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Odierno vows to help Iraq and Turkey against PKK

Baghdad - Top US Commander in Iraq General Ray Odierno has pledged to work with the Iraqi and Turkish governments to halt any attacks by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) against Turkey, a US military statement said Saturday.

Odierno met in Turkey Saturday with General Hasan Igsiz, deputy chief of Turkish General Staff, to discuss military cooperation and "US forces' ongoing assistance to Turkey in its effort to defeat the Kurdish rebel group known as the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK," according to the statement.

A spate of PKK attacks killed dozens of Turkish soldiers and civilians, sparking public outcry and pledges from Turkish leaders to deal with the group, the statement noted.

Lewis Hamilton vows to stay cool for Brazil grand prix championship title

Lewis HamiltonLondon, Oct 25: British Formula One sensation Lewis Hamilton has insisted that he will be positive in his bid to become champion in Brazil.

The McLaren ace, who only needs to finish in the top five to take the title, said: “Fundamentally, I’ll approach this race the same way I’ve approached the previous races. Obviously, my aim for Brazil is slightly different from the other grand prix because I don’t need to win the race.”

Press wants Barack Obama to win White House race: Survey

Barack ObamaWashington, Oct 25: Seventy percent of voters say that the media wants Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama to win the presidential election while just nine percent said the press favored McCain.

According to a Pew Research Center survey of 1,003 adults conducted from October 17-20, among Republican respondents, the figure was 90 percent, and even 62 percent of Democratic respondents agreed with the idea that “most journalists are pulling for Obama.”

Thailand pulls three melamine-tainted snacks from store shelves

Bangkok - Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered a nationwide ban on the sale of three snack products imported from China and Malaysia after they were found to contain excessive levels of melamine, reports said Saturday.

The banned items included Chinese-made Hajuku brand strawberry cream stick biscuits, Chinese-made Koala chocolate cream biscuits and Malaysian-made Julie's peanut cream crackers, all of which contained more than the safety limit of 2.5 milligrams per kilogram, Thai News Agency reported.

FDA secretary general Pipat Yingseri ordered retailers to remove the items from their shelves nationwide.

Melamine is typically used as a bonding agent for particle board, and as a pesticide.

Pro-Abbas forces begin deploying in Hebron

Ramallah - Nearly 600 Palestinian police began deploying Saturday in the West Bank city of Hebron following an agreement Thursday between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

The deployment of the force loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah is part of a Palestinian plan more effectively to enforce law and order in several cities in the occupied West Bank.

The PA says many "wanted criminals" have taken refuge in areas which security forces had not been authorized to access. Hebron is considered a stronghold of Hamas supporters, the Islamic movement which routed pro-Abbas forces in the Gaza Strip last year.

Scolari warns Liverpool that Chelsea are the new Invincibles

London, Oct 25: Phil Scolari stoked up the pressure on Liverpool ahead of Saturday’s clash, claiming his Chelsea players are good enough to emulate Arsenal’s “Invincibles” team of five years ago.

Scolari urged his players to land a pyschological blow on the only other unbeaten team in the Premier League during the top of the table showdown at Stamford Bridge.

“It’s possible to go unbeaten. We have potential to be the perfect team. I’ve seen in this team passion and professionalism,” The Sun quoted Scolari, as saying.

He said the match is the coming together of a new order in England. “This is the clash of the Invincibles.”

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