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US puts off prisoner transfer to Cuba
WASHINGTON, Jan 23: Faced with mounting international criticism, the US military has put on hold transfers of prisoners from Afghanistan to the US Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, US military... 
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Saudis resent new US rule on women’s dress
RIYADH, Jan 23: Saudis voiced outrage on Wednesday at a US decision to let American servicewomen doff the flowing black robes they previously had to wear outside US military bases in...
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Police, not US, were targeted: officials
NEW DELHI, Jan 23: The gunmen who opened fire on the American Center in Kolkata appeared to be targeting the local police instead of the United States, Indian and US officials...
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Afghan children’s needs must top reconstruction agenda
IT IS by now glaringly obvious that Afghanistan’s cycle of violence must be broken, as much for the sake of the world as for that of the Afghan population itself. There...
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Rumsfeld remarks anger UK MPs
LONDON, Jan 23: British politicians reacted angrily on Wednesday to an “insulting” putdown from US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that they were bleating from afar about the treatment of Al Qaeda...
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PA says not bound by accord with Israel
RAMALLAH, Jan 23: Voicing escalating tension in the Middle East, Palestinian Cabinet Secretary Ahmed Abed al Rahman said on Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority (PA) no longer considers itself bound by...
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Warlord seizes offices in Khost
ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: A warlord in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province has seized control of most government offices in the provincial capital, amid fears that fighting might erupt in the town as...
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US forces not asked to leave: Saudi army chief
RIYADH, Jan 23: The Saudi Chief of Staff Gen Saleh ibn Ali Al-Mohayya has denied the reports that Saudi Arabia has asked the US troops to leave the country....
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Iran protests to UN over US action
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 23: Iran protested to the United Nations in a letter released on Wednesday about “the blatant violation of its sovereignty” by the US Navy in detaining an oil...
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30,000 troops may be needed: UN
KABUL, Jan 23: A senior UN official said on Wednesday that Afghanistan may need 30,000 peacekeepers, many more than planned, amid concerns factional fighting and lawlessness will hamper the nation’s efforts...
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Lockerbie trial: Megrahi goes into appeal
CAMP ZEIST (Netherlands) Jan 23: The man found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing suffered a miscarriage of justice, his lawyers said on Wednesday in the appeal by the former Libyan...
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Donors lack trust in Karzai govt
KABUL: The leaders of the reconstruction conference - jointly chaired by Japan, the US, the European Union, and Saudi Arabia - argue that the global war on terrorism makes the case...
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Strain in US, Saudi Arabia ties exposed
DUBAI: No matter how well the diplomatic cover-up is executed on signs of tension between the US and Saudi Arabia, the strain in their ties has finally come out of the...
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US blocks bid to boost aid
UNITED NATIONS: The US has declined to make a firm commitment to increase its official development assistance (ODA) despite an appeal by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urging rich nations to double...
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Hopes rise for Lankan peace
OSLO: Hope of a lasting ceasefire and face-to-face talks between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil rebels rose sharply on Tuesday after the guerrillas freed 10 army and civilian prisoners and...
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Dangers of nuclear testing outweigh its benefits
LOS ANGELES: Earlier this month, the Bush administration released the findings of its so-called nuclear weapons posture review. The plan has many good elements. For example, it proposes cutting the deployed...
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WTC: a designer’s dream in ruins
NEW YORK: Leslie Robertson needs to catch up with his writing, a task that he would usually approach with enthusiasm. He might even have pursued a career crafting sentences, had he...
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Sanctions on Mugabe not ‘smart’ after all
BRUSSELS: The “smart sanctions” looming over Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe if he shuns world pressure to ensure fair elections will have to be precisely tailored and meticulously applied in order to...
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