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US bombs kill 32 Afghan villagers, 11 wounded
ISLAMABAD, Jan 4: US bombing raids on a suspected al-Qaeda base in eastern Afghanistan have killed 32 civilians in villages located nearby, the Afghan Islamic Press said Friday, citing witnesses in...
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Blair to speak of UK’s new role after Sept 11
BANGALORE, Jan 4: British Prime Minister Tony Blair will claim on Saturday a pivotal role for Britain in world affairs after the Sept 11 atrocities, marked by increased cooperation with other...
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India, Iran agree on air link with Kabul
NEW DELHI, Jan 4: India and Iran have reached an agreement under which New Delhi will resume a direct air link with Kabul after a break of more than four years,...
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37 newsmen killed in the line of duty last year
NEW YORK, Jan 4: A total of 37 journalists were killed worldwide as a direct result of their work in 2001, a sharp increase from 2000 when 24 were killed, according...
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Palestinian killed in West Bank
RAMALLAH, Jan 4: A suspected member of the Hamas organisation was killed on Friday as an Israeli army unit, backed by tanks and helicopters, entered a village in the West Bank,...
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Hasina to return on 8th
DHAKA, Jan 4: The political lull that the people were enjoying in the country is likely to be shattered with the return of former Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh...
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Hindu priest sacrifices boy
NEW DELHI, Jan 3: A Hindu priest sliced the head of an eight year-old boy with a dagger in a ritual sacrifice to appease the gods in the northern Indian state...
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Dolly contracts arthritis
LONDON, Jan 4: The creator of Dolly the Sheep warned on Friday against plans to clone humans after he disclosed that the animal had contracted premature arthritis, which raised questions about...
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Fighting may end, but mines to stay
KABUL: Striding down a road lined with red flags and men in flak jackets and plastic visors, Zabit returned to the home he fled three years ago, taking care not to...
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US tightens noose around Somalia
WASHINGTON: With members of the Al-Qaeda network on the run from Afghanistan and other former safe havens, the United States is stepping up military activities in and around Somalia to prevent...
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Jamaica flights bring drugs to UK
LONDON: A senior British diplomat in Jamaica provoked a furore the other day by claiming that more than one in 10 passengers flying to Britain from the island were smuggling cocaine....
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Bumpy road to peace
KABUL: The initial 160 troops in what will be a 4,500-strong multinational force to keep the peace in the Afghan capital and surrounding areas were deployed on Wednesday. But they face...
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‘Street parliament’ of Kinshasa
KINSHASA: Long-awaited discussions to end a three-year war in the Democratic Republic of Congo are due to resume this month but for some in the central African capital informal talks have...
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Chefs and fish that are lethal
NEW YORK: When it comes to sushi chefs in the United States, Juntaro Takagi is a cut above the rest because he is licensed not to kill....
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