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Islamists
offer ‘conditional’ truce
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GAZA CITY: Israeli troops again
pounded Gaza on Friday after killing a top Hamas leader, as the
Islamists offered a conditional truce amid a diplomatic push to end
the war that has killed more than 1,100 people.
Israel sent envoys to Egypt for
more talks on Cairo’s plan for a ceasefire and to Washington to
sign an agreement on preventing arms smuggling into Gaza, its key
demand for ending the offensive that is now in its 21st day.
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Plane crashes in
New York’s Hudson River, all 155 safe
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NEW YORK: A US Airways plane
carrying 155 people crashed Thursday into New York’s Hudson River,
but all aboard made a miraculous escape as the freezing waters rose
around them, US officials said.
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Gas crisis mounts
as Ukraine hosts summit
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KIEV: Europe’s gas crisis
mounted on Friday as Ukraine prepared to host an energy summit
likely to take a hard line against Moscow while huge swathes of
central Europe and the Balkans remained in the cold.
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Thailand to
consider waiving visa fees
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BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister
Abhisit Vejjajiva said his government may waive visa fees for all
tourists for three months in a bid to boost visitor numbers
following last year’s siege of Bangkok’s airports.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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TAIPEI: Taiwan’s high court on Thursday
cleared an adviser to former President Chen Shui-bian of corruption
charges in a scandal involving a billion-dollar ($30-million) subway
project.
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