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Four million displaced as floods ravage South Asia
GUWAHATI, July 25: Monsoon rains lashing South Asia over the past three weeks have triggered flashfloods and mudslides that have killed more than 300 people and displaced almost four million.... 
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Afghanistan calls for expanding ISAF role
WASHINGTON, July 25: Afghanistan on Thursday issued a new plea for an extension of the mandate of the international peace force in the country, warning that only enhanced security could nurture...
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No attack on Iraq without proof: Blair
LONDON, July 25: British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday that “evidence” of Saddam’s weapons programme would be made public well before an attack on Iraq....
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Tel Aviv lambasted in UN
UNITED NATIONS, July 25: Israel was lambasted in the UN Security Council late on Wednesday for its deadly strike on Gaza City, with nation after nation saying the attack was unreasonable,...
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Israel’s use of US-made weaponry under constant review: Powell
WASHINGTON, July 25: Israel’s use of US-made weaponry is under constant review, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday, amid suggestions that the Jewish state may have violated arms control...
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Congressman expelled for corruption
WASHINGTON, July 25: For only the second time since the Civil War, the US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to expel Democratic Congressman James Traficant of Ohio, who is awaiting...
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Aliens in US to report change of address
LOS ANGELES, July 25: The US justice department said on Tuesday it would require all non-citizens to report change of address within 10 days of moving or risk financial penalties, jail...
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Detention of Tamil leader in India flayed
COLOMBO, July 25: In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, General Secretary of Tamil Eelam Liberation Front M.K. Eelaventhan has conveyed the ‘sentiments of the local Tamils and...
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White House, Congress at odds over Cuba policy
WASHINGTON: A showdown between the White House and Congress over the long-established isolation of Cuba looms large after the House of Representatives voted to overturn the law which has restricted US...
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Elections overshadow Turkey’s EU dream
ANKARA: All but one of Turkey’s myriad political parties claim to be in favour of rights reforms to qualify for European Union membership, but the chances of passing those measures in...
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A memory that wakes Bush in a cold sweat
LONDON: Like the Prince of Denmark, the president of the United States is haunted by his father. Nothing disturbs the sleep of George W Bush so much as the experience of...
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3 cousins bring fresh insight into obesity
WASHINGTON: Three Turkish cousins who have a genetic mutation that made them very obese may help clarify how and why some people become overweight but not others, researchers said on Wednesday....
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US rethinking plan to invade Baghdad?
LONDON: Instead of a massive Gulf War-style ground invasion of Iraq, US generals may be plotting a smaller-scale operation to cut off Baghdad from the outside world, military experts say....
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New centipede species in NY
NEW YORK: A new species of poisonous predator — a tiny centipede that may well be the world’s smallest — has been discovered in Central Park, the heart of the nation’s...
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Black Sea may become another ‘dead sea’
BUDAPEST: UN environmental experts have warned that the Black Sea, one of the most-heavily polluted waters in the world, could become a dead sea as the resumption of traffic along the...
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Europe uneasy over US plan to invade Baghdad
LONDON: Europe is getting increasingly uncomfortable with the unilateral insistence of the US on solving the Iraqi conflict militarily. European nations fear US military action against Saddam Hussain could divide the...
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