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The findings of an inquiry into the controversial destruction of a mosque by Hindu mobs that triggered bloody religious riots in the early 1990s has been tabled in the Indian parliament amid noisy disruptions from opposition members.
24/11/2009
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An estimated 33.4 million people around the world are infected with the Aids virus, but many are living longer due to the availability of HIV drugs, a UN report has said.
24/11/2009
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The United States will propose a target to reduced the amount of CO2 put into the atmosphere when nations meet in Copenhagen next month to examine how to combat global warming, an official has said.
24/11/2009
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The US senate has voted to open debate on a landmark healthcare reform bill that would extend insurance to an estimated 36 million Americans.
22/11/2009
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The UN children's agency says one billion children around the world are still deprived of food, shelter, clean water and healthcare 20 years after the adoption of a treaty guaranteeing children's rights.
20/11/2009
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A UN war crimes tribunal has appointed a British barrister to represent Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, at his genocide trial.
20/11/2009
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The United States Congress is debating a proposal to lift the travel ban to Cuba, almost half a century after the US isolated itself from the communist country.
20/11/2009
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Britain's high court has ruled that more secret information relating to the alleged torture of Binyam Mohamed, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, should be disclosed.
20/11/2009
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A US government report has warned that China is increasing espionage against the US as the rising Asian power invests in cyber warfare along with stepping up its recruitment of spies.
20/11/2009
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The US president has warned Iran of consequences of its failure to respond to the offer of a nuclear deal, saying that Washington has begun talks with allies about fresh punishment.
19/11/2009
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Barack Obama, the US president, has admitted that his administration will miss the January 2010 deadline set for closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba.
18/11/2009
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A poll in the US has found that the majority of Americans are confident that Barack Obama's future strategy for the war in Afghanistan will be successful.
18/11/2009
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Britain's foreign secretary has suggested that senior Taliban figures be given positions in the Afghan government to bring an end to the violence in the country.
17/11/2009
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Two years of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will finally reach its conclusion on Wednesday evening when Uruguay and Costa Rica vie for the final tournament spot.
17/11/2009
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Journalists have been permitted to inspect newly refurbished facilities at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, the largest US military hub in the region and home to a controversial prison.
15/11/2009
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