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NOTW hired private investigator to spy on phone hacking victims’ lawyers

London, Nov 8: The defunct British tabloid News of the World hired a private investigator who spied on two prominent lawyers representing victims of phone hacking, it has emerged.

Pak govt’s lifting of JuD ban slammed as giving ‘license to jihad’ by Islamic ideologue

Islamabad, Nov 8: A member of the Council of Islamic Ideology in Pakistan has slammed the government for allowing the Jamaat-ud-Dawa to collect Eid donations, saying it is clearly evident that ‘such militant organisations follow the government’s agenda and function with its support’.

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Murdoch’s Oz newspapers accused of being biased against Gillard Government

Canberra, Nov 8: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s Australian newspapers have been accused of being biased against the Gillard Government and would attack the Prime Minister at any opportunity.

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Satellite images reveal ‘lost cities’ of Libya after the fall of Gaddafi

Washington, Nov 7: A team of British archaeologists has uncovered new evidence of a lost civilization of the Sahara in Libya’s southwestern desert wastes using satellite images.

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Aung San Suu Kyi thanks Luc Besson in letter for making film on her

Melbourne, Nov 8: Aung San Suu Kyi has thanked Luc Besson for making ‘The Lady’, a film about her life and which sheds light on her country.

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Amnesty accuses Sri Lanka of torturing detainees

Colombo, Nov.8: Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has accused the Government of Sri Lanka of routinely torturing its detainees and not credibly investigating such allegations when they are made.

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Prince Harry warned off ‘fornicating’ during his stay in small Arizona town

London, Nov 8: Prince Harry has been cautioned by the Mayor of a small town in Arizona desert to keep a check on his partying ways and not to ‘fornicate the night away’.

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China Railway denies bailout call

Beijing, Nov.8: China’s Railway Ministry has denied previous reports that it is seeking help from the central government to facilitate some 800 billion Yuan of its one trillion Yuan debt.

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Herman Cain’s fourth accuser alleges ‘he reached for her genitals under skirt’

Washington, Nov 8: The fourth woman, who accused Republican presidential candidate Herman of sexually assaulting her, has became the first to go public, claiming that the American businessman “reached for her genitals.” Chicago-based mother-of-one Sharon Bialek, told a press conference in New York how Cain sexually harassed her when she went to him for help and advice about getting a new job in July 1997.

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