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Khamenei rules out dialogue with US
TEHRAN, March 18: Iran’s supreme religious leader on Monday flatly rejected any suggestion of direct talks with the United States following a US senator’s rare overture for dialogue.... 
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Annan flays Sharon for ‘all-out warfare’
UNITED NATIONS, March 18: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan told Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that Israel’s recent offensive resembled “all-out conventional warfare”, resulting in illegitimate attacks on civilians, ambulances and schools, according...
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Robinson quits after angering big powers
GENEVA, March 18: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, long a thorn in the side of the major powers for her outspoken views, said on Monday she would not...
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Palestinians not to meet Cheney
TEL AVIV, March 18: US Vice President Dick Cheney’s decision not to schedule a meeting with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a trip to Israel provoked anger among the Palestinians on...
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US VP finds no Arab takers for attack on Iraq
KUWAIT, March 18: US plans to punish Iraq have met stiff resistance during Vice President Dick Cheney’s whirlwind tour of the Arab world where Israel’s pounding of the Palestinians is of...
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Lok Sabha approves law on terrorism
NEW DELHI, March 18: The lower house of the Indian parliament on Monday approved a controversial anti-terrorism law, despite strong resistance from opposition parties and human rights groups....
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Ship with 1,000 migrants reaches Italy
CATANIA (Sicily) March 18: A ship crammed with around 1,000 mainly Kurdish illegal immigrants, including hundreds of women and children, reached the Sicilian port of Catania on Monday, with medical teams...
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Afghan war detainees to get new jail
WASHINGTON, March 18: The 300 detainees from the Afghan war held at a US base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be transferred from temporary cells to a more secure prison next...
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Gibraltar in protest over talks on future
GIBRALTAR, March 18: About 25,000 people in Gibraltar — nearly all of the British colony’s residents — turned out on Monday to protest negotiations that could give Spain a voice in...
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UK commits more troops to Afghanistan
LONDON, March 18: The British government on Monday announced that it was sending 1,700 troops to Afghanistan in a massive expansion of its operations to boost security in the country....
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Abacha family to return 1.2bn dollars
LAGOS, March 18: The family of Nigeria’s late military ruler Sani Abacha is close to reaching a deal to return 1.2 billion dollars stolen from public funds in return for “an...
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UN crew goes to wrong city
MONTERREY (Mexico) March 18: A German crew setting up audio systems for a UN conference on development financing went to the wrong city, showing up in Monterey, California, rather than the...
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Arabs seek ‘peace’ to tempt Israel
BEIRUT: Arab states are tussling over a verbal nuance ahead of an Arab summit in Beirut this month that could lay out terms for peace with Israel based on a Saudi...
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‘Vietnamization’ of Philippines on the cards
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Philippines): The arrival of American troops to help the Philippine government in its uphill battle against the Abu Sayyaf rebels, which is said to have links with Al Qaeda...
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Turkey’s entry into EU seems far-fetched
ANKARA: In a country where anybody over 22 has lived through at least one military coup, a general’s comments that Turkey could turn to Iran and Russia rather than embracing the...
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Violence darkens prospects
BETHLEHEM: Renewed violence between Israelis and Palestinians on Sunday darkened the already-clouded prospects for progress toward a ceasefire being sought by US envoy Anthony C. Zinni....
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Abkhazia fears US military fallout
SUKHUMI (Georgia): Plans by the United States to take its anti-terrorism drive to Georgia is bad news for a tiny breakaway territory on the Black Sea called Abkhazia....
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Saddam’s enemy says ‘no’ to US
TEHRAN: The political leader of the most effective guerrilla force in Iraq warned the United States on Sunday not to take unilateral military action against Saddam Hussein without United Nations approval....
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