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Obama, McCain make last dash for votes

Newport News (Virginia), Nov. 1: Democrat Barack Obama and Republican rival John McCain enter the final weekend of their epic race for the White House,
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Aftershock hits quake stricken Pak

Wam (Pakistan), Nov. 1: A 5.0-magnitude aftershock rattled southwestern Pakistan early on Saturday, three days after a powerful earthquake killed up to 300 people in ...
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One dead as strong aftershock hits China quake areas

One person was killed and 25 people were seriously injured when an aftershock measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Qingchuan county of southwest China's Sichuan province Sunday afternoon....
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Myanmar seeks Saarc membership

Myanmar has formally requested membership of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc). Its bid has the support of India, the current chair, a newspaper here said quoting unnamed diplomatic sources....
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Huge blast in Colombo, suicide bomber suspected

A powerful bomb, apparently triggered by a suicide bomber, exploded in the heart of Colombo during rush hour Friday morning, killing and wounding an unspecified number of people....
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China quake death toll, now 15,000, continues to soar

Military helicopters flew aid Wednesday to settlements cut off near the epicentre of a devastating earthquake in southwest China that killed some 15,000 people and left tens of thousands missing in toppled buildings....
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Hillary Clinton survives to fight another day

Hillary Clinton vowed to stay in the White House race after a narrow projected victory in Indiana even as Democratic party nomination frontrunner Barack Obama widened his lead with a massive win in the North Carolina party primary....
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No change in Nepal Maoists' status for now: US

The United States says there is no change in the status of Nepal's Maoist party even as the once underground party is poised to lead the new government after its victory in the elections last month....
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Aung San Suu Kyi to be awarded highest US civilian honour

US President George W. Bush Tuesday signed a legislation awarding Myanmar's Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi the highest civilian honour from the US Congress - the Congressional Gold Medal....
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Cyclone devastates Yangon after killing over 350 in Myanmar

Cyclone hit Myanmar's coastal regions leaving at least 351 dead and thousands homeless....
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