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• Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan (AFP)

  
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  AFP – A soldier has been shot and killed while on foot patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said on Sunday. Read the original post:  (AFP)"> (AFP)">Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan (AFP)
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• Football: Germanys football stars honour tragic Enke

  
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  BERLIN : German football stars past and present joined tens of thousands of fans in Hanover on Sunday to pay their last respects to tragic goalkeeper Robert Enke who committed suicide last week.
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• Zelaya wants no part of US-brokered deal for Honduras

  
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  TEGUCIGALPA : Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has written to US President Barack Obama saying he wants no part of US efforts to broker a deal to restore his presidency and end his countrys political crisis.
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• Ethiopian Airlines buys 12 Airbus A350s

  
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  DUBAI : Ethiopian Airlines and Airbus signed Sunday an agreement firming up an order for 12 long-range A350 aircraft valued at around three billion dollars by list price.
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• Sarkozy offers to host Mideast peace talks

  
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  JERUSALEM : French President Nicolas Sarkozy has offered to host a Middle East peace conference in Paris in talks with Israeli, Syrian and Palestinian leaders last week, an Israeli daily reported on Sunday.
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• Volleyball: Italy win World Grand Champions Cup volleyball

  
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  FUKUOKA, Japan : European champions Italy captured their first World Grand Champions Cup womens volleyball tournament when they defeated Japan to complete a clean sweep on Sunday.
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• Injury blow for Van Persie

  
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  Robin van Persie could be sidelined for weeks after injuring his ankle during the Netherlands’ 0-0 draw with Italy this weekend, the Dutch press reported on Sunday citing sources close to the player. The Arsenal striker was stretched off the pitch after being tackled by Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini 14 minutes ...
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• S.Korean files complaint against "short men" jibe

  
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  S.Korean files complaint against "short men" jibe (AFP) – 3 days ago SEOUL — A South Korean television viewer Thursday filed a complaint with a media watchdog against the countrys largest broadcaster over comments that he said humiliated short men. The man is seeking 10 million won (8,600 dollars) from KBS for ...
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• Russian killed in Nepal chopper crash (AFP)

  
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  AFP – A Russian flight engineer was killed and five people injured when a chopper crash-landed in a remote mountainous region of west Nepal, airport officials said Sunday. The rest is here:  (AFP)"> (AFP)">Russian killed in Nepal chopper crash (AFP)
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• US, Russia warn Iran on nuclear crisis

  
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  SINGAPORE : US President Barack Obama on Sunday won the strongest backing yet from Russia on the Iranian nuclear crisis as he warned that Tehran was "running out of time".
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• US, Russia see deal on missile cuts by year-end

  
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  SINGAPORE : The leaders of Russia and the United States on Sunday said they were on target to agree by the end of the year the text of a new treaty setting out major cuts in their nuclear weapons arsenals.
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• Ex-Guards chief urges West to suspend Iran sanctions (AFP)

  
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  AFP – The former head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Mohsen Rezai, called on the West on Sunday to suspend sanctions against Tehran if it wants to build trust over the Islamic republic’s nuclear drive. Read more from the original source: (AFP)"> (AFP)">Ex-Guards chief urges West to suspend ...
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• Govt to apologise over child migrants: report (AFP)

  
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  AFP – Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to apologise for the country sending thousands of children to former colonies like Australia, the BBC reported on Sunday, just before Australia’s premier is due to say sorry. Excerpt from:  (AFP)"> (AFP)">Govt to apologise over child migrants: report ...
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• Golf: McIlroy charge not enough to deny Bourdy

  
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  HONG KONG : Unheralded Frenchman Gregory Bourdy survived Rory McIlroys back-nine charge to win the UBS Hong Kong Open by two shots from the Northern Irishman on Sunday afternoon.
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• Taiwan not worried about Obama’s China visit: govt - AFP

  
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  MSN Philippines News Taiwan not worried about Obamas China visit: govt AFP TAIPEI — Taiwans government is not concerned about US President Barack Obamas first visit to China , given the easing in tensions with Beijing , … ARATS vice president arrives for weeklong visit eTaiwan News ...
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• Thaksins opponents rally over Cambodia trip

  
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  BANGKOK - Thousands of demonstrators from Thailands royalist "Yellow Shirt" movement protested in Bangkok Sunday against a visit to Cambodia by their arch-foe, fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
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• Swiss banks plan tax requirement for clients: report (AFP)

  
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  AFP – Switzerland’s secretive banks are considering landmark plans to require that their foreign clients conform to personal taxation requirements abroad, a leading banker said in an interview on Sunday. The rest is here: (AFP)"> (AFP)">Swiss banks plan tax requirement for clients: report ...
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• German ministers helicopter convoy shot at during Afghan visit

  
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  BERLIN : A helicopter convoy carrying German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg came under fire from the ground during a recent surprise visit to troops in the area, several media reported on Sunday.
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• Death toll in Pakistan suicide bombing rises to 15

  
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  PESHAWAR, Pakistan : The death toll from a suicide car bombing at a police checkpoint in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar rose to 15 on Sunday, police and administrative officials said.
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• Obama tells Myanmar PM: Release Suu Kyi (AFP)

  
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  AFP – US President Barack Obama pressed Sunday for Myanmar’s military junta to release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, during a landmark encounter with the regime’s prime minister, the White House said. Read the rest here:  (AFP)"> (AFP)">Obama tells Myanmar PM: Release Suu Kyi (AFP)
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