquake hit nation Haiti to the International Development Association (IDA). ...
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Obama Administration Releases US New National Security Doctrine

Washington (ABC Live): The Obama administration Thursday released a new national security doctrine asking all to join diplomatic engagement and economic discipline with military power to bolster America's standing in the world....
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US Hikes Visa Fee, But Deceases H-1B Visa

Washington (ABC Live): The United States has hiked visa fee and introduced a two-tier structure for non-immigrant visas from June 4, 2010. ...
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Against JuD Chief Saeed Release

Islamabad (ABC Live): Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed appeals against the release of JuD chief Hafiz Muhammed Saeed....
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IMF Records USD 5.1 Billon Profit after Gold Sale Income Model

New Delhi (ABC Live): The International Monetary Fund after gold sale to its member countries expects to record a profit of USD 5.1 billon from in the financial year ended 30th April 2010. ...
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ATM Inventor John Shepherd Barron Dies

Portmahomack (ABC Live): India-born Scot John Shepherd Barron, who invented the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), has died at Inverness's Raigmore Hospital in northern Scotland on Saturday. ...
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UN Calls 2010 As International Year for Biological Diversity

New York (ABC Live): The United Nations has called 2010 as the International year of Biodiversity. ...
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US Asks UN Security Council to Impose Fresh Sanctions Against Iran

New York (ABC Live): US on Wednesday presented to the UN Security Council a draft resolution on imposing fresh sanctions on Iran....
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Know The Standards of Conduct of International Civil Service

New York (ABC Live):The role and actions of United Nations and the specialized agencies in global affairs in peace and emergencies times are increasing day by day, the international civil service officers are the UN face for people, so their behavior is directly linked with the prestige on it. ...
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Haiti Reconstruction Fund Gets First Contributor As Brazil

Washington, DC(ABC Live):Brazil has became the first country to contribute to the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF) set up to support the Caribbean nation’s reconstruction in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake of January 12th. ...
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ICAO EUR/NAT VATF to Improve Volcanic Ash Contingency Plans

Paris (ABC Live): The ICAO European and North Atlantic Volcanic Ash Task Force (EUR/NAT VATF) has agreed to improve contingency plans in the European and North Atlantic Regions. ...
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Myanmar All Set to Free Aung San Suu Kyi

Yangon (ABC Live): Myanmar apex court has allowed the democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to submit a “special appeal” for her unconditional release from house arrest in Yangon....
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New START Treaty Reaches Senate For Ratification

Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama has sent to the Senate the New START Treaty for ratification. ...
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In Air Miracle Child Escapes in Libyan Flight 8U771 Crash

Tripoli (ABC Live): In Miracle, an eight-year-old Dutch boy escaped in a Libyan plane crash, in which all on board killed at Tripoli airport on Wednesday....
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Queen Confirms David Cameron as UK Next Prime Minister

London (ABC Live): At last the stalemate in United Kingdom Democracy has broken on Tuesday after Conservative and Liberal Democrats reached at an agreement to share government....
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Afghanistan Bans Children Recruitment in National Police Force

Kabul (ABC Live): Afghanistan Government has decided to ban on the recruitment of people under the age of 18 into the national police force and called on the defence ministry to adopt a similar prohibition with regard to the army....
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Four Car Bombs Killed 102 People in Baghdad

Baghdad (ABC Live):Four car bombs killed 102 people Tuesday in Baghdad turning the day Iraq's bloodiest day of 2010....
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Global Report on Child Labour Argues Fast Action to Achieve 2016 Target

New York (ABC Live): The Global Report on Child Labour, released on Saturday, highlighted the challenges that remain if the goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by the target date of 2016 is to be achieved. ...
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David Cameron’s Limited Choice: Liberal Democrat or Smaller Parties ?

London (ABC Live): Conservative leader David Cameron is now busy with his plan to garner support of around at least 15 MPs to from United Kingdom Next Government....
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Eyjafjoell Volcano Again Emits Ash to Disrupt European Aviation

Reykjavík (ABC Live): An Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjoell which disrupted European aviation last month has again emitted another cloud of debris, which can also derail the aviation routes. ...
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Northern Ireland Voters Remained Apart in UK Elections 2010

London (ABC Live): After ten long years the Conservative Party is all set to rule United Kingdom, as it is expected to reach magic figure of 326 in general elections 2010....
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Wales Still With Labour But Indication for Conservative Party in UK Elections 2010

London (ABC Live):The Wales Voters still voted in favour of Labour Party but indicated some swing towards Conservative Party where it has able to retained its leading position here, Labour has won 26,Conservative Party 8, Plaid Cymru 3 and Liberal Democrat 3 in UK elections 2010 out of Wales Results after 40 of 40....
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Scotland Voters Keep Faith on Labour Party in UK Elections 2010

London (ABC Live): After ten long years the Conservative Party is all set to rule United Kingdom, as it is expected to reach magic figure of 326 in general elections 2010....
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England Voters Make Conservative Party to Reach Close to Magic 326

London (ABC Live): After ten long years the Conservative Party is all set to rule United Kingdom, as it is expected to reach magic figure of 326 in general elections 2010....
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Conservative Party All Set to Rule UK After Long 10 Years

London (ABC Live): After long ten years, the Conservative Party is all set to rule United Kingdom, as it is expected to reach magic figure of 326 in general elections 2010....
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China to Build Two Civilian Nuclear Reactors in Pakistan

Beijing (ABC Live): China has decided to build two new civilian nuclear reactors in Pakistan....
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Democrat Senator Christopher Dodd Gets "Friend of India" Award

Washington (ABC Live): Top Democrat Senator Christopher Dodd would receive "Friend of India" award for his contribution in strengthening the Indo-US relationship....
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Obama Tries to Win Islamic World Heart by Commercial Gains

Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama has announced a series of measures to build up the trust between America and the Islamic world....
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United States Declares Itself As Prompt Global Strike Capable

New York (ABC Live): The US accepted that it has an advanced conventional weapon of new strength called Prompt Global Strike (PGS), which can strike anywhere, in the world in one hour. ...
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United Kingdom Apologizes on Pope ‘Condom’ Memo

London (ABC Live): United Kingdom has apologized for its document on Pope’s visit to the UK, which suggested that visit could be marked by the launch of “Benedict” condoms, opening of an abortion clinic and blesses a gay marriage....
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Obama to Host Muslim Entrepreneurship Conference

Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama will host a Muslim countries entrepreneurship conference next week....
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WIPO All Set to Celebrate World Intellectual Property Day on 26th April

Geneva (ABC Live): World Intellectual Property organization is all set to celebrates both the 10th anniversary of World Intellectual Property Day and the 40th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention establishing WIPO (the WIPO Convention) on April 26, 2010...
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ICAO Clears European Air Space for Traffic

New York (ABC Live): The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has issued clearance certificate to Europe Aviation authorities to reopen air space and traffic....
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Is Europe Ready to Face a Natural Disaster?

London (ABC Live): We think of natural disasters as something that happens to poor people in Africa, Asia, China and Haiti. Natural disasters are something CNN covers for 3 hours so Bill Clinton foundation can gather some aid money for it....
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Iceland Ash and The Possible Future of Europe

Copenhagen (ABC Live): This time Iceland is sending tons of talcum powder like ash to the skies over Europe. Thousands of planes are grounded, trade and travel is coming to a halt and European economy just reaching the verge of recovery is about to plummet again. All because of Iceland....
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UN Report Blames Pakistan Government for Benazir Bhutto Assassination

New York (ABC Live): United Nations on Thursday released an independent report on Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto assassination....
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BRIC Argues UN to Explore More Diplomatic on Iran Nuclear Issue

Brasília (ABC Live): BRIC group represented by India, Russia, China and Brazil argued the UN Security Council to adopt more diplomatic measures to solve Iran nuclear programme issue....
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Hurdles in BRIC Growth

New Delhi (ABC Live): Brazil, Russia, India and China political systems have adopted global capitalism. ...
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7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Kills 400 Persons in China’s Qinghai Province

Yushu County(ABC Live):At least 350 people reported killed in a strong earthquake of 7.1 magnitude in northwest China's remote Qinghai province early on Wednesday. ...
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Washington Nuclear Security Summit Adopts Work Plan to Protect Nuclear Materials

Washington (ABC Live): The two days Nuclear Security Summit concluded on Tuesday in Washington DC, and adopted Work Plan to prevent terrorists, criminals, or other unauthorized actors from acquiring nuclear materials. ...
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Washington Nuclear Security Summit Communiqué Supports Obama’s Call

Washington (ABC Live): The two days Nuclear Security Summit concluded on Tuesday in Washington Dc, with vow to cap and tap nuclear materials, and effective means to prevent terrorists, criminals, or other unauthorized actors from acquiring nuclear materials. ...
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Obama Sponsored Two Days Nuclear Security Summit Starts in Washington

Washington (ABC Live): A two-day global summit on nuclear security, being attended by heads of States from 47 countries opens in Washington on Monday. ...
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Polish President Lech Kaczynski Dies in Air Crash in Russia

Pechorsk (ABC Live): was killed along with 97 people in a plane crash in southwestern Russian region of Smolensk on Saturday....
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Multilateral Development Banks Sign Cross-Debarment Agreement

Luxembourg (ABC Live): All Major Multilateral development banks (MDBs) on Friday have signed an agreement to cross-debar firms and individuals found to have engaged in wrongdoing in MDB-financed development projects....
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Mahinda Rajapaksa's Ruling Coalition Wins Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections 2010

Colombo (ABC Live): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's ruling coalition has won Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections after the elimination of Tamil Tigers. ...
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US, Russia Sign New Start Treaty in Prague

Prague (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, have signed a landmark nuclear arms treaty (New Start treaty) in Spanish Hall of Prague Castle, the Czech president's residence. ...
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Finally US Officially Rejects Pakistan Request for Civilian Nuclear Deal

Washington (ABC Live): US Obama Administration on Thursday categorically rejected request to have a civilian nuclear deal with Pakistan like that of India....
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World Bank Injects US$ 100 Billion in Global Economy to Recover from Deep Financial Crisis

Washington (ABC Live): World Bank has issued financial commitments of worth US$ 100 billion to different countries since July 2008 to recover from the worst financial crisis in 50 years, the world economy faces....
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Russia Decides to Set Up Special Force to Combat Caucasian Muslim Terrorists

Moscow (ABC Live): Russia has decided to set up a special force to combat terrorism in the north Caucasus region. ...
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Britain All set to go for General Elections 2010 on 6th May

London (ABC Live): Britain on Tuesday has decided to hold general elections on 6th May to elect new members of Parliament....
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North Korea Threatens to Abandon US Soldiers Remains of Korean War

Pyongyang (ABC Live): North Korea threatened on Monday to abandon a search for the remains of US soldiers who went missing during the 1950-53 Korean War....
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Manmohan Singh All Set to Attend Nuclear Security Summit in Washington

New Delhi (ABC Live): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is all set to attend the two-day Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on 12th April to discuss ways to protect nuclear weapons from of terrorists....
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Russia Identifies One Caucasus Black Widow Behind Moscow Metro Blasts

Moscow(ABC LIve):Russian Secuirty Agencies have identified a 17-year-old Black widow of a Caucasus militant Khizirov as one of the two 'Black Widows' involved in Monday's twin suicide attack on Moscow metro....
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Obama Plans to Allow Oil Exploration to Get Support for Climate Change Bill

Washington (ABC Live): United State Administration under President Obama is planning to give its approval to explore oil from US coast for the first time in decades....
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Barack Obama Condemns Moscow Metro Blasts

Moscow (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama has strongly condemned the twin blasts on Moscow metro trains in which 38 people were killed and 63 were injured. ...
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Russia Vows to Destroy Moscow Metro Stations Blasts Terrorists

Moscow (ABC Live): Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed to "destroy" the terrorists, who were behind the blasts at two metro stations in Moscow on Monday, and is rushing to the capital after cutting short his visit to Siberia. ...
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Obama Gets Bipartisan Support For New Nuclear Arms Cut Deal with Russia

Washington(ABC Live):US President Barack Obama has received bipartisan support for a new arms cut deal with Russia in place of the Cold War-era START treaty under which the two sides will reduce their nuclear stockpiles by 30 per cent with lawmakers describing it as a historic move for global security. ...
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Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Paved Way for Healthcare Reform Bill Safe Passage

Washington (ABC Live): The US House of Representatives on Sunday has approved President Barack Obama's agenda top item the landmark healthcare reform bill with thin margin....
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Nepal Loses Its Former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala

Kathmandu (ABC Live): Nepal’s five-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, passed away on Saturday after multiple organ failure....
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White House All Set to Host State Dinner for Mexican President Felipe Calderon

Washington (ABC Live): After hosting his first state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, now US President Barack Obama will host the second state dinner of his presidency for his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon....
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US-Russia Decide to Sign New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

Moscow (ABC Live): United States and Russia held crucial talks on a new nuclear disarmament treaty after the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) expired in December....
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US Prepares to Strike on Iranian Nuclear Installations

New York (ABC Live): The Global resources suggested that United States is preparing to strike Iran's nuclear facilities....
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Israel Rejects US Pressure to Withdraw 1,600 Ramat Shlomo New Homes Plan

Tel Aviv (ABC Live): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has \refused to oblige United State on recently Announced 1600 Jewish settlement in and around Jerusalem....
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After US Threat Israel Decides to Probe Joe Biden's Visit Fiasco

Tel Aviv (ABC Live): After United States Threat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a probe into why officials announced plans for constructing new housing units in East Jerusalem during US Vice-president Joe Biden's visit....
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US Rejects Israel’s Jerusalem New Settlements During Vice-President Joe Biden Visit

Washington (ABC Live): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has refuted Israel’s decision to build new settlements in East Jerusalem during a visit by US Vice-President Joe Biden aimed at restarting peace talks. ...
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Japan Finally Accepts US Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station Relocation Accord

Tokyo (ABC Live): Japan has finally decided to accept 2006 accord to relocate US Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station from Ginowan to CampSchwab in Nago. ...
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Israel Approves 1,600 New Homes in East Jerusalem

Tel Aviv (ABC Live): Israel has approved the building of 1,600 new homes in east Jerusalem, where the Palestinians want their capital just before the US Vice-President Joe Biden's visit. ...
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6 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Turkey

Okcular (ABC Live)A 6 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey Monday, killing 57 people....
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Suicide Car Bomber Kills 11 People in Lahore

Lahore(ABC Live):A suspected suicide car bomber on Monday struck special investigation unit's building in Pakistan's key city in Lahore, killing at least 11 people and wounding 61 others. ...
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Sarath Fonseka Goes on Hunger Strike

Sri Lanka (ABC Live): Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka facing detention under treason charges, on Sunday went on a hunger strike for not being allowed to speak to his daughters on telephone that are overseas. ...
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Sri Lanka Rejects UN Probe into Human Rights Violations

Colombo (ABC Live):Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has rejected UN chief Ban Ki-Moon proposal to ask panel of experts to look into human rights issues on the island. violations ...
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After Taliban Afghanistan School Enrollment Reaches Highest in History

Kabul (ABC Live): Afghanistan After the fall of Taliban rule (1996-2001) is trying to recover from more than two decades of war especially in the field of education....
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India Tries to Check Cheap Chinese Goods Entry into India

New Delhi (ABC Live): India on Friday has decided to issue permits to Indo-China border districts residents to restrict flow of cheap Chinese goods into the country....
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Dalai Lama is A Political Monk : China

Beijing (ABC Live): China has termed the Dalai Lama as a political monk....
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Vatican Revives Direct Relations with China After 59 Years

Vatican (ABC Live): The Vatican has secretly elected a new delegate for China after 1951. ...
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Chilean 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Creates Tsunami Alert for Japan

Tokyo (ABC Live): One of the largest earthquakes on record killed at least 300 people in Chile and sent giant waves roaring across the Pacific Ocean that forced Japan to issue a major tsunami alert on Sunday....
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8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Chile

Santiago (ABC Live): A deadly earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 has hit central Chile, resulted into deaths of at least 78 people on Saturday....
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Sri Lankan Ex-Army Chief Sarath Fonseka Faces Treason Charges

Colombo (ABC Live): Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday said charges will be framed in two weeks' time against detained ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka in civil courts for allegedly plotting against the government and creating unrest within the force. ...
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United Nations Confirms 222,517 Deaths in Haiti's Earthquake

Port-au-Prince (ABC Live): United Nations has issued official death toll list of Haiti's devastating earthquake....
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David Miliband All Set to Address Global Tamil Forum

London (ABC Live): British Foreign Secretary David Miliband is all set to address the Global Tamil Forum at the British Parliament Tuesday. ...
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Italy Court Convicts Three Top Google Executives On Defamation Charges

Milan (ABC Live): Three Google executives were convicted of privacy violations Wednesday in Italy because bullies posted a video online of an autistic boy being abused, a case closely watched due to its implications for Internet freedom. ...
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Dalai Lama Loves China

Washington (ABC Live): Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has love for China despite cultural "suppression" of his homeland. ...
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Portuguese Floods Death Toll Reaches 40

Madeira (ABC Live): The death toll in flash floods on the Portuguese island of Madeira rose on Sunday to 40 with over 100 injured, authorities said, warning that the number was likely to rise. ...
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United States, Russia All Set to Ink START Follow-on Treaty

New York (ABC Live): The United States and Russia are within sight of a new deal to slash their nuclear arsenals but certain "principles and elements" have yet to settled, a top US official said Wednesday. ...
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Suicide Air Attack on US Internal Revenue Service in Texas

Texas (ABC Live):A disgruntled software engineer, smashed his small plane into a seven-storey tax office building in Texas in a kamikaze-style attack, killing one person and leaving 13 others injured, police said Friday. ...
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Seoul’s Incheon International Airport Gets World Best Airport Award

Geneva (ABC Live): The Airports Council International awarded Seoul’s Incheon International Airport as the world's best airport for the fifth straight year in the latest customer satisfaction survey....
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France Promises USD 400 million Aid for Quake-Stricken Haiti

Paris (ABC Live): French president Nicolas Sarkozy has promised 230 million euros (USD 400 million) in aid for quake-stricken Haiti on Wednesday....
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Benjamin Netanyahu Reaches Moscow to Get Russian Support Against Iran

Moscow (ABC Live): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached Moscow on Sunday for garnering support to impose tough sanctions against Iran....
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United States Senate Approves 27 Nominees List for Obama Administration

Washington (ABC Live): United States Senate confirmed 27 nominees of the Obama Administration out of it’s around 50 appointments on last day of its session ...
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Sri Lanka All Set to Face General Elections in April

Colombo (ABC Live): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday dissolved the country's parliament to conduct of general elections two months ahead of schedule. ...
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Russia Refuses to Send Its Troops in Afghanistan

Moscow (ABC Live): Russia on Tuesday ruled out sending its troops to Afghanistan but said it was ready to help train the military and police personnel of the country to develop its internal security capability....
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Sri Lanka Arrests Losing General Sarath Fonseka

Colombo (ABC Live): Sri Lanka military police has arrested former Sri lankan Army chief and losing presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka from his office on Monday night....
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At Lest 50 Died in US Power Plant Explosion

Hartford (ABC Live): Atlest 50 person feared died in A huge explosion occurred in a US power gas-fired plant in Middletown, home to 40,000 people on the Connecticut River on Sunday....
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World Loses Bo Languages with Boa Sr Death in Andamans

Port Blair (ABC Live): World lost an ancient language in India on Thursday when last speaker of an ancient language was died at age of 85 years. ...
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Blackwater Comes Under US Justice Department Scanner

New York (ABC Live): The US Justice Department has started investigation regarding the allegations against security firm Blackwater Worldwide for bribing Iraqi government officials to get work....
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African Union Faces Kadhafi Fear Factor in Addis Ababa Summit

Addis Ababa (ABC Live): The African Union (AU) summit started on Sunday faced rift over leadership issue as Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi is no mood to leave the leadership of AU....
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High Court Bar to File Petition against CBI Closure Report in Cash-at-Judge's Doorstep

Chandigarh (Mera Chandigarh): The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association has decided to file a petition against the closure report of CBI in the 'cash-at-judge's door' case....
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Hackers Hack Websites of Members of US House of Representatives

Washington (ABC Live): Internet hackers hacked 50 Official websites of members of the US House of Representatives....
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Wins Second Term For Sri Lankan Presidency

Colombo (ABC Live): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday won a second term in office defeating united opposition candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka....
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Russian Navy to React Against US Patriot Deployment in Poland

Moscow (ABC Live): Russia has decided to strengthen its Navy’s Baltic fleet in to counter US plans to deploy Patriot missiles in Poland....
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China Beats Japan to Become World Second Largest Economy

New York (ABC Live): China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has officially issued a statement that it has maintained economy grew by 8.7% in 2009, and by 10.7% in the final quarter of the year, compared with 2008. ...
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Japanese Law Makers Question Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Integrity Over Funds Scandals

Tokyo (ABC Live):The four-month-old Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is facing tough heat over funds scandals involving him and his ruling party's no. 2, Ichiro Ozawa....
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World Bank Grants USD 100 Million to Earthquake Hit Haiti

Washington (ABC Live): The World Bank on Thursday announced an additional USD 100 million in emergency grant fund to worst earthquake hit the Caribbean nation Haiti. ...
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Haiti Earthquake Death Toll Reaches Over One Million

Port-au-Prince (ABC Live): The 7.0-magnitude quake, Haiti's worst in two centuries, has taken lives of at lest 100,000 people....
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Major Earthquake Hits Haiti

Haiti (ABC Live): A massive Earthquake hit the Caribbean nation of Haiti and damaged presidential palace besides other government buildings in the country's capital Port-au-Prince....
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Obama Appoints Rajiv Shah as USAID Chief

Washington (ABC Live): Obama Led US administration has appointed Indian origin Rajiv Shah as chief of a nearly $ 40 billion US foreign aid program USAID....
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World's Tallest Tower Burj Dubai Opens For Public

Dubai (ABC Live): The world's tallest tower, Burj Dubai, which the Gulf Emirates hopes will pep up its international image, shaken by debt woes. ...
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Taiwan Reassures China On Independence

Taipei (ABC Live): Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Friday reassured China that on Taiwan will not seek independence and improve ties with China....
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Al-Qaeda Operative Tries to Blast US North West Airlines

Washington(ABC Live):A Nigerian passenger, suspected to be an al-Qaeda operative, tried to ignite an incendiary device aboard a North West Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Detroit, a development termed as an "attempted act of terrorism" by the White House. ...
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US Senate Passes Obama's Healthcare Bill

Washington (ABC Live):The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed its version of legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, President Barack Obama said supporters were "incredibly close" to enacting the reform package into law. ...
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Nepal Asks Un to Extend UNMIN Tenure

Kathmandu(ABC Live): Nepal has decided to ask Unites Nations to extend United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) in the country, monitoring the Maoists arms and its personnel....
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Russia Successfully Test Fires RS-20V Voevoda Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Moscow (ABC Live): Russia on Thursday successfully test launched a nuclear-capable RS-20V Voevoda intercontinental ballistic missile....
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Soyuz TMA-17 Takes Three Astronauts to International Space Station

Baikour (ABC Live): Russian rocket Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft blasted off from Baikonur at 00:52 a.m. on Monday, ...
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UNSC Resolution 1904 Authorizes to Create Ombudsman for Terrorism

New York (ABC Live): the UN Security Council resolution No 1904 as authorized to create an office of Ombudsman in fighting against Terrorism....
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Iran Successfully Tests Fire Sajjil-2 Missile

Tehran (ABC Live): Iran has successfully test-fired Sajjil-2, a medium-range missile on Wednesday....
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Silvio Berlusconi Loses Two Teeth in Massimo Tartaglia's Punch Attack

Milan (ABC Live): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faced sudden punched in the face and downed to the ground resultant into loss of his two teeth and a minor nose fracture in political rally in Milan on Sunday....
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Punched in Political Rally

Milan (ABC Live): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faced sudden hit in the face and downed to the ground by assailant after a political rally in Milan on Sunday. ...
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CIA Snaps Ties with Blackwater over Drone Missile Loading in Pakistan, Afghanistan

New York (ABC Live): The CIA has canceled a contract a private security firm Blackwater for to load bombs onto drone aircraft in Pakistan and Afghanistan. ...
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North Korea Accepts Swine Flu Drug Tamiflu Supply From South Korea

Seoul (ABC Live): Difference between North and South Korea seems to be improving as North Korea has accepted South Korea's offer of drugs help to fight against a swine flu outbreak....
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Five Car Bombings Killed At Least 110 People in Bagdad

Baghdad (ABC Live): Five Car bombings have killed at least 110 people and injured 190 in Baghdad on Tuesday....
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Putin Indicates to Contest Russian Presidential Elections in 2012

Moscow (ABC Live): PM Vladimir Putin has indicated to reclaim for Russian President’s office in 2012. ...
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Iran Decides to Review Its Foreign Policy As per IAEA Voting

Tehran (ABC Live): Iran has announced to reviews its foreign policy as per voting against it its nuclear activities at the International Atomic Energy Agency last week....
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Space shuttle Atlantis Safely Landed at Kennedy Space Center

Washington (ABC Live): Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts returned after 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with an early morning landing on November 27 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ...
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Pakistani Prime Minster Gilani Gets Nuclear Button

Islamabad (ABC Live):The row over control of the Pakistan’s nuclear arsenals has at last ended on Friday night, when President Asif Ali Zardari officially handed over to these to Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani....
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Iran Confiscates Shirin Ebadi’s Nobel Peace Medal in Want of Tax Liability

Tehran (ABC Live): Iran has confiscated the Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi. ...
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General Wolfgang Schneiderhan Resigns over Civilians killing in Nato Air Strike in Afghanistan

Kabul (ABC Live):General Wolfgang Schneiderhan of Germany Army posted in Afghanistan has resigned over a Nato air strike on in Afghanistan, which resulted into killing of 70 civilians. ...
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US President Obama to Mark Knoller on US Afghanistan Policy@ Joint Press Meet

White House(ABC Live):US President Obama asked one question each, one from an American journalist and one from an Indian journalist, and named Mark Knoller ,an award-winning White House Correspondent for CBS News to ask his question....
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Iran Starts Huge Military Exercise to Show its Readiness to Defend Its Nuclear Sites

Tehran (ABC Live): Iran has started its five days of large-scale military exercise to Show its Readiness to retaliate Attacks on its nuclear sites....
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Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy Becomes European Union Chief

Brussels (ABC Live): Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy named as European Union Chief on Friday....
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China Asks Equal Footing to Resolve US-Chinese Trade Imbalance

Beijing (ABC Live): China on Tuesday asked equal status from US to properly resolve economic and trade frictions of US-Chinese Trade....
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United States Recognizes Tibet, a part of China

Beijing (ABC Live): United States on Tuesday categorically Recognized Tibet, a part of China, when visiting US President Barack Obama accepted it in his statement....
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Obama Teaches Universal Freedoms Lesson to Chinese Students

Shanghai (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama on Monday delivered a speech to Chinese youth at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum during his four-day state visit to China....
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President Barack Obama Starts China Visit from Shanghai

Shanghai (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama on his maiden visit to China has reached Chinese city of Shanghai, where he held with a town hall style meeting on Monday with young people....
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Suicide Bombers Struck ISI Office, Police Station in NW Pakistan

Peshawar (ABC Live): At least 10 people killed and 40 injured in the latest terrorist attack when suicide bombers on Friday struck an office of the ISI and a police station in northwest Pakistan....
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Sri Lankan Army Chief Gen Sarath Fonseka Resigns

Colombo (ABC Live): Sri Lanka's armed forces chief Gen Sarath Fonseka has finally resigned from his post after reports published about US Department of Homeland Security asked him to present before it during his private visit to United States in Last month....
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China Runs Many Black Jail in Beijing :Human Rights Watch

Beijing (ABC Live): Human Rights Watch alleged that China is running a number of unlawful detention centres in Beijing to torture citizens, who report local injustices. ...
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US Returns Back Nazis’ Looted 16th Century Hebrew Bible to Vienna Jewish Library

Manhattan (ABC Live): US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials turned over the two-volume of a 16th century Hebrew Bible looted by the Nazis six decades ago Vienna's Jewish community at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan....
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Russian Military Plane Tu-142-M3 Crashes in TatarskyStrait

TatarskyStrait (ABC Live): A Russian military plane crashed in the country's Far East, killing all nine people aboard on Friday....
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US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan Killed His 12 Fellow Soldiers at Fort Hood Military Base

Texas (ABC Live):A US army major killed his 12 fellow soldiers and injured 31 officials in open fire at the Fort Hood military base in Texas....
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Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Moves Fast to Cutrail Zardari powers

Islamabad(ABC Live):Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has started to work fastly to cutrail the Presidential powers. ...
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Afghan Election Commission Declares Hamid Karzai Winner After UN Clearance

Kabul (ABC Live): Afghan Election Commission on Monday after United Nations clearance declared Hamid Karzai as next Afghan president for a second term, cancelling a one-man presidential run-off....
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Suicide Bomber Attacks Near Pakistan Army's Headquarters

Rawalpindi (ABC Live): A suicide bomb attack occurred outside a hotel in a high-security area near Pakistan Army's headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Monday, killing at least ten people and injuring several others. ...
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US to Question Sri Lankan Army Chief Fonseka Over Human Rights Abuses

Washington (ABC Live): Sri Lanka has expressed anger against United States decision to question Sri Lankan army chief General Sarath Fonseka, who is currently on a visit to the US over alleged war crimes committed during the war with the Tamil Tigers....
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Afghan Presidential Candidate Abdullah Abdullah Withdraws from Run-off Election

Kabul (ABC Live): Afghan Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah pulled out of on election run-off on Sunday after his demands for a fair vote were not full filled....
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US President Barack Obama Declares Swine flu As National Emergency

Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama on Saturday declared swine flu a national emergency....
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Afghanistan's Presidential Election Run-off All Set to Start

Kabul (ABC Live): All actions for Afghanistan's presidential election run-off are set to start....
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US Congress Passes Guantanamo Bill As Per Obama's Deadline

Washington (ABC Live): The US Senate has approved the bill enabling Guantanamo inmates to be tried on US soil....
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UN Secretary General Asks to Remove Fraud Poll offcials Before Afghanistan's Run-off Vote

New York(ABC Live):UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon after UN-backed panel lowered Mr Karzai's vote share below 50% has asked to replace majority of the top poll officials under whose supervision Afghanistan's election was conducted. ...
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Iran Orders Swiftly Crack Down of Sistan-Baluchestan Attackers

Tehran(ABC Live):Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered swiftly track down those who planned Sunday’s suicide attack in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan. ...
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United States Allows North Korean's Nuclear Negotiator Visit

Washington(ABC Live):United States has allowed senior North Korean diplomat Ri Gun to visit country in last week of October. ...
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Pakistani Talban Suicide Bombers Killed At least 11 people in Peshawar

Peshawar (ABC Live): Pakistani Talban Suicide bombers including a woman on Friday again set off two blasts outside police station in Pakistani city of Peshawar killing at least 12 people....
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India Rejects Albanian Government Demand to Return Mother Teresa Remains

New Delhi (ABC Live): India has rejected a demand by the Albanian government to return the remains of Mother Teresa, buried in the city of Calcutta....
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Pakistani Taliban Terrorists Strom Lahore Security Establishments

Lahore (ABC Live): Terrorists on Thursday stormed the Federal Investigation Agency building and two other security establishments in Lahore, triggering fierce exchanges of fire with police that left at least seven persons dead and several injured. Information and confirmation to this effect was shared by Khusro Pervez, Commissioner of Police, and Lahore....
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Researchers Discover Clear Evidence of Modular Evolution

London (ABC Live): Researchers in China and the UK claimed that they have discovered the fossils of a new type of flying reptile, which were in existence more than 160 million years....
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US Senate Committee Approves Barack Obama's Supported US Healthcare Bill

Washington (ABC Live): US Senate committee has accorded its approval to President Barack Obama's supported bill to reform US healthcare on Wednesday....
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China,Russia Sign Ballistic Missile Launch Plans Agreement

Beijing (ABC Live): China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit this week to Beijing. ...
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North Korea Agrees to Have Bilateral Talk With South Korea

Pyongyang (ABC Live): North Korea agreed to hold talks with South Korea this week, apparently signaling a wish for better relations a day after it test-fired short-range missiles. ...
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Global Divide Still Persists over Carbon Emission Targets

Bangkok (ABC Live): The deadlock over setting concrete targets for carbon emission still persists between the developed and developing countries after the latest round of negotiations in Bangkok on Climate Change....
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ISI Behind Attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul : Afghan Ambassador to US

Kabul (ABC Live): Afghan Ambassador to the United States claimed that Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI was behind the attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul which killed 17 people and wounded more than 60...
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Suicide Car Bomber Strike in Peshawar of pakistan

Peshawar (ABC Live): At least 45 people killed and more than 100 injured in Peshwar city of northwest Pakistan on Friday when a suicide car bomber struck in a crowded market. At least 15 of the injured are said to be in critical condition. Women and children were among those killed and injured in the blast. ...
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US President Barrack Obama Gets Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo (ABC Live): United States President Barrack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee said in Oslo on Friday that Obama got this prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." ...
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Indian origin Scientist V Ramakrishnan wins Nobel Prize for Chemistry

New Delhi (ABC live): Indian Scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, a senior scientist at the MRC Laborartory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with two others, the Nobel Committee announced on Wednesday. ...
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US President to sign Bill on Civillian Military aid to Pak shortly

Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama would "shortly sign" the Kerry-Lugar Bill on civilian and military aid to Islamabad which has been passed by both senate and house of representatives last week....
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12 Killed, 85 Injured in Suicide Blast Near Indian Embassy in Kabul

Kabul (ABC Live): At least 12 people killed and about 85 injured in the Afghan capital on Thursday when a suicide bomber blew up his car outside the compound of the Indian Embassy in Kabul. ...
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British novelist Hilary Mantel Wins Man Booker prize

London (ABC Live): British novelist Hilary Mantel won Man Booker prize of this year for her gripping 16th century tale titled 'Wolf Hall'. ...
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Three Persons Killed in Blast at UN agency in Islamabad

Islamabad (ABC Live): At least three persons, a foreigner and two women were killed and several others injured in an explosion at the office of a UN agency in a high-security area in the heart of the Pakistani capital, police said. ...
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China Celebrates 60 Years of Communist Rule

Beijing (ABC Live): China on Thursday, Celebrated 60 years of Communist rule on Thursday by staging its biggest-ever military parade...
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Two Earthquakes in Indonesia Fear Killed Thousands

Sumatra (ABC live): Thousands are feared dead in an earthquake occurred in the city of Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra Island...
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Mohammad ElBaradei Gets Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace

New Delhi(ABC Live): Mohammad ElBaradei, Director General of IAEA was honored by India with the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for his "impassioned opposition to use of nuclear energy for military purposes", on Wednesday when President Pratibha Patil gave away the Prize....
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India to Play Crucial Role in Creating New Global Accord on Climate Change

New York (ABC Live): India is planning to play an active role in crafting a new global accord on climate change....
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A Suicide Car Bomb Attack Kills 10 in North-West Pakistan

Kohat (ABC Live): A suicide car bomb attack has killed at least 10 people killed and 35 persons injured at a village market in north-west Pakistan. ...
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European Union Hails Obama's Plan to Drop Bush-Era Missile Defence Plan

London (ABC Live): European Union leaders have welcomed President Barack Obama's announcement to drop a Bush-era missile defence plan....
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Yukio Hatoyama Takes Power as new prime Minister of Japan

Tokyo (ABC Live): Yukio Hatoyama has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Japan on Wednesday after a landslide victory of his party ending an almost half a century long, virtually uninterrupted rule of Taro Aso’s Liberal Democratic Party. ...
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Musharraf Takes U-Turn on His US Military Aid Statement

Washington (ABC Live): Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has taken u-turn over his statement on misusing of US military aid to Pakistan to strengthen its defenses against India....
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Japan Yukiya Amano All Set to Take Charge of IAEA Chief from 1st December

New York (ABC Live): UN nuclear watchdog, IAEA has approved the name of Japanese ambassador to the IAEA, Yukiya Amano as its new director general from 1st December, and succeeding Mohamed ElBaradei. ...
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Shoe Thrower Iraqi Journalist on Bush Ends His Prison Term on Monday

Baghdad (ABC Live): The Iraqi journalist, Muntadar al-Zaidi who threw his shoes at former US President George W Bush during a news conference has completed the prison sentence on Monday. ...
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Finally Pervez Musharraf Accepts US Military Aid Used Against India

Islamabad (ABC Live): Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has accepted that military aid provided by the US to Pakistan was used Against India during his tenure....
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World Loses Father of the Green Revolution

Texas (ABC Live): The father of the Green Revolution in agriculture, Norman Borlaug, has died late on Saturday evening at his home in Dallas from cancer on Saturday....
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20,000 H-1B Visas Still Waiting For ?

New York (ABC Live): After stern rules on jobs outsourcing, more than 20,000 H-1B visas are still not filled out of 65,000 allocated for financial year 2008-09....
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Yukio Hatoyama Aims to Reduces Japan Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 25 Percent

Tokyo (ABC Live): Japan’s next prime minister and Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama has announced on Monday at climate symposium that Japan under Democratic Party governance would aim to cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2020 compared with 1990 levels....
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Former U.S army Soldier gets Life in Prison for rape, murder of Iraqi girl

Paducah, Kentucky (ABC Live): A former U.S. Army soldier has been sentenced for life in prison with no chances of parole by Judge Thomas Russell for the gang rape and murder of an Iraqi girl and the slaughter of her family on Friday....
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Bad Weather Forces Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna to Visit Pakistan

Karachi (ABC Live): Bad weather on Thursday night in New Delhi has forced Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna to land at Karachi's Quaid-e-Azam International airport at 10:45 pm PST....
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TTP Chief Hakimullah already killed: Pak media

Islamabad (ABC Live): Pakistani security forces said that recently appointed Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Mehsud has already been killed and the person interviewed by the BBC was his brother who looks like him. ...
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Los Angeles Coroner's Office Rules Out Foul Play in Michael Jackson's Death

Los Angeles (ABC Live): The Los Angeles Coroner's office on Saturday ruled out foul play or "external trauma" in pop star Michael Jackson's death after conducting an autopsy. ...
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US House of Representatives Passes American Clean Energy and Security Act

Washington (ABC Live): The US House of Representatives narrowly passed historic legislation to limit pollution blamed for global warming....
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World Loses King of Pop, Michael Joseph Jackson

Los Angeles (ABC Live):Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana (Illinois) to Joseph Walter "Joe" and Katherine Esther....
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Pop Star Michael Jackson Dies in Los Angeles

Los Angeles (ABC Live): World famed Pop Star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles on Thursday at 2:26 pm (2126 GMT) local time after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest....
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United States National Security Adviser James Jones Reaches India

New Delhi (ABC Live): United States National Security Adviser James Jones after touring Afghanistan and Pakistan has reached in New delhi on Thursday, and met his counterpart M K Narayanan....
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Barack Obama To Meet Pope Benedict XVI on 10th July 2009

Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama will meet Pope Benedict XVI for the first time at the Vatican on 10th July....
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