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Heavy fighting kills 145 in S Lanka 16 Dec 2008, 1824 hrs ISTIntense fighting in northern Sri Lanka on Tuesday left at least 25 government troops and 120 Tamil Tigers dead in ongoing battles for the rebels' political capital, a military spokesman said.
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Zimbabwe warns of 'terror' plot after air force chief shot 16 Dec 2008, 1614 hrs ISTZimbabwe's embattled government claimed on Tuesday to be victim of a terror campaign after an assassination bid against the air force chief.
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China still open to Tibet dialogue 16 Dec 2008, 1213 hrs ISTChina said it was still open to dialogue with representatives of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, after the United Nations chief urged Beijing to continue the talks.
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Top Canadian envoy at UN missing in Africa 16 Dec 2008, 0902 hrs ISTAfter the death of its three soldiers in Afghanistan on Saturday, there was more bad news for Canada on the foreign front Monday, with a senior diplomat reported missing in the African nation of Niger.
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Ecuador's ex-president Febres Cordero is dead 16 Dec 2008, 0631 hrs ISTLeon Febres Cordero, who was president of Ecuador from 1984 to 1988, has died after losing a battle with lung cancer, aides said.
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Three African armies strike at Uganda rebels in Congo 16 Dec 2008, 0431 hrs ISTThree African armies have launched an offensive against Ugandan rebels in eastern Congo in an attempt to end one of the continent's longest wars.
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Bush's Iraq-Afghan farewell tour marred by dissent 16 Dec 2008, 0500 hrs ISTUS President George W Bush wrapped up a whirlwind trip to two war zones on Monday that in many ways was a victory lap without a clear victory.
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Anti-kidnapping expert kidnapped in Mexico 16 Dec 2008, 0243 hrs ISTFelix Batista, a well-known US expert on kidnapping, has himself fallen victim to Mexico's wave of abductions.
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Mystery grows over general's killing in Pak 16 Dec 2008, 0051 hrs ISTMaj-Gen Amir Faisal Alavi, a brother-in-law of Nobel prize-winning novelist VS Naipaul, was shot dead along with his driver outside Islamabad on November 19.
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Saddam's lawyer to defend shoe attacker 16 Dec 2008, 0050 hrs ISTSaddam Hussein's former lawyer said on Monday he was forming a team to defend the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at US President George W. Bush during his farewell visit to Baghdad.
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