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Militants or civilians? Iraqis, US dispute deadly Ishaqi raid

BAGHDAD, Saturday (Reuters) - Iraqi and U.S. officials disputed each others' accounts of an overnight raid and air strike on Friday that killed up to 20 people in a new sign of friction over allegations of American troops killing civilians.

 
Condoms 'too big' for Indian men
A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for a majority of Indian men.
 
Fire in Moscow hospital kills 45, arson suspected
MOSCOW, Saturday (AFP) -A fire believed to have been caused by arson swept throught a Moscow drug clinic early today, killing 45 people, many of them trapped by metal bars on the windows, officials said.
 
Mistrustful Baghdadis keep one eye open at night

BAGHDAD, Dec 7 (Reuters) - As the sun sets and residents of Baghdad's Hurriya district hurry home, Firas Hasan and his friends grab their Kalashnikov rifles and head onto the deserted streets.

 
India's cyber-cops look out for your data
BANGALORE, (Reuters)- There is a fair chance some of your most critical private data is flitting at some time or other through Bangalore, the world's outsourcing capital - in which case it strays into the patch of cyber-cop C. K. Hari Singh.  
   
The Queen's English is no longer as posh as it used to be  
Queen Elizabeth II's famous cut-glass accent, the Queen's English, is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific analysis of her famous Christmas broadcasts has found.  
   
 

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