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Britain may agree to share Gibraltar with Spain
LONDON, July 12: Britain took a symbolic step on Friday towards resolving a 300-year-old dispute over Gibraltar by announcing it would share sovereignty with Spain, but the idea was instantly rejected... 
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Spain belligerent over occupation of island: Gunboats sent to Morocco’s coast
MADRID, July 12: Spain sent gunboats on Friday to protect territory it controls along Morocco’s coast, demanding Rabat withdraw troops occupying a tiny disputed island and putting new strains on already...
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EU to patrol in Bosnia if US pulls out: Solana
BERLIN, July 12: The European Union is ready to take over the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Bosnia should the United States pull out over the international dispute over blanket immunity...
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Youth convention backs federal Europe
BRUSSELS, July 12: Young Europeans backed a strong federal Europe at a convention on Friday, but dissenters hit back by saying they had been put up to it by EU bureaucrats....
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US base attacked
BAGRAM AIR BASE, July 12: A compound being used by US special forces in central Afghanistan was attacked with small arms, US officials said on Friday....
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aKhamenei appoints two in place of resigned cleric
TEHRAN, July 12: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed two successors on Friday to occupy the position of a cleric who resigned after protesting the repressive nature of Iranian politics....
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Saudi scheme to employ prisoners
RIYADH, July 12: The prisons department here is working on a scheme to arrange employment outside of the prison walls for prisoners who are currently completing their jail terms....
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45 die as floods swamp Bangladesh
DHAKA, July 12: Floods sweeping almost half of Bangladesh have killed at least 45 people, stranded over a million and left thousands homeless, officials said on Friday....
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Kuwait to buy Russian arms
KUWAIT CITY, July 12: A delegation from the Kuwaiti Defence Ministry was in Moscow to discuss acquiring weapons, including Smerch multi-launch rocket systems, BMP Combat infantry vehicles, and II-76 cargo planes,...
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No attack on Iraq from Kuwait: minister
KUWAIT, July 12: Kuwait has denied involvement in any plans for a future US attack on its former occupier Iraq and said it would not become a staging area for it,...
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Celebrations of king’s wedding in Morocco
RABAT, July 12: Breaking with tradition, Morocco’s King Mohammed began public celebrations on Friday of his recent wedding, signalling a will to modernise the Muslim country and the monarchy, analysts and...
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Kurdish leader visits S. Arabia
RIYADH, July 12: At a point when reports of continued US preparation for a military assault on Iraq are pouring in, a Saudi source has confirmed that Iraqi Kurdish leader Jalal...
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Bofors’ probe to continue
NEW DELHI, July 12: Indian detectives probing the 1986 Bofors arms scandal involving the Britain-based billionaire Hinduja brothers won a legal victory on Friday when the Supreme Court overturned a lower...
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RSF flays death of newsman in Jenin
PARIS, July 12: Palestinian freelance photographer Imad Abu Zahra died in Jenin on Friday after being seriously wounded the other day by Israeli army gunfire....
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Iran fears its turn if Iraq attacked: Change to affect region
TEHRAN: United States President George W. Bush’s naming Iraq for a possible attack has spread unease in neighbouring Iran, which feels vulnerable, isolated and besieged....
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US hawks play up Beijing ‘threat’, as ties improve
WASHINGTON: Despite President George W. Bush’s efforts to embrace Taiwan ever tighter, Vice President Dick Cheney and influential right-wingers close to key policymakers at the Pentagon complain that the administration has...
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Scientists recreate polio virus from scratch
LONDON: Scientists in the US have, for the first time, fabricated a working copy of a dangerous virus from scratch in the lab, using chemicals obtained by mail order and the...
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Promising intentions of new African Union
LONDON: The 53 African nations, by changing the name of Organization of African Unity into African Union, have signalled their belief that if “rebranding” works for the corporate world, then it...
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