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Bush opposes move to sideline Arafat: White House on Sharon plan
WASHINGTON, May 7: US President George W. Bush agrees on the need for profound Palestinian Authority reforms but opposes Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s push to sideline Yasser Arafat, the White... 
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Maoists kill 10 cops in India
RANCHI, May 7: Ten policemen were killed and five injured when Maoist rebels triggered a landmine in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on Tuesday on the second day of a...
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UN slams US for rejecting court treaty
LONDON, May 7: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson on Tuesday criticized Washington’s abandonment of a new international court for the world’s worst crimes, calling it regrettable and worrying....
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Nine killed in Gujarat
AHMEDABAD, May 7: Nine people were killed on Tuesday while 10 others were injured in violence in Gujarat state....
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Locust plague threatens Afghanistan: UN
KABUL, May 7: A plague of locusts of “almost biblical proportions” is threatening Afghanistan, a country wrecked by years of fighting, drought and food shortages, a senior international aid official said...
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US officials madressah visit angers Indian state
KOLKATA, May 7: The communist government of West Bengal state said on Tuesday it was investigating a visit by US diplomats to a madressah last week....
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‘Axis of evil’ gets three new members
PARIS, May 7: John Bolton, US undersecretary of state for Arms Control and International Security, said that in the eyes of the Bush Administration, three other countries — Libya, Syria and...
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27,000-year-old skeleton found
CAIRO, May 7: A Belgian archaeological team excavating in southern Egypt has discovered a human skeleton believed to be 27,000 years old....
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Boycott of US firms catching on in ME
BEIRUT: Infuriated by Washington’s support for Israel and the reluctance of Arab regimes to take action, Arabs throughout the Middle East and North Africa have launched individual and group boycotts of...
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China seeks free trade friendly to poor nations
BEIJING: Faced with worsening unemployment crisis and targeted by a growing number of anti-dumping cases, China is making a strong bid to champion the global free trade campaign in a direction...
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Lead role for Saudi Arabia in new ME peace initiative
RIYADH: A new Middle East peace initiative is on cards. Crown Prince Abdullah’s visit to the US has sparked a new chain of events in the region, which ultimately may help...
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Le Pen still a threat to Chirac
PARIS: Fresh from his landslide presidential victory, Jacques Chirac may, paradoxically, prove to be the weakest chief executive in modern times here....
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Australia’s jailing of refugees may end
CANBERRA: After 10 years of the Australian government’s policy of imprisoning asylum-seekers without visas, human rights groups are optimistic that growing community concern at the human and economic costs of this...
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S. Asia’s rebel wars attract US attention
KATHMANDU: In this lush Hindu kingdom tucked away in the shadow of Mt Everest, a brutal Maoist insurgency has killed more than 3,500 people. The fighting is escalating, and the casualties...
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