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US forces not part of framework: ASEAN anti-terror pact
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 28: An anti-terrorism pact to be signed by the United States and 10 Southeast Asian nations allows for greater cooperation in counter-terrorism measures, but stops short of... 
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Khatami’s party threatens to quit
TEHRAN, July 28: Iran’s main pro-reform party threatened on Sunday to quit the Islamic regime unless the conservatives who dominate the courts and security forces stop undermining the elected reformist administration....
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LTTE hold talks with Sri Lankan govt in UK
COLOMBO, July 28: The Sri Lankan government said on Sunday it had held face-to-face talks in London with Tamil Tiger rebels ahead of formal peace negotiations in Thailand....
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Nine coal miners rescued after 3 days underground
SOMERSET, (Pennsylvania) July 28: Nine Pennsylvania coal miners who were trapped for three days in a flooded mine travelled one-by-one to safety on Sunday in a cramped yellow rescue cage hauled...
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New details about 1999 bombings in Russia gain ground
MOSCOW, July 28: Conspiracy theories about the bombings that swept Russia in 1999, killing some 300 people, and which helped to spark the second Chechen war, have gained new ground after...
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Israel suspends employee who slammed Gaza attack
AL QUDS, July 28: An Israeli embassy employee in Ireland who wrote a letter condemning last Tuesday’s Israeli bombing raid on Gaza, which killed a top militant and 14 bystanders, has...
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US reassures Russia over Central Asia
MOSCOW, July 28: The United States has assured Russia that it has no intention of maintaining a long-term military presence in Central Asia but that it wishes to maintain close ties...
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France to ban group after Chirac potshot
PARIS, July 28: France plans to ban the far-right group frequented by a man who fired a potshot at President Jacques Chirac on the Champs Elysee avenue in Paris two weeks...
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Bill addresses delays in family reunion
LOS ANGELES, July 28: In a major move the US Congress on Friday night passed a bill that addresses the delays in family reunion because of lethargy caused by the Immigration...
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US, UK planes raid 16 regions: Iraq
BAGHDAD, July 28: US and British warplanes raided “civilian installations” in southern Iraq on Sunday, an Iraqi military spokesman said, without reporting casualties....
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Sudanese hope they will ‘bury the body of war’
KHARTOUM, July 28: Sudanese saw real hope here on Sunday they will finally “bury the body of war” after the landmark talks and handshake in Uganda between President Omar el-Beshir and...
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US military advises containment policy: Campaign to oust Saddam
WASHINGTON: Despite President Bush’s repeated bellicose statements about Iraq, many US military officers contend that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein poses no immediate threat and that the United States should continue its...
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Even mosquitoes have a choice
WASHINGTON: What’s worse than getting eaten alive by mosquitoes at the family barbecue? Noticing that your brother-in-law, sitting right next to you, is mosquito-free....
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State Dept puts Israel’s arms use under watch
WASHINGTON: The Bush administration warned on Friday that it is reviewing Israel’s use of American arms in operations that kill civilians after a bomb dropped by a US-made F-16 fighter plane...
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Bush set to flout N-test ban treaty
LONDON: America’s nuclear weapons laboratories have begun preparations to test a new generation of arms after strong signs that the Bush administration may be about to pull out of the landmark...
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Hypocrisy contributes to Africa’s poverty
LONDON: Fifteen million of the world’s poorest people are directly affected, contributing to a potentially catastrophic humanitarian disaster....
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Saddam expects attack
LONDON: Saddam Hussein is convinced that a US attack on Iraq is inevitable, whether or not he readmits United Nations arms inspectors, Arab and Western analysts say....
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Clinton gets tough on Bush
WASHINGTON: Former president Bill Clinton has chastized the Bush administration for suggesting he bears part of the blame for the corporate accounting scandals and said President Bush made a mistake with...
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