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Vajpayee’s Kashmir package dismissed as gimmick
SRINAGAR, May 24: Analysts on Friday dismissed a costly development project for occupied Kashmir announced by Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in Srinagar as an election gimmick designed to woo... 
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Putin rebuffs US concern over Iran nuclear threat
MOSCOW, May 24: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday defended Moscow’s nuclear cooperation with Iran and dismissed US fears it could be helping the Islamic republic develop weapons of mass destruction....
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42 killed in shoe factory fire in Agra
AGRA, May 24: At least 42 factory workers were killed and 13 injured on Friday in a huge fire at a shoe factory in Agra....
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US, India condemn ‘upsurge in attacks’
WASHINGTON, May 24: The United States and India condemned the upsurge of “terrorist attacks against India” in a joint statement issued on Thursday after bilateral defence talks here....
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Former French hostages sue Hezbollah
PARIS, May 24: Five former French hostages of the Hezbollah, and the wife of a sixth slain man, have decided to file a suit against their captors before a French court...
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US, Russia treaty: key points
MOSCOW, May 24: The nuclear arms reduction treaty signed Friday by US President George W. Bush and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin commits each side to cut its nuclear arsenals by...
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GCC tells EU not to focus on HR issues
RIYADH, May 24: The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has pointed out to the visiting EU delegate that linking the development process in the GCC to the prevailing human rights concepts...
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New US-Russia arms treaty is no panacea
WASHINGTON: A US-Russia nuclear arms treaty is being hailed as burying the Cold War and opening a bright new era in bilateral ties, but it is not the panacea some suggest....
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Karzai on warpath with warlords: Tension in Afghanistan
KABUL: Afghanistan’s interim government vowed on Thursday to use military force if necessary to end a standoff with a powerful militia leader before a crucial assembly opens next month to choose...
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The view from Moscow
MOSCOW: In the wake of a new nuclear arms control treaty between their country and the US, many Russians are feeling an undertow of doubt....
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An audience with Arafat
RAMALLAH: When I crossed into this West Bank city the other day, I had to line up with everyone else and carry my bags through a checkpoint....
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Racism on surge in N. England
BURNLEY (England): Fifteen-year-old Ayab has lots of school friends, but they rarely visit his neighbourhood because they are scared of people shouting at them or throwing eggs....
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A celebration of movies at Cannes festival
CANNES: The weather here might have been better and the bouncers patrolling the private parties could have been gentler, but the 55th Cannes International Film Festival delivered the goods where it...
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Pentagon ‘persuaded’ to put off Iraq invasion
WASHINGTON: The uniformed leaders of the US military believe they have persuaded the Pentagon’s civilian leadership to put off an invasion of Iraq until next year at the earliest and perhaps...
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