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Australia cracks down on asylum seekers
SYDNEY, July 22: Australia stepped up its battle against illegal immigration on Monday, announcing moves to cancel hundreds of temporary refugee visas amid mounting evidence of bogus claims by asylum seekers.... 
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Washington building more mly camps in Gulf
KUWAIT, July 22: The United States is completing work on new military facilities in the Gulf region as the Bush administration pursues its plans to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, officials...
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Indian stars told not to joke or sing on flight
CHENNAI, July 22: Indian movie stars have bene told not to crack jokes, sing aloud or flex their muscles while flying to Malaysia and Singapore this week, following an incident in...
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US cuts funds for UN agency
WASHINGTON, July 22: The United States announced on Monday it would divert 34 million dollars set aside this year for the UN Population Fund to the US government’s own development arm,...
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Protests outside legislature in Manila
 MANILA, July 22: Dozens were injured and at least three were arrested Monday when Philippine police clashed with thousands of protesters outside Congress as President Gloria Arroyo delivered her annual state...
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Indian govt obstructing Gujarat probe: AI
NEW DELHI, July 22: Human rights group Amnesty International said on Monday that New Delhi had effectively refused its delegates access to the state of Gujarat, where they wanted to investigate...
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BD varsity bans political activities
DHAKA, July 22: The academic council of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) stunned virtually everyone on Saturday by unanimously slapping ban on political activities within the campus....
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Jeffrey Archer conviction upheld
LONDON, July 22: Millionaire British author and politician Jeffrey Archer failed on Monday to have his four-year jail sentence for perjury and perverting the course of justice reduced....
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BJP does not want to help Muslims: Aftermath of Gujarat pogrom
AHMEDABAD: “How can we go back? That was once my home,” wept Waheeda Sheikh, pointing to a hastily built temple, whose construction will ensure that she, like thousands of other victims...
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FBI plans to plug loopholes
WASHINGTON: The Bush administration, until now considered one of the most effective ever at controlling information, is suddenly struggling to plug leaks that threaten political embarrassment and, officials say, harm to...
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Bush policies benefit Saddam
LONDON: If Iran is forced into an alliance of expediency with Iraq on the basis of the well tried principle that my enemy’s enemy is my friend, the Bush administration will...
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Mounds hold clues to vanished Afghan past
KHARWAR (Afghanistan): Beneath a series of towering dusty mounds outside a remote village lie clues to an ancient civilization that flourished long before Islam embraced Afghanistan....
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Bronze Age copper factory unearthed
 AMMAN: The recent discovery of the largest Early Bronze Age copper factory of the Middle East in southern Jordan is helping a team of US, British and Canadian archeologists learn about...
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US has no rationale for attacking Iraq
LONDON: During the 17 months of the Bush administration, just about everything has gone wrong for the US government in preparing the public for military strikes against Iraq. Convincing friendly governments...
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