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Covert raids stepped up to snatch Palestinians: New Israeli policy
AL QUDS, Nov 22: Israeli special forces have stepped up raids on Palestinian towns and villages to snatch suspected militants in covert operations which have drawn little international condemnation and a... 
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NATO offers Russia new partnership
MOSCOW, Nov 22: NATO Secretary General George Robertson promised Russia a new post-Cold war partnership on Thursday as he met Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov to discuss giving Moscow an unprecedented voice...
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Turkey frames law to end male supremacy
ANKARA, Nov 22: Turkish lawmakers on Thursday overhauled the outdated civil code in an aim to give married women more rights in this predominantly Muslim but secular country with aspirations of...
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US to underwrite Philippines anti-terror fight
LONDON, Nov 22: The United States has promised the Philippines virtually any help it needs to combat terrorism within its borders and especially to help eliminate the Abu Sayyaf group....
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BD police, villagers clash: four killed
 DHAKA, Nov 22: Police in Bangladesh shot dead at least four people and wounded nearly 30 on Thursday while trying to rescue colleagues taken captive by villagers who suspected them of...
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S. Korea test-fires missile
SEOUL, Nov 22: South Korea on Thursday test fired a short-range missile off its west coast as part of a programme to develop new missiles capable of hitting targets in most...
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Smallest computer created
AL QUDS, Nov 22: Israeli researchers said on Thursday they had succeeded in creating a microscopic organic computer, capable of running elementary programmes on the basis of DNA molecules....
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Diplomats view life in London as tough
LONDON, Nov 22: Traffic jams are a way of life, opening a bank account is a nightmare, and the food and weather can be atrocious....
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Cooking with gas can worsen asthma: study
SINGAPORE, Nov 22: Cooking with gas in a poorly-ventilated kitchen can worsen coughing, wheezing and breathlessness for those afflicted with asthma, a National University of Singapore researcher said Friday....
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Taliban collapse brings no respite for Kabul’s poor
KABUL, Nov 22: The Taliban may have left Kabul, but the end of their hardline rule promises little immediate relief for many impoverished families eyeing the onset of winter with a...
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NA attacks Taliban near Kabul: Road to south of Afghanistan cut
MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan, Nov 22: Heavily armed Northern Alliance troops launched an attack on Thursday on Taliban positions near the dusty township of Maidan Shahr some 30 km west of Kabul,...
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Security fears hamper UN operations
KABUL, Nov 22: The United Nations and other aid agencies operating in Afghanistan are struggling to respond in the face of growing lawlessness which is hampering relief efforts in a desperately...
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UK wins ‘limited’ approval to deploy troops
TEHRAN, Nov 22: Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jack Straw gained limited approval for the deployment of British troops in Afghanistan in talks here Thursday with the Northern Alliance, before leaving for Islamabad....
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Arabs wary about dealing with US banks
LONDON, Nov 22: Wealthy Arabs, concerned about increased US scrutiny of their offshore bank accounts, are nervous about dealing with US banks and may seek safer havens if the conflict in...
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Mujahideen vow to fight in Valley
SRINAGAR, Nov 22: The Hizbul Mujahideen on Thursday vowed to continue its armed struggle against New Delhi’s rule in occupied Kashmir, despite its offer of a ceasefire earlier this week....
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US, India ponder over nuclear ties
NEW DELHI: India and the United States will soon have official level talks on procedural matters pertaining to the transfer of sophisticated technology which will include those that can be used...
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EU-US differences over Afghan aid
KABUL: The ironically-named Friendship Bridge linking Uzbekistan and Afghanistan remained closed on Wednesday. Mounds of barbed wire barred the way for tonnes of much-need food aid for the Afghans. Aid workers...
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Bush cannot stay clear of ME peace process
LOS ANGELES: The Bush administration came to office seeking to stay as far clear of the Mideast peace process as possible. Former President Clinton invested an extraordinary amount of time and...
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Hate groups using attacks to promote own causes
LOS ANGELES: Hate groups around the United States are using the recent terrorist attacks to promote their causes. White supremacists, Christian Identity adherents, neo-Nazis, conspiracy theorists, skinhead groups, and other extremists...
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Cold shouldering world poor
WASHINGTON: Why is the US so happy that Afghans can now fly kites, shave their beards and wear short skirts when so few Americans seemed to care about their plight before...
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