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| Kasparov held during rally |
| Police detained Russian Opposition leader Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion, and at least 100 other activists today as they gathered for a forbidden anti-Kremlin demonstration in central Moscow.
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| Suicide attack in Karbala |
| A suicide car bomber killed at least 40 people and wounded 128 at a crowded bus station near a major Shia shrine in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala today, police and hospital
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| Algiers beefs up security |
| Police increased security in Algiers after the US embassy issued a warning saying attackers may be planning to strike the Algerian capital today, three days after twin blasts
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| Wolfowitz aide feels victimised |
| The woman at the centre of a scandal that could force the resignation of World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz says she has been victimised and forced to take a transfer she ne
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| Mosque invite to Pervez |
| Radical students and teachers at a religious school in Islamabad have invited Pakistan’s President to their establishment in a bid to defuse a confrontation over their s
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| Gyanendra adopts softer tone |
| Nepal’s King Gyanendra said he welcomed the country’s return to democracy, adopting a conciliatory tone in his New Year message to the Himalayan country today.
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Singer and actress Beyonce Knowles peforms during a concert in Nagoya, Japan, on Saturday. (Reuters) |
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