Zimbabwe, China and the Indian state of Maharashtra were named the world's worst violators of housing rights Tuesday by an advocacy group that branded forced evictions in Harare a crime against humanity. The Centre on

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An unknown Iraqi group issued a video showing four Western hostages, calling them "spies of occupying forces", Al Jazeera television reported on Tuesday. The video from the group calling itself Swords of Truth showed four

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Four Iranian pilgrims and a German woman were missing in Iraq on Tuesday after being seized by gunmen, in an apparent return to the dire security conditions foreigners faced from hostage takers in the country

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British Prime Minister Tony Blair put nuclear power back on the agenda on Tuesday when he launched a review of energy policy, pledging to decide by the middle of next year on how to fill

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At least 60 people were killed when they were swept off the roof of a train into the river below as the train crossed a bridge in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials said

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Bollywood movie legend Amitabh Bachchan was in stable condition in a Mumbai hospital Tuesday after being admitted suffering from a bowel complaint. "Tests conducted since his admission confirm that Mr Bachchan is suffering from colitis

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Prime Minister Paul Martin launched an election campaign on Tuesday with a slim lead in the polls after his minority government was toppled in Parliament on Monday night over a corruption scandal. Martin informed Governor-General

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In the first major ruling of Pope Benedict's reign, the Catholic Church on Tuesday imposed restrictions on homosexuals becoming priests, saying only men who had overcome "transitory" gay tendencies could be ordained. The ruling came

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Gunmen shot dead an opposition Hindu nationalist legislator and seven others Tuesday in northern India, a senior state official said. Krishnanand Rai was on his way to a wedding when attackers ambushed his jeep and

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President Mahmoud Abbas suspended his Fatah party primaries throughout the Palestinian territories on Tuesday in the face of violence and fraud that have underlined doubts about his grip on power. With a parliamentary election and

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