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Wilma roars towards Mexico; 13 killed
Massive evacuation from many places

Stepped up security for Sri Lankan contestants
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has ordered stepped-up security for the two main candidates in the November 17 presidential poll — Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse and Leader of the Opposition Ranil Wickremesinghe. ...

Iran has imposed trade embargo on Britain?
Teheran's move follows U.K.'s stand on nuclear programme

Fears of irregularities in Constitution vote
Figures are a matter of concern, says official

U.K.: Indian workers face an uncertain future
LONDON: The future of hundreds of Indian women workers of Gate Gourmet, which supplies in-flight food to the British Airways, remains uncertain more than two months after they were summarily dismissed for protesting against redundancies ...

Globescan
Graft: Pinochet stripped of immunity
SANTIAGO (CHILE): The Supreme Court has stripped the former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet, of immunity from prosecution for corruption charges related to his multimillion-dollar bank accounts overseas. Mr. Pinochet (890 has been stripped of ...

Malaysian Premier bereaved
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's wife Endon Mahmood died on Thursday after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 64. Official news agency Bernama quoted Mr. Abdullah as saying his wife died at 7:55 a.m. local ...

India & World
Indian, Chinese teams meet
JAMMU: In continuation of the confidence building measures between India and China, an Indian military delegation met a Chinese team at Chushul in eastern Ladakh on Thursday. Border personnel meetings are held four times a year to build trust ...

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