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White House unhappy with TV networks over Osama: Powell condemns Al-Jazeera
WASHINGTON, Oct 10: The White House on Wednesday called U.S. television executives to urge that they “exercise judgment” in broadcasting statements by Osama bin Laden that may include coded incitements to... 
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Three share Nobel for drug findings
STOCKHOLM, Oct 10: A trio of US and Japanese chemists whose “life and death” separation of molecules helped drug firms produce safer and cheaper medicine for ills ranging from Parkinson’s disease...
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ISI plotted to kill Advani: Delhi
MUMBAI, Oct 10: Indian police claimed on Wednesday they had foiled a plan backed by Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency to assassinate Home Minister L.K. Advani....
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Indian hijacking hoax: man who received call dies
NEW DELHI, Oct 10: A young Indian airline employee who received a hoax call that triggered a massive hijack false alert last week has died from natural causes, an official said...
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3 economists feted for car dealer theory
STOCKHOLM, Oct 10: Three Americans shared the 2001 Nobel economics prize on Wednesday for explaining why many people distrust used car salesmen and governments doubt the accuracy of citizens’ income tax...
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Chandrika dismisses assembly to save govt
COLOMBO, Oct 10: Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga on Wednesday dismissed the one-year-old legislature to avoid a crushing defeat of her Marxist-backed minority government, ministers said....
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US loses third Predator in Iraq
WASHINGTON, Oct 10: The US military lost another unmanned Predator surveillance aircraft on a mission over southern Iraq on Wednesday, the third such crash since Aug 27, the miliary’s Central Command...
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CNN not to play Osama tapes live
WASHINGTON, Oct 10: The Cable News Network (CNN) said on Wednesday it would no longer go live with broadcasts of pre-recorded messages from Osama bin Laden or his aides....
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US soldier injured
WASHINGTON, Oct 10: A US soldier involved in supporting strikes on Afghanistan was injured at an undisclosed location on Tuesday when he became trapped between two military vehicles, US Central Command...
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Washington avoids demonizing Osama: War rhetoric
WASHINGTON: In a subtle switch in rhetoric noticeable since Sunday, the Bush administration is no longer specifically demonizing Osama bin Laden, insisting the fight against terrorism goes beyond the Saudi....
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Nobel winners: creators of the coldest place
BOULDER (USA): They are a team, whether working in a laboratory on a project that will rewrite science books or finishing each other’s sentences at a news conference after winning a...
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Lebanon fears US attacks
BEIRUT: With the start of the first phase of the US war against terror, Lebanon is anxiously waiting to see what — and where — the next phase will be....
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Foreign students security risk for US
NEW YORK: As a trickle of Middle Eastern college students head back home from the United States, officials are looking for better ways to track the ones who remain behind....
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Uncertainty overshadows Frankfurt book fair
FRANKFURT: The Frankfurt Book Fair began in muted fashion on Tuesday with global uncertainty and security fears casting a shadow over the world’s biggest publishing industry event....
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Arafat uses ‘iron fist’to stem revolt
GAZA: Palestinian groups bowed beneath the weight of Yasser Arafat’s iron fist on Tuesday by stepping back from an open revolt against their leader’s support for Washington’s war on Afghanistan....
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Germ warfare: an unpredictable weapon
LONDON: The spectre of germ warfare has emerged in the aftermath of the terror attacks on New York and Washington DC, as fears of terrorists unleashing deadly viruses on ill-prepared cities...
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