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Central Asia quake kills at least 72 

REUTERS

BISHKEK (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake killed at least 72 people in Kyrgyzstan and leveled a village in the remote mountains of the Central Asian state, the health ministry said on Monday.

The earthquake, measuring 6.3 according to the U.S. Geological Survey, jolted an area between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- Central Asia's most densely populated corner.

But worst affected were the high-altitude villages of south Kyrgyzstan where one settlement was destroyed completely and the fate of a scattering of others remained... Read more
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AIDS pioneers and cancer scientist win Nobel prize 
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who bucked conventional wisdom to find a cause of cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday.Luc Montagnier, director of the World... Read more
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China vows clean up of "chaotic" dairy sector 

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's dairy industry suffers from chaotic production and lax oversight, the government said on Monday, announcing toughened rules after tainted milk products left thousands... Read more
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Governments act to stem crisis, markets shaken 

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LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - More European governments followed Germany's lead on Monday offering guarantees to savers in a frantic effort to calm fears among investors over the worst financial crisis... Read more
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West Bank on edge as young radicals settle in

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SAMUA, West Bank _ Midhat Abu Karsh, a teacher in this Palestinian village, got down on the floor to demonstrate how he had been tied to a telephone pole by militant Jewish settlers, a rope around... Read more
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Israel's Olmert brings security concerns to Russia 

ASSOCIATED PRESS

MOSCOW - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will visit Moscow beginning Monday, aiming to focus on Russian arms sales to Israel's enemies. By contrast, Russia hopes the meeting will bolster its... Read more
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Pakistan tells Afghan refugees to quit battle zone 
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KHAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities have begun expelling Afghan refugees from a tribal region that has become the main battleground between troops and fighters linked to the Taliban and al Qaeda, officials said on Monday."They have to... Read more
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Strong Tibet quake kills at least 30: report 

REUTERS

BEIJING (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake killed at least 30 people in Tibet on Monday with a number of people buried in debris, Xinhua news agency said.The victims were found near the... Read more
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Militant flays Zardari over India and "terrorists" 

REUTERS

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The founder of one of Pakistan's most feared armed Islamist groups accused President Asif Ali Zardari of being too dovish toward India, and criticized him for referring to... Read more
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Iraq hopes shrine rebuild can reconcile sects 

REUTERS

SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - A ring of scaffolding around charred bricks is all that now stands in place of the golden dome that adorned one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines.Militants bombed the... Read more
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U.S. to allies: Fight in Afghanistan or write check 

REUTERS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has asked Japan and NATO allies who have refused to send troops to Afghanistan to pay the estimated $17 billion needed to build up the Afghan army,... Read more
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Afghanistan begins registering voters for 2009 election 

REUTERS

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan began registering voters on Monday for elections due next year that will test support for President Hamid Karzai and democracy itself which is threatened by a virulent... Read more
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UNHCR says still short on funds

REUTERS

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations has saved millions of dollars by scaling back its refugee agency's Swiss headquarters but remains short of funds, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio... Read more
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Sri Lanka suicide bomb kills 26 including politician 

REUTERS

COLOMBO (Reuters) -- A Sri Lankan suicide bomber killed 26 people at an ancient tourist town on Monday, including a popular retired army general who was the main opposition party's provincial... Read more
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Iran to give EU's Solana letter on nuclear issue

REUTERS

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will hand over a letter later on Monday to European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana regarding the dispute over the country's nuclear program, a senior Iranian... Read more
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