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A British couple has been barred from having sex from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. after a complaint from a neighbour's child. Alan and Fiona Hay responded saying their sex sessions only last five minutes as Alan suffers from asthma, The Sun reported Monday....

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Experts from various fields have advised Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who embarks on her Beijing visit Wednesday, to 'balance' ties with larger neighbours India and China....

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TV character Homer Simpson would have loved this job. A company in Britain is looking for a worker who has to do nothing, except eat - and the pay will be nearly 24,000 pounds a year....

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JERUSALEM — Israeli media say the U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project. The plan to build 1,600 apartments was approved during Vice President Joe B......

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SEOUL, South Korea — An American diplomat based in South Korea fled to the Philippines after facing charges that he swindled a local woman out of nearly $200,000, police in the southern city of ......

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BEIJING — Britain's foreign secretary is in China to lobby for further nuclear sanctions on Iran and will seek to smooth rancor with Beijing over climate change talks and the execution of a Brit......

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People cross the Tachira river into Colombia in Cucuta, on Colombia's northeastern border with Venezuela, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Colombia closed its borders to avoid citizens from voting twice du......

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SYDNEY — Police in Australia have charged a 92-year-old woman with killing her 98-year-old husband. Clare Tang is due to appear in court Tuesday on a murder charge after her husband was fou......

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Muslim Brotherhood , a routine signal that votes will soon be counted. However, what is different this year is that the arrests have begun much earlier than in years past, that they are aimed at a lar......

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PHOENIX -- Steve Nash had 13 points and 12 assists in his 1,000th NBA game and his favorite receiver Amare Stoudemire had a dominant 36-point, 12-rebound performance in the Phoenix Suns' 120-106 vict......

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BOGOTA -- Candidates from parties allied with outgoing President Alvaro Uribe dominated Sunday's elections in Colombia to replace a Congress tarnished by lawmakers' links to far-right criminal bands.......

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Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband will try to reduce tensions with China as the two sides meet this week for talks. Bilateral relations were strained recently over climate change talks and Be......

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has promised Haitians that the world has not forgotten the quake-torn nation as it suffers from a shortage of shelter and growing violence in teeming camps for the hom......

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Pressure has been mounting on the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland to resign over revelations he never reported complaints against a paedophile priest to authorities. Catholic Primate Card......

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Marine 1st Lt. Jon Farrar, left, and Army Lt. Col. Michael Rayburn check whether weapons seized from insurgents were originally bought by Americans. By Alan Gomez, USA TODAY...

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A Cuban flag marks an operating tent at a makeshift medical center in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. The U.S. flag isn't flying in Haiti, rankling some veterans and servicemembers....

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Before stepping inside the underground bunker at the Afghan National Police headquarters in this southern city last week, U.S. troops were warned that there might be some ......

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has promised Haitians that the world has not forgotten the quake-torn nation as it suffers from a shortage of shelter and growing violence in teeming camps for the hom......

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Alberta skip Kevin Koe reacts to his shot in front of Ontario lead Craig Savill during the final game at the Brier curling championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 14, 2010....

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Pressure is mounting on the Government to clarify whether James Bulger's killer Jon Venables will escape prosecution for the alleged breach which landed him back in jail....

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A massive power failure plunged nearly the entire Chilean population into darkness, rattling a country already anxious after last month's 8.8-magnitude quake....

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SUVA, Fiji (AP) -- Cyclone Tomas battered island groups off Fiji's northern coast Monday, causing flooding, pounding seas and one death, but officials said the storm likely would only sideswipe the ma......

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The Thai government has rejected an ultimatum by tens of thousands of provincial protesters to dissolve parliament and call for new elections by mid-Monday....

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Dozens of people wearing bathing suits, or nothing at all, rode bicycles through the streets of Lima to promote the use of non-motorised transportation as an alternative to the automobile as well as to defend the environment in Peru....

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Sikhs in Malaysia observed a low key New Year, as per the Nanakshahi calendar named after the founder of the faith Guru Nanak....

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The security team aboard the Txori Argi, a Spanish fishing boat, have fought off a group of pirates who attacked the vessel off the Seychelles Islands, but no one was injured in the incident, the shipowner said....

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Reina, a female jaguar who lives at the Santa Fe Zoo in the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin, underwent an operation on her canine teeth because they showed damage that was preventing her from eating properly....

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In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, a transgender Nepalese person walks down a busy street in Katmandu, Nepal. The conservative Hindu nation wants to host the world's highest same-sex weddi......

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From left: Michael D. Furlong, the official who was said to have hired private contractors to track militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan; Robert Young Pelton, a contractor; Duane Clarridge, a former ......

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roderick.boone@newsday.com Move over, Lawrence Taylor. There's another "L.T." on his way to town.LaDainian Tomlinson chose the Jets over the Vikings yesterday, agreeing to a two-year contract a littl......

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james.madore@newsday.com ALBANY - Gov. David A. Paterson said Sunday he didn't know until recently the State Police had contacted the woman claiming to have been assaulted by a Paterson aide.The aide......

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FRANK LOVECE Special to Newsday He did it his way.At the Saturday night preview of Twyla Tharp's Frank Sinatra jukebox musical "Come Fly Away" at Broadway's Marquis Theatre, Stony Brook University gr......

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greg.logan@newsday.com The Big East maintained its reputation as the best basketball conference in the country by tying its own record with eight teams in the NCAA Tournament when the field was annou......

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running tel......

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MIAMI -- With two roster spots available to fill, the Miami Heat are on the cusp of signing former Siena shooting guard Kenny Hasbrouck, a deal that could be done as early as Monday.Barring an unfore......

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Rookie Tyreke Evans had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 114-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.Evans, who reco......

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Nicolas Batum scored 22 points, making five of six 3-point attempts, and the Portland Trail Blazers won their fourth straight with a 109-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunda......

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LONDON -- David Beckham's loan moves from the Los Angeles Galaxy to AC Milan were solely to ensure he played for England at his fourth World Cup.An Achilles' tendon injury Sunday while playing for th......

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OCALA, Fla. -- Florida's thoroughbred breeding industry, consistently second in the nation behind Kentucky, has seen its market share in the foal crop shrink. Meantime, Kentucky and other states have......

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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Teemu Selanne scored his 599th goal to help the Anaheim Ducks snap a five-game winless streak with a 4-2 victory over the Western Conference-leading San Jose Sharks on Sunday night......

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KATMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal wants to paint Mount Everest pink.It wants gay honeymooners trekking through the Himalayas.It wants to host the world's highest same-sex wedding at Everest base camp. But ......

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BEIJING -- Chinese authorities have ordered the closure of a lead ingot factory in the country's southwest after 94 people, including 88 children, in nearby villages were found to have lead poisoning......

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WASHINGTON -- The Mexican government pledged Sunday to investigate the brutal killings of a U.S. consulate employee and two family members of consulate employees in a violent, drug-plagued metropolis......

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NEW YORK -- Getting people to pay for news online at this point would be "like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons," a new consumer survey suggests.That was one of several bleak headl......

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NEW YORK -- Writer-comedian Carol Leifer (LEEF'-ur) is the first person to go as NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" starts a new season.Leifer called her fellow female teammates "dumb" on Sunday's premiere......

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The Frei Caneca Penitentiary Complex, Brazil's oldest prison built in 1850, has been demolished to make way for the construction of 2,500 public housing units, the official Agencia Brasil news agency reported....

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A man wanted for alleged terrorist offences in Spain is to appear in court.Garikoitz Murua, 29, will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday where extradition proceedings will begin......

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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico: Hitmen working for Mexico's Juarez drug cartel were believed to be behind the assassination of three people including a US consular employee here, the government of Chihuahua st......

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England's David Beckham is set to miss this summer's World Cup finals after suffering a serious Achilles injury Sunday....

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Jorge Ramirez seemed like an amiable technician-turned cab owner who might be meeting an Indian for the first time in his life. 'From India?' he asked and before I could answer yes, he added, 'Shah Rukh Khan?' Before I could answer even that, he popped in a CD in his...

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Billy Prine of Mobile, Ala., hunts near Los Mochis, Mexico, in February. "We've been coming here for years and haven't had any problems," Prine says. By Chris Hawley, USA TODAY...

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A suicide squad detonated bombs at a newly fortified prison, police headquarters and two other locations in Afghanistan yesterday, killing at least 30 people in the largest city of the southern Tali......

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A man wanted for alleged terrorist offences in Spain is to appear in court. Garikoitz Murua, 29, will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday where extradition proceedings will beg......

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Alberta skip Kevin Koe reacts to his shot in front of Ontario lead Craig Savill during the final game at the Brier curling championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 14, 2010....

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The a government report said technicians could not duplicate the sudden, unintended acceleration that James Sikes said he experienced when he reached 94mph on a California motorway. The two-day inspe......

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The backlash from Taliban attacks on places from Kashmir to Karachi has led to greater Pakistani cooperation with the US in the Afghanistan war, says the US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan....

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Canadian researchers have decoded opium poppy which will lead to cheaper and mass production of the current costly pain killers. Currently, the morphine is the most used painkiller around the world....

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India and the US hope to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in critical areas like defence/strategic trade, civil nuclear cooperation, biotechnology, nano-technology and civil aviation after two-day talks on high technology starting here Monday....

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Tens of thousands of protesters launched a car convoy on the Thai government's peace-keeping command headquarters in Bangkok in an effort to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament and call for new elections....

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A controversial cartoon in a Montreal newspaper at the weekend has further fuelled the niqab controversy and angered Muslims in Canada....

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Drug violence in Western Mexico has led to the deaths of three people who worked within the walls of the US consulate in Ciudad Juarez....

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Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has complimented a local television channel that sparked panic by broadcasting a drama which implied that the country was being invaded....

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Helicopter gunships belonging to Pakistan have pounded Taliban hideouts in the north-western tribal district, killing at least 13 militants....

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A Christian maid has allegedly been burned alive to prevent her from reporting a rape in the Pakistani province of Punjab....

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In a plan being devised by the UK government, the country’s House of Lords could be abolished....

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A candidate for governor in Atlanta, Georgia has been arrested for allegedly threatening singer Elton John....

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Director Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' was the top film in the US for a second weekend in a row, according to sales estimates released Sunday....

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South African President Jacob Zuma has expressed codolence over the death of anti-apartheid stalwart Fatima Meer....

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At least two senior members of Al Qaeda were killed in an airstrike by the Yemeni Air Force in a remote village in the south of the Arab country late Sunday, the Defence Ministry said....

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Rescuers have found 33 bodies in southern Kazakhstan, where heavy rains swept away two dams last week, causing massive flooding, authorities said....

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The Israeli prime minister was strongly rebuked on Friday by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who angrily questioned him on Israel's refusal to back down on settlement expansion....

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A new synagogue was opened Sunday in the north-western German town of Herford, more than 70 years after the old synagogue was destroyed under Nazi rule....

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Pakistani fighter jets pounded several Taliban hideouts Sunday, killing 16 militants and injuring several more in north-western tribal region near Afghan border, security officials said....

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New results from Iraq's elections announced Sunday showed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition ahead in the southern province of Basra, and his top rival leading in the western province of al-Anbar....

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European and Arab parliamentarians ended a two-day meeting Sunday by urging Israel to freeze all settlement activity in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, which they said is wrecking trust with the Palestinians and 'jeopardising' a two-state solution....

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Unlucky in love so far, David Schwimmer's relationship this time with his British girlfriend has turned serious as the former 'Friends' star is reportedly planning to propose....

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English singer Robbie Williams has revealed that he suffers from stage fright....

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Reality star Heidi Montag is set to make her big screen debut in Hollywood funnyman Adam Sandler's upcoming comedy 'Just Go With It'....

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Harry Potter star Emma Watson is single again after reportedly splitting from her longtime boyfriend....

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Hollywood star Andy Garcia couldn't bring himself to watch his daughter stripping off and pole dancing on the set of their new movie, reveals the daughter....

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting Sunday said Michael Clarke is a 'certain starter' for the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington Friday....

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Reality TV star Sharon Osbourne wants singer husband Ozzy Osbourne's autobiography made into a film with actress Carey Mulligan playing her role....

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Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz is reportedly excited about working with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake in the new film 'Bad Teacher'....

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Tehran has accused the United States of having launched a 'cyber war' against Iran, state television network IRIB reported Sunday....

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Israeli security forces arrested a Hamas military leader suspected of heading cells responsible for the murders of 70 Israeli civilians during the Palestinian uprising which broke out in 2000, the Israeli military spokesman said Sunday....

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Oscar-nominated actor John Malkovich will be seen portraying the role of real life Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger on stage in London next year....

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Demi Lovato has given hints that she is dating actor Joe Jones and the 'Sonny With a Chance' star describes him as a 'incredible' and 'perfect' guy....

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Israel appears surprised by a rebuke from the US administration about its new settlement expansion....

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In Canada, three people are dead while others are still buried under piles of snow, after an avalanche hit a snowmobile competition near Revelstoke, British Columbia....

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A representative for Justin Timberlake has once again rubbished reports that the popstar and his actress girlfriend Jessica Biel have split....

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A leading Georgian opposition party Sunday said it was preparing a lawsuit against a television channel over a fake news report about a supposed Russian invasion and murder of President Mikheil Saakashvili....

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Men do far more household work than they are given credit for, reveals a new study....

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Harihar Acharya, a disciple of Indian classical dance doyenne Sitara Devi, is charting a new course for Nepal's film industry by producing the country's first adult movie....

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Music mogul Simon Cowell is in grief after a critically ill child he attempted to save passed away....

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Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt has reportedly parted ways with actor boyfriend Jamie Kennedy....

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Hollywood actor Bruce Willis says he has no plans to retire and...

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A 92-year-old woman has been charged with murder after her husband, 98, was found dead at their home in this Australian city, a media report said Sunday....

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Getting China to join the race for hydrocarbons in the Bay of Bengal and bridging the bilateral trade gap are high on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's agenda as she leaves for Beijing Wednesday....

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Bangladesh is seeking an interim arrangement with India on sharing of Teesta river waters until the two neighbours can strike a long-term agreement....

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Malaysian Indian hawker Philip Choong Kim Hoong has a Chinese name that is getting him nowhere as officials insist that information on his birth certificate is false....

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