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ICRC blasts Israel over killing of Palestinians
TEL AVIV, Nov 7: The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday described as barbaric the Israeli army’s killing of three Palestinian guerillas who P were wounded... 
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66 dead, 110 missing as storm hits Philippines
CAGAYAN DE ORO (Philippines), Nov 7: Tropical storm Lingling killed at least 66 people and left another 110 missing as it cut a swathe of destruction across the central and southern...
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Israelis pull out of Ramallah
RAMALLAH, Nov 7: Israeli tanks pulled out of Palestinian-ruled Ramallah on Wednesday, but remained in two other West Bank towns, despite pressure from the United States as it tries to shore...
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Nepal Maoists not to press for republic
KATHMANDU, Nov 7: Maoists in Nepal have decided to “defer” their demand for a republic — an issue which was a major stumbling block in peace talks with the government, sources...
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Arab Israeli MP stripped of immunity
AL-QUDS, Nov 7: Israel’s parliament voted on Wednesday to strip Arab Israeli MP Azmi Bishara of immunity from prosecution to allow him to be charged with making anti-Israeli comments and organizing...
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US borders ‘wide open to terrorists’: experts
WASHINGTON, Nov 7: The borders and entry points to the United States leak like sieves, offering the nation little or no protection against potential terrorists who can enter the country undetected,...
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LTTE may drop stand on separatism: moderates
COLOMBO, Nov 7: Sri Lanka’s Tamil moderates on Wednesday urged the government to open peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels, saying the guerrillas appeared ready to compromise on demands for a...
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US govt in need of new blood
LOS ANGELES, Nov 7: At least one-third of the United States’ federal emergency workers would reach superannuation in the next five years, and an anxious Uncle Sam is looking for new...
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German, Turkish MPs oppose role in Afghan war
BERLIN, Nov 7: A number of deputies in the coalition of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder have come out against his offer to the United States of up to 3,900 German troops for...
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NGOs call for campaign against globalization, war
BEIRUT, Nov 7: A forum of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on Wednesday for a joint international campaign against globalisation and war, ahead of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting in...
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Al Jazeera attains Internet stardom
DOHA, Nov 7: The worldwide scoops of Qatar’s Al Jazeera television channel have launched its Arabic-language website into Internet stardom in the month since the United States unleashed war on Afghanistan....
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Brahimi meets Zahir Shah
ROME, Nov 7: The UN Special Representative for Afghanistan met former Afghan King Zahir Shah on Wednesday and said the world body believed the monarch could play a central role in...
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Want to save the planet? Don’t fly
MARRAKESH (Morocco), Nov 7: Some campaigners insisted on going overland to Marrakesh’s U.N. conference on climate change, not because they are scared of flying, but because they are worried about what...
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9 projects get Aga Khan award
ALEPPO (Syria), Nov 7: The Aga Khan has called for freedom in the civilization debate. He was presiding over a presentation ceremony of the 8th Aga Khan Award for Architecture here...
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Osama’s four sons shown on TV channel
DOHA, Nov 7: Four sons of Osama bin Laden were shown by Qatar’s al-Jazeera satellite news channel on Wednesday accompanying Taliban and “Afghan Arab” fighters on a search of a purported...
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Indian actors denounce US bombing
NEW DELHI, Nov 7: Top Indian film stars and other well-known personalities launched a campaign to denounce the United States’ military action in Afghanistan, press reports said on Wednesday....
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Afghan aid workers: forgotten heroes
ISLAMABAD: Afghan aid workers left behind after foreign colleagues were forced to flee the country have staved off a humanitarian catastrophe despite being isolated from outside support by American bombs and...
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India’s cheaper anthrax vaccine
NEW DELHI: India has followed up its offer to supply cheap anti-anthrax drugs to the United States with the announcement of an affordable and effective vaccine against the deadly bacteria being...
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Bush war effort in deep trouble
LOS ANGELES: A young and inexperienced president from a dynasty surrounds himself with experts. Early in his presidency, he announces a global crusade on behalf of freedom. No price, he announces,...
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Conflicts rocking Caucasus region
MOSCOW: In the tiny ex-Soviet republic of Georgia, flaring political unrest and a sputtering regional war are threatening to bring down the pro-Western regime of President Eduard Shevardnadze....
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