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American diplomat, driver killed after attack on car in Khartoum
Sudan rules out political, ideological motives behind attack

Benazir planned to expose rigging plot
Reports say PPP leader wanted to show evidence to U.S. Senators

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Tamil lawmaker’s killer detained, injured in retaliatory firing
Parliamentarian was a critic of rights violations by military

Castro salutes Cuban people
HAVANA: Fidel Castro saluted the Cuban people for their “50 years of resistance” against the United States, in a written message read out on state television shortly before the first minutes of the New Year. “During ...

Bilawal arrives in Dubai
DUBAI: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Benazir Bhutto’s son, arrived in Dubai after attending his mother’s funeral. The 19-year-old arrived by a commercial flight from Karachi along with sisters Bakhtawar and ...

DPRK calls for U.S. pullout from peninsula
SINGAPORE: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday reaffirmed its demand that the United States withdraw its military forces from the southern part of the divided Korean peninsula. The renewed call for an end ...

Kenyans venture into tense streets for food
Opposition leader calls for “million-man march”

Eight killed in fighting between Hamas, Fatah
GAZA CITY: Gaza’s ruling Hamas militant group launched a new crackdown on the rival Fatah movement early on Tuesday, arresting dozens of activists and barring public gatherings after Fatah anniversary celebrations sparked deadly violence ...

Smoking bans take effect in France, Germany
Berlin: Two of the last smokers’ bastions in western Europe crumbled on Tuesday as both Germany and France brought in wide-reaching bans on smoking in public places. For Germany, which only banned its soldiers from smoking in ...

Ringing in 2008 in style
PARIS: A million revellers cheered fireworks in Sydney. Summer Olympics organisers hosted dance and music in Beijing. And rare celebrations resounded in war-torn Baghdad. Across the globe, people gathered for parties, shot off fireworks ...

Cyprus, Malta join euro currency zone
NICOSIA (Cyprus): E.U. newcomers Cyprus and Malta adopted the euro on Tuesday, bringing to 15 the number of countries using the currency with increasing clout over the slumping U.S. dollar. The Mediterranean islands, both former British ...

Taliban fighters killed in clashes
KABUL: Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces killed several suspected Taliban militants in an operation in volatile Helmand province, the coalition said on Tuesday. The joint forces searched residential compounds on Monday for militants ...

India & World
Hindraf vows to continue campaign against “marginalisation” of ethnic Indians in Malaysia
SINGAPORE: The Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) vowed on New Year’s Day to carry forward its campaign against the alleged “marginalisation” of the ethnic Indian minority in Muslim-majority Malaysia. Continuing a programme ...

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