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Israel sets March 28 for election
Israel on Wednesday set March 28 as the date for early elections, clearing the way for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to try to stay in power at the head of a new centrist party in a major political realignment.
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Chinese flee city after taps turned off
Residents of one of China's biggest and coldest cities, where water has been shut off for fear of chemical contamination, are jamming the airport and railway stations to get out, a witness said on Wednesday.
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Marxists out of new Sri Lanka cabinet
Sri Lanka's new president on Wednesday appointed a 25-member cabinet which excluded government allies from the Marxist and Buddhist monks' parties.
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1993 Mumbai Bombings
Salem sent to judicial custody
One of India's most wanted men appeared in court in Mumbai on Wednesday, accused of involvement in bombings more than 12 years ago that killed 260 people in the country's financial center.
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Indian driver's body found in Afghanistan
India expresses shock at killing
A body found dumped in a desert in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday is believed to be that of an Indian truck driver who the Taliban claim to have kidnapped and killed, police said.
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Jazeera urges probe into Bush bomb plot report
The Arab satellite channel Al-Jazeera has urged the White House and Downing Street to challenge a British newspaper report that US President George W Bush had planned to bomb the Qatar-based station.
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Iran expects to restart nuke talks with EU
Iran expects its nuclear talks with the European Union, which broke down in August, to resume after this week's board meeting of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said onWednesday.
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French spy chief warns of high terrorism risk
France is viewed as a target by a number of terrorist organisations, with several groups known to be planning attacks against the country, France's head of domestic intelligence warned on Wednesday.
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Nobel winner Pinter to skip banquet
Harold Pinter, who won this year's Nobel prize for literature, will not attend next month's gala ceremony and banquet to pick up his award for health reasons, the Nobel foundation said on Wednesday.
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