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US peacekeepers get year’s exemption: UN debate over ICC
UNITED NATIONS, July 13: Following intense diplomatic wrangling the UN security council on Friday unanimously voted to give American peacekeepers a year’s exemption from prosecution by the new International Criminal Court.... 
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Wolfowitz visiting Turkey, Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, July 13: US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz will visit Turkey for talks on Iraq and other security issues despite political turmoil that has shaken the government of Prime Minister...
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Morocco, Spain seek to cool tensions over islet
CEUTA, July 13: Spain and Morocco sought to cool tensions in their increasingly strained relations on Saturday, after Morocco deployed troops on a tiny disputed island just off its Mediterranean coast....
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Iranian court bans paper for remarks
TEHRAN, July 13: An Iranian court has banned a pro-reform newspaper for publishing comments on the resignation of a liberal cleric....
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Follow anti-collision computer, pilots told
TOKYO, July 13: A Japanese government panel has suggested pilots follow an anti-collision computer system even if an air traffic controller gives contradictory orders, reports said on Saturday....
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Feds probe training camp in Oregon
WASHINGTON, July 13: US authorities are investigating whether a US Navy reservist hosted a terrorist training camp three years ago at a remote ranch in the US state of Oregon for...
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Springer named worst TV show
LOS ANGELES, July 13: The Jerry Springer Show has been named the “worst TV show of all time” in a list of unwatchable shows released on Friday by TV Guide magazine....
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Islamic activists denounce ‘oppression’
LONDON, July 13: London-based Islamic activists meeting here late on Friday hit out over the “oppression” of Muslims across the world since the September 11 terror attacks on the United States....
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France refuses to parade US firetruck
PARIS, July 13: This year’s Bastille Day parade will not include one exhibit that US authorities had hoped would be accorded a place of honour -- a shiny bright 9-meter long...
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Farcical ‘invasion’ may lead to war of words
MADRID: It will go down in history as the first military invasion of western European soil since the second world war. In a secret operation, Moroccan soldiers took the Spanish-owned Isla...
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Unearthing Congo’s ‘holocaust’
BRUSSELS: More than a century after King Leopold II of Belgium claimed Congo as his personal colony, an unprecedented investigation into Belgium’s murky colonial past and long-ignored allegations of genocide is...
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Bush begins to lose steam: Post Sept-11 factsheet
WASHINGTON: Ten months after last September’s attacks, President George W. Bush’s efforts to keep the nation focused and enthused about his “war on terrorism” appear to be running out of steam....
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Afghans return home to face stark reality
QARAH BAGH (Afghanistan): Hauling their meagre but precious possessions from Pakistan, including wooden poles stripped from mud huts to be used to erect new shelters, Afghan refugees are streaming home with...
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No guarantee of protection to world heritage sites
LONDON: The ancient tower soars above the river’s rocky edge in a narrow valley, its elaborate brickwork a testimony to the rich Islamic styles that permeated western Afghanistan eight centuries ago....
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US gives in to Israel’s ‘whims and wishes’
BEIRUT: Former Lebanese prime minister Dr Salim Hose remarked that the Arabs are dismayed by the fact that American positions concerning the Middle East have in effect been subordinated to Israel’s...
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Genghis Khan’s ‘modern’ Mongolia
WASHINGTON: Roll over George Washington, and tell Tom Jefferson the news: Genghis Khan is the new father of democracy....
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