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Al Qaeda regrouping, says Afghan commander
KABUL, Jan 29: Hundreds of Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda fighters are regrouping in remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan, a local commander said on Tuesday....
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Japan FM fired after row over Afghan moot
TOKYO, Jan 30: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi late on Tuesday fired his controversial Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka ending a a series of disputes involving her that had threatened to sidetrack...
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US joining fight against Sayyaf: Operation begins tomorrow
ZAMBOANGA (Philippines), Jan 29: A joint US-Philippines “anti-terrorist operation” is to begin on Thursday after the two countries resolved problems pertaining to the number of participating American military advisers, Filipino officials...
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VHP rules out talks with Delhi on temple
NEW DELHI, Jan 29: Hindu hardliners on Tuesday ruled out further talks with the Indian government on whether to build a temple on the site of the Babri mosque and suggested...
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Mumbai police on ‘high alert’
MUMBAI, Jan 29: Police in Mumbai have been placed on “high alert” following a tipoff from India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of a possible terrorist attack in the city....
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US indefensible: Riyadh
WASHINGTON, Jan 29: Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah said it was “difficult to defend” the United States in the current environment because of the US support of Israel, in an interview published...
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Bush’s niece arrested on drugs charge
MIAMI, Jan 29: The daughter of Florida Governor Jeb Bush, brother of President George W. Bush, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with trying to obtain medication with a fraudulent prescription...
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Malays are incompetent, says Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29: Malay Muslims are insignificant and incompetent and depend on other races to build Malaysia, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday....
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Prisoners want to go home, says Imam
GUANTANAMO BAY, Jan 29: The 158 prisoners captured in Afghanistan and being held at Camp “X-Ray” here, are uneasy about their future and want to “go home,” an imam said on...
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Enron unsettles Bush administration
NEW YORK: The Enron Corporation’s downfall could have far-reaching impact on the Bush administration for time to come and it could very well unravel the presidency, which until now looks rock...
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Little to cheer for Palestinians OIC body meeting
MARRAKESH: A meeting of Arab and Muslim foreign ministers held here, convened as part of the Al Quds Committee, stuck to a call on the UN Security Council “to shoulder its...
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Iraq’s diplomacy may ward off US attack
LONDON: Iraq is wooing friends and foes alike in a campaign to forestall any move by the United States to target Baghdad in its war on global terrorism, diplomats say. This...
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Afghanistan requires rebuilding from within
WASHINGTON: Lured by billions of dollars in pledges of international aid to Afghanistan, international aid agencies are flooding into Kabul and other Afghan cities....
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Australia won’t bow to asylum threats
LONDON: Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer bluntly defended his country’s hard line towards asylum seekers on Monday and said it would not bow to the threat of hunger strikes and suicide...
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Hardliner revival haunts EU govts
LONDON: A spectre is haunting the chancelleries of social democratic Europe, to coin a phrase. But at this stage in world history it is not communism or any of its debilitated...
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Europe hesitant to sustain support for Arafat
BRUSSELS: Foreign Ministers representing the 15 member nations of the EU appear hesitant as to the level of support they plan bringing to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in his attempts to...
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