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US claims capture of ‘senior’ Al Qaeda men
WASHINGTON, Nov 15: The Northern Alliance has captured some senior leaders of the Al Qaeda network in Afghanistan in what could be a valuable intelligence coup, a US defense official said... 
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Moscow agrees on role for Pakhtoons: New setup in Kabul
MOSCOW, Nov 16: Softening Moscow’s support for its traditional allies, the Northern Alliance, a senior Russian diplomatic source said on Friday that Pakhtoons should have a prominent role in a future...
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Turkey seeks say in future govt
ANKARA, Nov 16: Turkey, the only Muslim member of NATO, is ready to commit troops to a possible peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan if it plays a role in international efforts to...
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Albanians get more rights in Macedonia
SKOPJE, Nov 16: Under strong international pressure the Macedonian parliament proclaimed on Friday the introduction of a new constitution that broadening rights for the volatile Balkan state’s large ethnic Albanian minority....
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Leonid meteor expected to spark light show
LONDON, Nov 16: The space shuttle is being grounded this Sunday, and the Hubble Space Telescope will be steered to look away for the return of the Leonid meteors....
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UK troops to protect Pakhtoons
LONDON, Nov 16: One of the top priorities of the 4,000 British troops being deployed in Afghanistan is to stop possible vengeance attacks by the Northern Alliance against the Pakhtoon population...
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First cloned human embryos soon: expert
LEXINGTON, (USA), Nov 16: The first cloned human embryos could be produced “pretty soon”, a scientist involved in a controversial international project to clone humans, Panayotis Zavos, said on Thursday....
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Ramazan coincides with uneasy calm
KABUL, Nov 16: Still reeling from the dramatic events of the past week, the people of Afganistan celebrated the beginning of Ramazan on Friday....
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Brahimi meets OIC FMs
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 16: Lakhdar Brahimi, UN special envoy on Afghanistan met the foreign minister of Organization of Islamic Conference on Thursday to consult with them over the formation of a...
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US keen on mly ties with India, says envoy
NEW DELHI, Nov 16: The United States wants to boost military cooperation, including arms sales, with India, the US ambassador here said on Friday....
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Scientist warns of devastating pig disease
ROME, Nov 16: A scientist with the UN food agency sounded a warning on Friday about the global spread of a deadly pig disease that is having a devastating effect on...
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Now it’s time to halt the war
LONDON: Now is the moment to call a halt to what is a dangerous and unjust war. The apparent disintegration of the Taliban regime gives the British and US governments the...
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Iran’s anti-Taliban stance brings little reward
LONDON: Iranian leaders peering into the fog of war in Afghanistan may rejoice at the punishment dished out to the Shia-hating Taliban, but find the new US military presence on their...
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Zahir Shah accused of failing to act
ROME: Time appeared to be running out the other day for the touted return to Kabul of Afghanistan’s exiled king as the figurehead of a transitional government, despite UN assurances that...
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Europe may test chemicals on 50 million animals
BRUSSELS: Controversial proposals to force Europe’s chemicals industry to test a minimum of 30,000 substances for toxicity were backed the other day by the European parliament in a move which the...
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Bush, Putin missile deal fails, but work goes on
CRAWFORD: A hall full of Texan school children on Thursday did what a thousand journalists never could and got the presidents of Russia and the United States to admit that their...
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Introspection in Australia as racism charge hurts
CANBERRA: Are Australians racist? This island nation, built on immigration, has embarked on a frenzy of self-analysis after being labelled as such by some international commentators following last weekend’s election....
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Kabul unlikely to see UN force
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has ruled out creating a traditional peacekeeping force in Afghanistan....
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