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Sanjay Dutt gets 14 day parole extension

New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Actor Sanjay Dutt, who was out on parole due to medical reasons, was granted a 14-day extension of his leave of furlough, according to jail authorities. Dutt sough an extension in the furlough on medical grounds. The 53-year-old actor was was sentenced for five years jail, after his conviction for illegal possession of arms in the Mumbai blasts case and is to serve the remaining 42 months of his sentence. The actor’s parole period was to end on Monday, but he made an application for another fortnight’s extension last week. Oct 15, 2013
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M23 suspends talks with DRC government

DRC’s rebel group M23 condemned Tuesday the FARDC’s attack on their position in North Kivu, suspending direct talks with the government for 48 hours, and requested the withdrawal of its troops from the position. Duration: 01:03 Oct 15, 2013
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Australia Antarctic mission focuses on penguin poo

Ancient penguin droppings and the impact of global warming on the Antarctic food chain will be the focus of Australia's latest scientific mission to the icy continent which departed on October 14, 2013. Duration: 00:59 Oct 15, 2013
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Gao residents happy to celebrate Eid amid tight security

Exclusive coverage of celebrations in northern Mali marking the first day of Eid. Nine months after the liberation of their city from jihadists, the inhabitants of Gao celebrate the feast of Tabaski under heavy surveillance. Duration: 00:51 Oct 15, 2013
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Thousands of sea turtles lay their eggs on Mexico beach

Hundreds of Olive Ridley sea turtles started to lay their eggs in the sand of Ixtapilla beach in Mexico. More than 1,000 turtles a day are expected to arrive in the area in the next few months. Duration: 00:27 Oct 15, 2013
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Bomb targeting worshippers kills 12 in Iraq

The Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday began in Iraq Tuesday with a bomb ripping through a crowd of worshippers as they left a Sunni mosque, killing 12 people. Duration: 00:27 Oct 15, 2013
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Flood of Muslim pilgrims stone devil in final hajj ritual

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims converged on the Mina valley in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to participate in a symbolic stoning of the devil, the final stage of the annual hajj pilgrimage. Pilgrims say the reduction in the number of people attending this year is making the event run more smoothly. Oct 15, 2013
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