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Italian author portrays a ‘different’ Amanda Knox

Amanda Knox, the American convicted of murdering a British student in a…

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Egypt calls parliament election for Nov. 28

CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday set Nov. 28 as the…

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Obama drops India temple visit over headscarf fear: sources

NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama has cancelled a visit to a…

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Amnesty accuses Egypt of crackdown before election

CAIRO: Amnesty International accused Egypt on Tuesday of arresting dozens of Muslim…

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Saudi prince jailed for life for servant’s murder in London

LONDON: A Saudi prince, the grandson of King Abdullah, was jailed for…

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Elders urge ‘more energetic’ Mideast peace push

DAMASCUS: The Elders group of retired world figures called on Tuesday for…

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Iran to open spy trial of US hikers on November 6, says lawyer

TEHRAN: Iran will begin trying three American hikers on espionage charges on…

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UN Iraq envoy unhurt after bomb attack on convoy

NAJAF: The UN envoy to Iraq, Dutch diplomat Ad Melkert, was unhurt…

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For Palestinian snake charmer pythons are part of the family

RAMALLAH: A lot of fathers would prefer their two-year-old daughters not to…

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377 dead in west and central African floods, says UN

DAKAR: The United Nations said Tuesday that 377 people had died in…

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