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| December 29, 2001 | Saturday | Shawwal 13, 1422 |
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India’s pressure on Pakistan may backfire: diplomats
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: India’s mounting pressure on Pakistan, unopposed by the United States and Britain, could hamper President Pervez Musharraf’s attempts to curb radical groups, diplomats say.... 
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SA robbers snatch $9.5m, diamonds
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 28: Armed robbers snatched 9.5 million dollars and an undisclosed amount of jewellery and diamonds at South Africa’s main airport, police said on Friday....
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Plane suspect gets jail without bail
BOSTON, Dec 28: A federal judge on Friday ordered Richard Reid, the man suspected of trying to destroy a Paris-to-Miami flight by detonating explosives in his shoes, held in jail without...
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Israel ends siege of Bethlehem
TEL AVIV, Dec 28: Israeli forces lifted their blockade of the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Friday, offering another glimmer of hope for a return to peace talks after 15...
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US commander’s helicopter shot at: 4 rockets land in Jalalabad
CRAWFORD, Dec 28: The commander of US troops in Afghanistan said on Friday that his helicopter was shot at last week while flying over Afghanistan....
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Mahathir snubs media over murder plot story
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday reminded local media to act responsibly after a newspaper report, later retracted, that a hitman was out to kill him....
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Mistreatment of guard angers Bush
CRAWFORD, Dec 28: US President George W. Bush said on Friday he would be “madder than heck” if it turns out an Arab-American agent charged with his safety was removed from...
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Experts warn of global warming meltdown
LONDON, Dec 28: There is a one in 20 chance of a dramatic rise in world sea levels over the next century due to global warming, according to a new risk...
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Taj Mahal to take the veil in event of war
AGRA, Dec 28: The Taj Mahal could have its fabled marbled dome and minarets covered with dark cloth as a protection against possible bombing raids should war break out with Pakistan,...
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Dhaka Imam defends anti-US remarks
DHAKA, Dec 28: Bangladesh’s top religious leader said on Thursday he had committed no crime by showing sympathy to the people of Afghanistan for the suffering caused to them by the...
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Islamabad-Delhi row exposes nuke safety failing
NEW DELHI, Dec 28: A scenario devised as a model by the US Naval War College ends with Pakistan and India in a limited nuclear exchange in which millions of people...
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Plan to oust Saddam back on agenda
WASHINGTON: The US joint chiefs of staff are considering an ambitious plan for the military overthrow of Saddam Hussein, officials said on Thursday....
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Headway unlikely in ME talks: Arafat, Sharon disagree on new plan
TEL AVIV: Fresh talks aimed at ending 15 months of Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed have little chance of yielding progress toward a settlement because of high-level opposition to key proposals on the table,...
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Cloning may be a question of when, not if
LONDON: Religious groups are appalled by it, some scientists think it is inevitable and doctors believe the technology will hasten the search for new methods to treat incurable illnesses....
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Pax Americana all over again?
WASHINGTON: When he saw it shortly after the Gulf War 10 years ago, Democratic Senator Joseph Biden, now chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, denounced it as a prescription for...
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Fears rise of new, uglier ‘white Australia’ policy
SYDNEY: Media debate here about the economic and social costs of immigration is rekindling suspicions that the government of Prime Minister John Howard may be quietly considering the re- introduction of...
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