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Israeli troops, tanks raid another W.Bank town
TULKARM, May 2: Israeli tanks and troops raided the West Bank town of Tulkarm before dawn on Thursday, searching houses and mosques and making arrests, before pulling out, witnesses said.... 
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Suu Kyi will be free soon, says opposition
YANGON, May 2: Pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will be released from house arrest within days after striking a deal with Myanmar’s military government, a senior opposition leader said on...
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45 killed as bus explodes in India
MUMBAI, May 2: Some 45 passengers were burnt alive on Thursday when their bus exploded in a ball of fire in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, reports said....
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Activists recount life under siege
RAMALLAH, May 2: They slept on the floor, rarely bathed, endured nights of gunfire and on some days had only a handful of olives to eat....
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Press having a rough time, says RSF
PARIS, May 2: The international association for journalists’ rights, Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), which is marking the 12th Press Freedom Day on Friday with publication of an annual report on Press...
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Monitors record 200 violations of Lanka pact
COLOMBO, May 2: The international monitoring mission in Sri Lanka has so far recorded over 200 complaints of violation of the Memorandum of Understanding which had been signed by the Liberation...
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Madagascar faces threat of break-up
ANTANANARIVO, May 2: Madagascar’s leadership crisis threatened to split the giant Indian Ocean island on Thursday as provincial governors prepared to declare independence to support embattled ruler Didier Ratsiraka....
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BJP makes somersault on motion
NEW DELHI, May 2: India’s embattled ruling coalition did an about-face on Thursday, saying it would back an opposition motion in Rajya Sabha (parliament’s upper house) to express anguish over communal...
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UK launches operation in Afghanistan
LONDON,, May 2: More than 1,000 specially trained British commandos are taking part in a fresh military operation in eastern Afghanistan to drive out the remnants of Al Qaeda, signalling the...
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The 10 most dangerous places for journalists
NEW YORK, May 2: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) marked World Press Freedom Day by naming the world’s worst places to be a journalist—10 places whose dangers and restrictions represent...
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Saudis bring Arafat back to business
LONDON: Yasser Arafat, the survivor of numerous assassination attempts, a car write-off, a plane crash in the desert and weeks of confinement in the remains of his Ramallah headquarters, appeared to...
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Afghanistan’s other war
KABUL: There are two wars in Afghanistan. The American-led campaign against guerrillas proceeds in the mountains and deserts bordering Pakistan, chasing up a rocket attack here, gunfire there. Taliban and Al...
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Prisoner handover raises eyebrows
GAZA: Yasser Arafat’s popularity is higher than ever among Palestinians after Israel’s one-month siege of his West Bank headquarters, but the deal that ended his confinement is already under fire from...
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What US allies say about ‘war on terror’
WASHINGTON: If you want to get a feeling for why America’s allies are rapidly peeling off from supporting the ‘war on terrorism’, the following personal account may help....
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US help for Taiwan may anger Chinese
WASHINGTON: President Bush met on Wednesday with Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao, who is expected to assume leadership of the world’s most populous nation next year, as US-China relations waver despite...
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Zahir Shah: an object of affection
KABUL: He shuffles onto the terrace overlooking his rose garden and sinks into an armchair. He is dressed casually, in a leather jacket and loafers. His smile is weary, his voice...
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Aborigines come in for scrutiny
SYDNEY: The State Premier of Queensland, Australia, Peter Beattie, has hurled the brutal truth of domestic violence in Aboriginal communities into the comfort zone of ordinary Australians....
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Why shouldn’t the far right come back in Europe
LONDON: It had been obvious to ordinary Berliners for months, if not years, despite Goebbels’ propaganda, that the war was lost. By early January 1945, any German hopes of holding its...
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