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Georgian-Russian truce faces new test
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GORI, Georgia: The fragile truce between Georgia and Russia faced a
new test Thursday as Moscow pledged to begin handing over a key
Georgian town amid a continuing war of words.
Tension also remained high between Russia and
the West, with Moscow warning Washington it would have to choose
between its partnership with the Kremlin or supporting Georgia.
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Other bird-flu virus may cause pandemic
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WASHINGTON: US scientists Wednesday raised fears that a different
strain of the bird-flu virus could mutate to become more easily
transmissible among humans and trigger a pandemic.
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Arkansas Democratic
leader dies after shooting
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WASHINGTON: The chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas was
killed Wednesday by a gunman who barged into the party’s state
headquarters and opened fire, police and Democratic leaders said.
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RP need not worry about Pakistan, says Khan
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Manila: The Philippines should not be worried by the growing
political unrest in Pakistan, said Pakistani Ambassador Muhammad
Naeem Khan during the celebration of his country’s independence
day on Thursday.
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Wife auctions evidence of
husband’s affair on eBay
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SYDNEY: An Australian woman has taken revenge on her cheating
husband by auctioning his mistress’s “huge” panties and his
“size small” condom packet on eBay.
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WASHINGTON: Former Republican secretary of state Colin Powell denied Wednesday that he was to appear at the upcoming Democratic convention, in what would have been a coup for White House runner Barack
Obama.
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