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US threatens Arafat with ‘full range’ of measures
WASHINGTON, Jan 25: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Friday that the United States would consider a full range of diplomatic and political steps to take with Yasser Arafat... 
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Former Enron executive commits suicide
HOUSTON, Jan 25: Former Enron Corp vice chairman J. Clifford Baxter committed suicide on Friday with a gunshot to the head, Texas police said....
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Hobeika had proof against Sharon: Beirut paper’s claim
BEIRUT, Jan 25: Former Christian warlord Elie Hobeika taped “evidence” on the Sabra and Shatila massacres during Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon before he was assassinated, a Beirut newspaper said on...
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Muslim web site under observation
SINGAPORE, Jan 25: Singapore has ordered a Muslim group to register its Internet portal as a political Web site after its leader said the government had prompted local Muslim plots by...
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US to help Kuwait monitor donations
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 25: The United States of America would soon train Kuwaiti officials and share its expertise in monitoring donation centres and charity societies....
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US airport security firm admits to falsification
MIAMI, Jan 25: A security company that hired screeners and cargo handlers at Miami International Airport pleaded guilty to falsely certifying that it had checked employees’ work backgrounds and criminal histories,...
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Russia protests to US over meeting with Chechen ‘FM’
WASHINGTON, Jan 25: The US State Department said on Thursday that US officials had met here this week the self-styled foreign minister of Chechnya in a move that drew an angry...
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Annan arrives in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan 25: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Tehran on Friday evening from Kabul for two days of meetings with Iranian leaders on the rebuilding of Afghanistan....
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Scientists claim cholesterol breakthrough
TEL AVIV, Jan 25: Israeli scientists say cream and butter lovers can now eat guilt-free thanks to a chemical process that removes cholesterol from the body....
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Washington-Riyadh chill intensifies
WASHINGTON: Judging by the media coverage, much of the US and international political establishment was taken aback to learn that Saudi Arabia is considering asking Washington to withdraw its military presence...
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Moral snares for Bush in ‘anti-terror war’
LOS ANGELES: The GIs arriving in the southern Philippines to offer aid in the fight against the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf are by no means the first US troops to take...
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US claims against Iraq lack credibility
DELMAR (USA): At this very moment, US intelligence personnel are poring over documents, uncovering the depth of the anti-American plotting of Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network....
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China opens doors to Taiwan
BEIJING: With a subtle shift in policy on Taiwan, Beijing has cracked the door open to better ties with its arch rival, but deep suspicion on both sides of the Taiwan...
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UN-brokered peace resolves three violent conflicts
LONDON: So far this is a very good year for peace. Two of the world’s longest wars have taken big strides towards a settlement and a third shorter one has been...
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Genetic pollution by biotech giants
BROOKLIN (Canada): Ontario’s booming organic industry is under attack from “gene pollution”, say farmers. Seed and pollen from genetically modified (GM) plant varieties - oilseed rape in particular - has spread...
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Women fought Taliban head-on
KABUL: There are not many women in Afghanistan who can claim to have fought the Taliban head on. Suhaila Siddiqi did - and the Taliban lost. When the religious zealots took...
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