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Divided Ivory Coast marks 50 years of independence

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast marked 50 years of independence Saturday with a parade…

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Ahmadinejad to visit Lebanon after Ramadan: FM

TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Lebanon after the Muslim fasting…

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Ghana opposition nominates political veteran for 2012 vote

ACCRA: Ghana’s main opposition has nominated Nana Akufo-Addo to contest the 2012…

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Iran navy equipped with four new submarines

TEHRAN: Iran's navy on Sunday took delivery of four new mini submarines…

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Commission wants to delay south Sudan independence vote

KHARTOUM: South Sudan's referendum on independence, which is scheduled for January, should…

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Israel confident as UN poised to launch Gaza flotilla probe

JERUSALEM: Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday expressed confidence that the UN's Gaza…

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Dozens killed in Iraq ahead of Ramadan

BAGHDAD: Dozens were killed in weekend violence across Iraq, officials said Sunday,…

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Amazon looking to go ‘mass market’ with Kindle price cut

Amazon, by slashing the price of the Kindle, is hoping to turn…

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Japan’s atom-bombed Madonna becomes peace symbol

When the atom bomb "Fat Boy" devastated Nagasaki 65 years ago on…

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Pirates abandon captured freighter, injured crew, says EU

BRUSSELS: Somali pirates abandoned a freighter they had briefly seized in the…

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