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Pakistani suspects linked to al-Qa'ida, says Israel's ambassador

Israel's ambassador to India has raised the possibility that the Pakistani group accused by the Indian authorities of carrying out the Mumbai attacks may be linked to the al-Qa'ida international terror network.

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Margherita Agnelli is suing a close adviser to her father

Fiat heiress set for court fight over will

A feud at the Fiat dynasty has taken a dramatic turn after a close adviser to the car-maker's founding Agnelli family agreed to take up a court challenge from the only surviving child of the late Gianni Agnelli.

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