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Tornado ravages Florida
19 people killed as hundreds of homes damaged
Severe thunderstorms and at least one tornado killed 19 people on Friday when they ripped through Florida in the dead of night, tearing homes to shreds, toppling heavy trucks and leaving a trail of rubble.
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ME quartet backs US effort to revive talks
US to support 10,000 extra Abbas troops
The quartet of Middle East peace brokers backed a US push to revive Israeli-Palestinian talks on Friday but voiced deep concern about violence among Palestinians that threatens to undermine the effort.
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Nepali ethnic group demands autonomy
Curfew remains in place
An ethnic group in southeastern Nepal demanded yesterday that the region be turned into an autonomous state to end two weeks of unrest that has claimed at least 13 lives.
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Global warming report sparks calls for action
A hard-hitting report Friday by a UN panel of experts on global warming drew calls for concerted global action, with UN chief Ban Ki-moon urging a much more rapid and determined response.
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Taliban occupy Afghan dist HQs
Taliban fighters occupying an Afghan district centre vacated by British troops last year appeared to be fortifying their positions Saturday as the government worked on a response, officials said.
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US intelligence paints gloomy picture of Iraq
US intelligence experts painted a gloomy picture of Iraq, saying in a report seen on Friday sectarian bloodshed had surpassed the threat from al-Qaeda and warning of the consequences of a rapid US withdrawal.
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50 killed in Philippines tanker blast
The death toll from a tanker explosion in the southern Philippines has risen from 27 to 50 after authorities accounted for the remains of more victims, officials said Saturday.
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Hillary promises to end war if elected
Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she would not have attacked Iraq if she were president in 2002 and would end the war if elected, as she tried to blunt rivals like John Edwards who are stoking anti-war
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Iran shows nuclear conversion plant
Iran yesterday opened doors to its nuclear conversion plant in a show of transparency amid mounting international pressures on the country to halt its controversial atomic plans.
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CPC official jailed for taking bribe
A former Communist Party official in an impoverished eastern Chinese province wracked with graft has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking bribes, state press reported yesterday.
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19 die in Mumbai bldg collapse
The wall of a warehouse under construction collapsed in western India yesterday, killing at least 19 labourers and injuring six others, police said.
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Car bomber rams Pak convoy: 2 soldiers killed
A car bomber rammed a Pakistani military convoy, killing himself and at least two soldiers on Saturday in an area of northwest Pakistan rife with support for the Taliban, police said.
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12 die in China road accident
At least 12 people were killed in a road accident in southern China yesterday, the first major traffic mishap during the nation's ongoing Spring Festival transport period, state press said.
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