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Iraq invites UN inspector for talks: US ‘sceptical’, Russia hails offer
BAGHDAD, Aug 2: Iraq, under threat of a US military strike, said on Friday it had invited Hans Blix, the chief UN arms inspector for Iraq, to Baghdad for talks on... 
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Israelis admit mistakes in Gaza strike
TEL AVIV, Aug 2: An Israeli military probe into the assassination of Hamas’s top commander found an intelligence failure led to the deaths of 13 civilians in the F-16 missile strike...
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AL mulls alliance with leftist parties
DHAKA, Aug 2: Awami League president and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed has asked some of her top party leaders to try and forge an alliance with the left and...
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World heading for warmest year yet: scientist
LONDON, Aug 2: The first six months of the year have been the second warmest ever and average global temperatures this year could be the highest ever recorded, British weather experts...
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Hamas man not opposed to son as bomber
GAZA CITY, Aug 2: A senior Hamas political leader said on Friday he would not oppose his 22-year-old son becoming a suicide bomber, despite an Israeli report that his wife had...
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US pledges help to Indonesia on terrorism
JAKARTA, Aug 2: The United States on Friday pledged more than 50 million dollars to help Indonesia combat terrorism in an effort to boost its war on extremist violence in Southeast...
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Kuwaitis to visit Cuban camp
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 2: A Kuwaiti team would soon visit the X-Ray camp, Guantanamo, Cuba, to ascertain the condition of the 12 Kuwaiti detainees there, announced Kuwaiti Interior Minister Khalid al...
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N. Korea ready for talks with UN
SEOUL, Aug 2: North and South Korea prepared to resume talks on Friday as the North made a new surprise gesture by complying with UN military officials’ offer to discuss a...
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Aga Khan to finance Tajik, Afghan bridges
DUSHANBE, Aug 2: The Aga Khan will finance the construction of five bridges linking Tajikistan and Afghanistan across the Piandj river, a representative in Dushanbe said on Friday....
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US plan sows apprehensions: Post-Saddam Iraq
WASHINGTON: The fall of Saddam Hussein could trigger Iraq’s collapse into anarchy unless the United States is prepared to follow any military campaign with a commitment to democracy, tens of thousands...
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Lankan peace process on the rocks
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s peace process got a welcome respite last week when, for the first time in seven years, a Cabinet minister and a top Tamil rebel leader discussed the prospects...
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Jirga for Afghan children planned
LONDON: A Loya Jirga will be held later this year to address the ‘grim situation’ of millions of children in Afghanistan, special United Nations envoy Olara Otunnu said....
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Indian TV show arranges marriages
NEW DELHI: When Meenakshi Wagh said yes to Vinod Deshpande, thousands of viewers across India approved of the match and showered their blessings on Indian television’s first arranged marriage show....
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Pentagon to fund opposition
WASHINGTON: The Defence Department has agreed to pick up the funding for the covert operations of a leading Iraqi opposition group, sources said on Thursday, apparently resolving a conflict between the...
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China’s three favourite names
SHANGHAI: China’s three most popular surnames are shared by more than 20 per cent of mainland Chinese and amount to more than the population of the United States, according to statistics...
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Bush’s tactics leading to Iran-Iraq rapprochement
TEHRAN: It came as no surprise that President George W. Bush has abandoned hope of working with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami’s reformist government. After all, he had famously and controversially labelled...
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