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- Retailers bank on Diwali to open Indian wallets
- Pet pigs and real reindeer: the perfect Christmas gifts
- Poor nations dismayed by looming climate aid gap
- Blast levels two homes in Indianapolis, several hurt
- Israel kills Gaza rocket crewman in second day of clashes
- Jordan sentences ex-spy chief to 13 years in jail on graft charges
- U.S. investigator in Afghan rampage case suggests gunman not alone
- Girlfriends, bikes, phones blamed for India road deaths
- Japan's gadget failures: the futures that never happened
- Philippine police say they thwarted bomb attack
- Fault under Japan nuclear plant 'may be active'
- Malaysian policemen accused of raping Indonesian
- Transparency calls at China congress face tough road
- Tokyo, Seoul plan first summit since isle row: report
- Israel warns Syria it will respond to more Golan shelling
- Steel sanctions cut deep into Iran's economy
- Israel kills Gaza rocket crewman in second day of clashes
- Strong quake hits central Myanmar, at least five dead
- Israel kills Gaza rocket crewman in second day of clashes
- Book piracy leaves Zimbabwe publishers in red
| Retailers bank on Diwali to open Indian wallets Posted: 11 Nov 2012 12:12 AM PST Indian retailers hope to boost disappointing consumer spending with a frenzy of special offers during this week's Diwali festival, led by automakers crowding the market with nearly 20 new cars.
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| Pet pigs and real reindeer: the perfect Christmas gifts Posted: 11 Nov 2012 12:07 AM PST With Christmas only weeks away, it's time to ready the reindeer. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.
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| Poor nations dismayed by looming climate aid gap Posted: 11 Nov 2012 12:12 AM PST OSLO/LONDON (Reuters) - Rich nations are dismaying developing countries with pledges merely to continue aid to help them combat climate change in 2013 despite past promises of a tenfold surge to $100 billion (62 billion pounds) a year by 2020. 
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| Blast levels two homes in Indianapolis, several hurt Posted: 11 Nov 2012 12:00 AM PST INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A massive explosion that sent flames leaping into the night sky levelled at least two homes in Indianapolis on Saturday and set neighbouring houses alight, and several people were hurt in the blast, local media said. 
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| Israel kills Gaza rocket crewman in second day of clashes Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:52 PM PST GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian militant in the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip on Sunday as a surge in cross-border violence entered its second day, local officials said. 
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| Jordan sentences ex-spy chief to 13 years in jail on graft charges Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:43 PM PST AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's former spy chief, once of the country's most feared officials, was sentenced on Sunday to 13 years in prison on graft charges in the first high-profile case from an anti-corruption crackdown driven by popular protests. 
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| U.S. investigator in Afghan rampage case suggests gunman not alone Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:35 PM PST TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - The wife of an Afghan villager killed in a rampage blamed on a decorated U.S. officer told an Army investigator that more than one soldier was present when her husband was shot dead at their home in March, the investigator testified on Saturday. 
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| Girlfriends, bikes, phones blamed for India road deaths Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:45 PM PST A Indian state leader has said a deadly trio of riding flashy motorbikes, speaking on the telephone while driving and trying to impress women has caused a jump in fatal road accidents among young people.
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| Japan's gadget failures: the futures that never happened Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:39 PM PST It gave us the Walkman, the pocket calculator and heated toilet seats, but Japan's path to innovative greatness is littered with failures such as the TV-shaped radio and the "walking" toaster.
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| Philippine police say they thwarted bomb attack Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:37 PM PST Police in the southern Philippines said Sunday they had arrested three members of the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group and thwarted a bomb attack.
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| Fault under Japan nuclear plant 'may be active' Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:14 PM PST Japan's only working nuclear power plant sits on what may be a seismic fault in the earth's crust, a geologist has warned, saying it is "very silly" to allow it to continue operating.
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| Malaysian policemen accused of raping Indonesian Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:37 PM PST Three policemen have been accused of gang-raping an Indonesian woman at a police station in a northern Malaysian town.
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| Transparency calls at China congress face tough road Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:18 PM PST Pledges for more transparency by top Chinese Communist officials made following high-profile graft cases have been met with scepticism that corrupt leaders can come clean over their assets.
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| Tokyo, Seoul plan first summit since isle row: report Posted: 10 Nov 2012 09:43 PM PST Japan and South Korea are planning a formal summit later this month, the first meeting since President Lee Myung-Bak angered Tokyo with a surprise visit to a disputed island chain, a report said on Sunday.
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| Israel warns Syria it will respond to more Golan shelling Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:15 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel threatened on Sunday to respond should stray Syrian ordnance continue to strike the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, highlighting international concerns that the civil war in Syria could ignite a wider regional conflict. 
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| Steel sanctions cut deep into Iran's economy Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:06 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian manufacturers and builders face serious shortages of steel and other metals as a new European Union export ban adds to troubles for an economy already reeling from sanctions on its finances and oil exports. 
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| Israel kills Gaza rocket crewman in second day of clashes Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:57 PM PST GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian militant in the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip on Sunday as a surge in cross-border violence entered its second day, local officials said. 
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| Strong quake hits central Myanmar, at least five dead Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:36 PM PST YANGON (Reuters) - A major earthquake hit central Myanmar on Sunday near Mandalay, its second-biggest city, but reports suggested damage was limited and officials contacted knew of only five dead, although several construction workers were missing. 
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| Israel kills Gaza rocket crewman in second day of clashes Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:34 PM PST GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian militant in the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip on Sunday as a surge in cross-border violence entered its second day, local officials said. 
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| Book piracy leaves Zimbabwe publishers in red Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:49 PM PST Books have become cheaper for cash-strapped but education-hungry Zimbabweans, yet publishers and writers are seeing their earnings evaporate due to burgeoning book piracy.
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