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Cant form govt with plus-minus majority, will sit in opposition: Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): Putting a full stop to the speculations on whether BJP will form the government in Delhi, the party’s CM Candidate Harsh Vardhan said that the party cannot form the government with plus-minus majority and will better sit in opposition. He said this after he met Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Thursday evening regarding the issue. Vardhan said that the President has asked to prove the majority within 7 days which is not possible and that is why BJP is not forming the government. Dec 13, 2013
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Catalonia sets November 9, 2014, for independence poll

Leaders in debt-laden Catalonia promised Thursday to hold a vote on November 9 on breaking away from Spain, but the national government branded their independence bid a "historic error" and vowed to block it. Duration: 0:41 Dec 13, 2013
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Desperate Syrians continue to flood Jordan border

They fled air strikes and shelling, but many of Syria's three million refugees have found little comfort elsewhere, suffering in squalid camps and risking death to reach safety. Duration: 0:50 Dec 13, 2013
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Kenya marks 50 years of freedom with challenges ahead

Kenyans marked half a century of independence from Britain on Thursday, celebrating progress of the regional economic powerhouse but also struggling to shake off a legacy of corruption, inequality and ethnic violence. Duration: 0:48 Dec 13, 2013
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Ethiopia's colossal human airlift from Saudi Arabia

When Ethiopia started repatriating its citizens living illegally in Saudi Arabia last month, 30,000 people were expected to return. Today, four times that amount have been repatriated -- with numbers still swelling daily. Dec 13, 2013
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Winter storm pummels Mideast, blankets Jerusalem

A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East Thursday. The weather sent temperatures plunging and brought heavy snow at higher elevations, including in Jerusalem, where schools were closed and conditions were expected to worsen. Dec 13, 2013
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Thousands queue to bid farewell to Mandela

Up to 14,000 people viewed Nelson Mandela's body on the first day of his lying in state, the government said Thursday, announcing that shuttle services for the second day had reached capacity. Dec 13, 2013
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Santa Claus swims with fish in Tokyo

A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume swims with fish, feeds a stingray and hugs a nurse shark at the Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo. Duration: 00:36 Dec 13, 2013
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Muslims in Central African Republic bury their dead

The situation appeared calmer on Wednesday in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, where hundreds were slaughtered with clubs and machetes last week. 1600 French troops were deployed to the country last weekend. Duration: 01:18 Dec 13, 2013
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