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- US: Suspect that prompted South Carolina schools lockdown arrested
- US celebrates Statue of Liberty's 125th birthday
- Pak continues to abet Haqqani network, insurgency in Afghanistan: US
- Man opens fire outside US embassy in Bosnia
- International Criminal Court in talks over surrender of Gaddafi's son
- Riverfront flooding widens, but Bangkok mostly dry
- Webcams go live at Statue of Liberty
- Govt to take legal action to evict anti-capitalist protesters outside London cathedral
- Britain changes royal succession rules
- Greetings, my lady - Gaga receives India
- Sikh gets job, USD 295,000 in discrimination case in US
- World's largest gold coin unveiled in Australia
- Bio-fuelled commercial plane takes first flight in China
- Berlusconi paid 2.5 million pounds in cash to dozens of women
- Pakistan tests nuclear-capable Hatf-7 cruise missile
- Two policemen killed in Pakistan suicide attack
- Post-26/11, Condoleezza panicked when she couldn't reach Pranab
- India's post-Fukushima syndrome can backfire: Russian expert
- US can negotiate with Mullah Omar, says Hillary Clinton
- Saudi Arabia names new crown prince
| US: Suspect that prompted South Carolina schools lockdown arrested Posted: 29 Oct 2011 04:21 AM PDT A gunman who authorities said fired on a South Carolina police officer checking on a suspicious license plate and caused 10 schools to go on lockdown was arrested on Friday. Patrick Dean Lowrance was found in a Greenville apartment. He was shot in the shoulder when the officer fired back and was taken to the hospital for treatment, Greenville County deputies said. 
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| US celebrates Statue of Liberty's 125th birthday Posted: 29 Oct 2011 03:37 AM PDT Scores of people waved tiny flags after taking the oath of U.S. citizenship at the foot of the Statue of Liberty on Friday, 125 years after the iconic American symbol welcoming visitors and immigrants was dedicated. 
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| Pak continues to abet Haqqani network, insurgency in Afghanistan: US Posted: 29 Oct 2011 01:44 AM PDT Pakistan continues to tolerate and abet the insurgency in Afghanistan, particularly the Haqqani terror network, as it aims for a Pak-friendly government in Kabul with limited Indian influence, the US said on Friday in a key report prepared for the American Congress. 
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| Man opens fire outside US embassy in Bosnia Posted: 29 Oct 2011 01:36 AM PDT A man armed with hand grenades and an automatic weapon opened fire outside the U.S. Embassy in Bosnia on Friday in what authorities called a terrorist attack. A policeman and the gunman were wounded, but the embassy said none of its employees was hurt. 
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| International Criminal Court in talks over surrender of Gaddafi's son Posted: 29 Oct 2011 01:22 AM PDT The International Criminal Court is in indirect negotiations with a son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi about his possible surrender for trial, the chief prosecutor said on Friday. 
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| Riverfront flooding widens, but Bangkok mostly dry Posted: 29 Oct 2011 12:34 AM PDT Amid heightened fears that floodwaters could swamp Bangkok, saffron-robed monks and soldiers piled sandbags outside the city's most treasured temples and palaces Friday as the Thai capital's main river swelled precariously beyond its banks, spilling ankle-high water briefly into some of the main tourist districts. 
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| Webcams go live at Statue of Liberty Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:55 PM PDT Webcams have been switched on at the Statue of Liberty during a ceremony marking the monument's 125th anniversary. 
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| Govt to take legal action to evict anti-capitalist protesters outside London cathedral Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:52 AM PDT Church and local government officials in London said Friday they would go to court to evict anti-capitalist protesters camped outside St. Paul's Cathedral, as the iconic church reopened after a week-long closure. 
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| Britain changes royal succession rules Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:31 AM PDT The 16 Commonwealth countries for which Queen Elizabeth II is monarch agreed on Friday that males will no longer have precedence over females in the order of succession to the throne. 
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| Greetings, my lady - Gaga receives India Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:19 AM PDT Dressed more sedately than usual -no meat in sight - Lady Gaga told her Indian fans what they can expect on Sunday night when she will perform at an F1 after-party. 
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| Sikh gets job, USD 295,000 in discrimination case in US Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:17 AM PDT Six years after he was denied a job as a prison guard in California because he refused to shave off his beard, an Indian-American Sikh has been made a correctional officer at a California jail. He's also won $295,000 in damages. 
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| World's largest gold coin unveiled in Australia Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:43 AM PDT Australia's Perth Mint unveiled Thursday what it says is the world's largest gold bullion coin, weighing more than a tonne and worth Aus $53.5 million (US$55 million). 
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| Bio-fuelled commercial plane takes first flight in China Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:09 AM PDT China's first airplane to use biofuel made its inaugural flight on Friday morning, jetting off from Beijing International Airport. According to Air China, the Boeing 747 used a biofuel developed from algae and jatropha, a tree grown in south China that produces an oily nut. 
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| Berlusconi paid 2.5 million pounds in cash to dozens of women Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:01 AM PDT More trouble seems to be brewing for Silvio Berlusconi, with documents emerging that the embattled Italian Prime Minister paid some 2.5 million pounds in cash to dozens of women invited to his infamous 'bunga bunga' parties. 
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| Pakistan tests nuclear-capable Hatf-7 cruise missile Posted: 28 Oct 2011 07:00 AM PDT Pakistan today test fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-7 cruise missile with a range of 700 km that can hit targets in India. 
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| Two policemen killed in Pakistan suicide attack Posted: 28 Oct 2011 06:49 AM PDT A suicide bomber targeted a police van in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing two policemen, including an officer, and injuring several others. 
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| Post-26/11, Condoleezza panicked when she couldn't reach Pranab Posted: 28 Oct 2011 06:31 AM PDT Pranab Mukherjee's tough talking post the Mumbai- attacks rattled Pakistan so much that it called everyone from China to the US, saying that India had decided to go to war, said former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in her book entitled In No Higher Honor. Mukherjee was then the Foreign Minister of India. 
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| India's post-Fukushima syndrome can backfire: Russian expert Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:24 AM PDT The ongoing wave of protests over the construction of Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu could affect India's ambitious nuclear energy generation and could backfire to deprive the South Asian giant of its critical advantage over China, warns a top Russian expert. 
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| US can negotiate with Mullah Omar, says Hillary Clinton Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:04 AM PDT America would be willing to negotiate with Afghanistan's Taliban leader Mullah Omar if he met conditions that have been laid out, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. 
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| Saudi Arabia names new crown prince Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:37 AM PDT Saudi Arabia named a new crown prince late on Thursday, the tough-talking interior minister who is known for cracking down on Islamic militants and resisting moves toward greater openness in the ultraconservative kingdom.Saudi state TV announced the naming of Prince Nayef bin Abdel-Aziz Al Saud as heir to the Saudi throne following the death of the previous second in line, Crown Prince Sultan, last week. 
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