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Ethiopia bombs key Somali airports
Hundreds of foreign fighters arrive in response to call for jihad

U.K. forces raid Iraqi police station, secure detenus
Operation followed reports of police torturing prisoners

Ship crew handed over to Red Cross
COLOMBO: The LTTE on Monday handed over 25 crew members of the Jordanian cargo vessel, which had drifted off Mullaittivu coast on Saturday due to a technical fault, to a team of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) and the Sri Lanka ...

Asian Bishop in U.K. calls for "burqa'' ban
LONDON: The Church of England's only Asian Bishop, Pakistan-born Michael Nazir-Ali, has re-ignited the row over burqa after he called for it to be banned in public arguing that it posed a threat to security and hindered the Muslim ...

Pope calls for solution to conflicts across the world
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI on Monday urged a solution to conflicts across the world, especially in West Asia and Africa, in a Christmas Day address that included an appeal for the poor, the exploited and all those who suffer. ``With deep ...

Singer Brown dead
ATLANTA: James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured ``Godfather of Soul,'' whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early on Monday in Atlanta, his agent said. He was 73. Mr. Brown was ...

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Seat-sharing talks

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Two Nobel laureates join hands for peace
Intolerance a major factor in conflicts, we must end it: Amartya Sen

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