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Dutch PM resigns over Bosnia massacre report
THE HAGUE, April 16: The Dutch cabinet of Prime Minister Wim Kok resigned on Tuesday over an official report condemning a government failure to prevent the Srebrenica massacre, the worst atrocity... 
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Shooting breaks out at Bethlehem church
BETHLEHEM, April 16: Heavy gunfire was heard briefly on Tuesday at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, where Israeli soldiers are locked in a two-week-old standoff with Palestinian gunmen holed up inside,...
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Judge rules in favour of hackers
BUENOS AIRES, April 16: Computer hackers may be the scourge of the digital age, hunted down by police across borders, but in Argentina they have found an unlikely ally — the...
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Thousands need food in Jenin: UN
GENEVA, April 16: Thousands of Palestinians in the besieged West Bank refugee camp of Jenin still lack food, water and basic medical supplies as Israeli forces continue to hamper access, aid...
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UK troops join new hunt for Taliban
BAGRAM AIR BASE, April 16: British Royal Marine commandos have been deployed in force in the rugged, snow-covered Afghan mountains for the first time, joining US and Afghan forces in a...
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First rail system in space
CAPE CANAVERAL (USA), April 16: The first rail system in space hit a snag during its inaugural run on Monday, but after several hours of brainstorming NASA resumed its test of...
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Al Qaeda suspects’ trial makes rowdy start
 FRANKFURT, April 16: A German trial of Algerians suspected of a bomb plot and links to the Al Qaeda network began chaotically on Tuesday as one defendant shouted that his lawyers...
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Millions take to streets as Italy goes on general strike
ROME, April 16: Millions of Italians staged a general strike on Tuesday to protest government labour reforms, filling city centres with carnival-like demonstrations that brought much of the country to a...
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EU accuses Israelis of damaging projects
BRUSSELS, April 16: Israel has wrought nearly 20 million euros ($17.61 million) in damage to Palestinian projects financed by the European Union, the European Commission said on Tuesday....
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Abdullah to meet Bush on 25th
WASHINGTON, April 16: US President George W. Bush wil meet Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah on April 25 at his Texas ranch, the White House announced on Tuesday, ending speculation that the...
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Bullet by post
PARIS, April 16: Israel’s ambassador to France has received a threatening letter containing a bullet, the latest in a wave of attacks and threats against Jews in France since Israel began...
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US risks imperilling friendly Arab govts
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Colin Powell took a highly visible and important trip around the Middle East last week, marred by unabated casualties and destruction. But as he wound his way...
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India’s communal cauldron sparks crisis
NEW DELHI: When India’s embattled Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) went into state elections earlier this year, it tried to play on fears of the enemy without — Pakistan —...
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Year of gloom for Nepal
KATHMANDU: While Nepal’s state-controlled media downplayed reports of Maoist violence so that the army could host its traditional new year’s bash on Sunday (April 14), the country’s leading astrologers were saying...
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Overweight cops to lose Florida bonus pay
MIAMI: Tubby troopers in the Florida Highway Patrol will have no trouble with weighty wallets....
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Europe set to become a ‘Tower of Babel’
PARIS: A report authored by Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson and circulated to heads of government in the other 14 member countries of the European Union, claims that if nothing is...
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Flesh & bones of US history on display
WASHINGTON: The spinal cord of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth — still bearing the bullet that killed him — is sharing eternity in a drawer in Washington with President Dwight Eisenhower’s...
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Bahrain: US ally turns into powderkeg
MANAMA: The graffiti began appearing on the whitewashed walls of this tiny Persian Gulf kingdom two weeks ago: “Death to Israel,” “Down with the USA” and “No to American military bases...
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