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Attack on ‘axis of evil’ probable: White House ignores Russia’s plea
MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin), Feb 12: President George W. Bush “has not ruled anything out” in dealing with North Korea, Iran, and Iraq, which he has branded the “axis of evil,” the White... 
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Shiv Sena roars back into power in Mumbai
MUMBAI, Feb 12: The Hindu right-wing Shiv Sena party roared back into power in Mumbai on Tuesday and immediately warned of tightened restrictions on outsiders moving to the city....
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FBI fears attack in Yemen
WASHINGTON, Feb 12: The United States or US interests in the African nation of Yemen could be the target of a terror attack on Tuesday (Tuesday night or Wednesday morning in...
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Amnesty warns multinationals over HR abuses
LONDON, Feb 12: Amnesty International warned multinational companies on Tuesday that they faced major damage to their finances and reputation by becoming entangled in human rights violations abroad....
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Milosevic steps into the dock as trial begins
THE HAGUE, Feb 12: Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic stepped into the dock on Tuesday to face the most significant war crimes trial in Europe since the Nuremberg prosecutions of leading...
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Chirac to again run for presidency
PARIS, Feb 12: Jacques Chirac, 69, announced on Monday that he would be seeking another term as President of France. It will be the fourth presidential campaign for Chirac who began...
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Karzai’s Pakistan visit split govt: envoy
PARIS, Feb 12: The recent visit to Pakistan by Afghanistan’s interim leader Hamid Karzai, and “forgiving remarks” he made there, have caused friction within the Kabul administration, a senior Afghan diplomat...
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Ashcroft’s remarks anger Muslims
LOS ANGELES, Feb 12: Several Mulsim, Pakistani and Arab-American organizations have joined hands in calling on US Attorney General John Ashcroft to clarify offensive remarks he allegedly made in December about...
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‘Lord of the Rings’, ‘Beautiful Mind’ dominate Oscar nominations
BEVERLY HILLS, Feb 12: Epic fantasy “The Lord of the Rings” led this year’s Oscar nominations on Tuesday by winning 13 nods, including best picture, the seventh film in the history...
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Indian film among nominees
LOS ANGELES, Feb 12: France’s subtle comedy “Amelie”, India’s “Lagaan” and Bosnia’s “No Man’s Land” were on Tuesday nominated as best foreign language film for this year’s Oscars....
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Canberra spying on citizens, says paper
SYDNEY, Feb 12: The Australian government was accused on Tuesday of spying on its citizens by intercepting private phone calls to a ship involved in last year’s refugee crisis....
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Powell being forced to go hardline
WASHINGTON: The most imposing secretary of state of recent memory, George P. Shultz, was known in respectable circles as the reasonable moderate in an otherwise hawkish Reagan administration. Liberal columnist Tom...
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Greater Arab say needed in ME peace process
LOS ANGELES: How to deal with Yasser Arafat is a serious issue, one that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Bush once again discussed in their meeting at the White...
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Afghans have little faith in Washington
KHOST: The gathering of 200 boisterous turbaned men, all of them former Afghan military officers, and most over 40, quickly evolved into a “USA-we-love-you” fest. They pumped their fists, raised high...
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US reproached over civilian deaths
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Monday came under the most intense questioning over civilian casualties since the start of the Afghan war, after allegations that US special forces executed and beat men...
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Israeli strikes outrage Annan
UNITED NATIONS: A senior UN official Monday expressed outrage over the Israeli bombing of Gaza City causing extensive damage to UN offices, including those of the High Commissioner for Human Rights...
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Campaign to ban child soldiers speeds up
GENEVA: A global campaign to ban child soldiers stepped up a gear on Tuesday with the entry into force of a treaty against under 18-year-olds being used to fight....
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Algerian freed on bail
LONDON, Feb 12: The man accused of training the suicide hijackers, who crashed into the twin towers of World Trade Centre on Sep 11, was granted bail here on Tuesday....
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