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Bhutto gears up for Pakistani poll

Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto published her manifesto for a January election on Friday, promising jobs for the poor if victorious but keeping open the option of boycotting the vote.

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Pakistani merchants rue price rises and politics

With no customers in sight at his bazaar jeans stall, 23-year-old Mohammad Asad Khan is sick of political turbulence in Pakistan that he says is ruining his business.

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Israel court backs Gaza fuel cuts

Israel’s top court has upheld a government decision to reduce the Gaza Strip’s fuel imports, but postponed planned electricity cuts to the Hamas-ruled territory, Israeli officials said on Friday.

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