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NATO studying new ‘military concept’ to regain primacy
BRUSSELS, June 3: NATO is drawing up a new “military concept” to define its role in the fight against global terrorism and put an end to the identity crisis which has... 
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Sleeping at work a good thing: experts
LONDON, June 3: Sleeping on the job should possibly be regarded as good conduct rather than slacking, according to a new study conducted in the United States....
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Palestinian court orders release of PFLP chief: Israel fumes
GAZA CITY, June 3: A Palestinian court on Monday ordered the release of the head of a hardline group which claimed killing an Israeli minister, prompting Israeli fury and giving Yasser...
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Masai gift cows for Sept 11 victims
NAIROBI, June 3: Some ethnic Masai villagers have given a gift of cows to the United States to honour the victims of the Sept 11 terror attacks on New York and...
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UK engineer invents rain machine
EDINBURGH, June 3: Tribal rainmakers may soon be out of a job if an invention by a Scottish-based scientist proves economically viable....
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Israel can spy on Tehran, Baghdad
AL QUDS, June 3: A new Israeli spy satellite, Ofek-5, has begun broadcasting sharp pictures of Baghdad and Tehran, the Israeli Yediot Aharanot daily reported on Monday....
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Political crisis hits govt in Maharashtra
MUMBAI, June 3: The western Indian state of Maharashtra plunged into a political crisis Monday as nine lawmakers withdrew their support from the ruling coalition....
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Chinua Achebe gets German peace prize
FRANKFURT, June 3: Nigerian Chinua Achebe, one of Africa’s most influential and widely published writers, has been awarded the annual Peace Prize of the German Booksellers’ Association, it was announced Monday...
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300 illegal immigrants land in Italy
ROME, June 3: Italian officials said on Sunday they had detained over 300 people seeking to enter the country illegally in boats over the weekend....
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Africa launches own AIDS vaccine initiative
SOMERSET WEST (South Africa) June 3: Africa launched a campaign on Monday for a fairer share of funding into the development of an AIDS vaccine, saying it was unacceptable the world’s...
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Milosevic got atrocity reports by e-mail: HR activist
THE HAGUE, June 3: Slobodan Milosevic was sent reports cataloguing Serb human rights abuses against Kosovo Albanians by post, fax and e-mail, the ex-Yugoslav president’s trial heard on Monday....
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US troops to deploy near combat zone: Fight against Abu Sayyaf group
ISABELA (Philippines), June 3: The Philippines and the United States agreed on Monday to move US special forces closer to combat areas in the country’s south in a stepped-up manhunt for...
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Beijing, Tokyo spat over nuke remarks
TOKYO, June 3: China reacted angrily on Monday after Japan’s top government spokesman hinted that the only nation to suffer a nuclear attack could abandon its hallowed ban on nuclear weapons....
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US senators blame govt for Kashmir impasse
NEW YORK, June 3: As the US envoys get ready to go to India and Pakistan in a bid to press both the countries from going to war, several American lawmakers...
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Schroeder warns against criticism of Israel
BERLIN, June 3: German leaders warned on Monday that criticism of Israel could lead to charges of anti-Semitism and harm their country’s image abroad....
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Israel fears rocket or hang-glider attack
TEL AVIV, June 3: The Israeli air force was on a state of alert on Monday amid warnings that Palestinians could use hang-gliders to carry out attacks on Israeli targets from...
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Columnist Flora Lewis dies
PARIS, June 3: Foreign affairs columnist Flora Lewis, whose analysis of world affairs made her one of the leading voices in the US press for decades, has died of cancer at...
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Inflatable power suits could help elderly to walk
LONDON, June 3: Elderly people might one day be able to throw away their walking frames and dress in inflatable muscle suits which look like a pneumatic diving suit, New Scientist...
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US refuses to cut emissions
WASHINGTON, June 3: The US government has acknowledged the negative effects of global warming on the environment but refused to shift its position on the Kyoto protocol rejected by President George...
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LTTE in a fix over interim govt offer
COLOMBO, June 3: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), whose appetite for a separate state has been temporarily soothed by the United National Front government’s promises of handing over the...
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