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UN weapons chief rules out visit to Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Aug 4: Chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix on Sunday ruled out a visit to Baghdad for talks on renewed arms inspections, as the war of words stepped up between... 
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Turkey’s reforms still not enough: EU officials
BRUSSELS, Aug 4: Turkey’s adoption of human rights reforms is not enough to win it the cherished prize of a date for starting negotiations to join the European Union, diplomats and...
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Rabat calls for ‘liberating’ enclaves
MADRID, Aug 4: Spain increased its military presence on the North African coast Sunday after Morocco called for the “liberation” of the Spanish north African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla....
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Democrats send mixed signals over Iraq attack
WASHINGTON, Aug 4: As the Republican-run White House warns of possible armed action in Iraq, key Democrats sent mixed signals on Sunday over whether the time has come for a decisive...
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Gujarat killings like war: HR chief
NEW DELHI, Aug 4: The head of India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has likened the recent communal carnage in Gujarat to misery inflicted by war and urged Prime Minister Atal...
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Al Qaeda plan was ready in Jan ’01, says magazine
NEW YORK, Aug 4: A plan for the United States to attack Al Qaeda languished for eight months because of the change in presidents and was approved just a week before...
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US forces told to kill Osama, other leaders
LONDON, Aug 4: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has ordered the head of US Special Forces to take over the hunt for senior Al Qaeda leaders following frustration in the Bush...
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Of mice & men and genome maps
LONDON, Aug 4: Scientists have mapped 98 percent of the genome of the mouse in a breakthrough that is expected to speed up the hunt for human genes and improve understanding...
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War preparations amid black arts: Attack on Iraq
LONDON: This is the summer of the phoney war against Iraq; expect much smoke but very little fire. But come the autumn, expect it to get real....
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Sri Lanka’s ‘highway of death’ returns to life
KILINOCHCHI (Sri Lanka) Aug 4: Sri Lanka’s “Highway of Death” is slowly returning to life, transforming a broken artery into a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of minority Tamils....
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America stockpiles oil to avoid price shock
WASHINGTON: Beneath the gently curving coastline of Texas and Louisiana, vast underground caverns are being filled with crude oil as part of Washington’s war preparations that could be as important as...
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Colombian rebels warn mayors to ‘resign or die’
HOBO (Colombia): Rebels have told thousands of small-town officials to resign or die in a nationwide campaign to destroy the state from the ground upwards....
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Doctors drive up blood pressure: study
LONDON: The sight of a doctor’s white coat drives up the blood pressure and the effect is far from negligible, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal on...
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All eyes on doings, signs of the prophets of profit
LONDON: All eyes are on the multi-billionaire giants of global capitalism as equity markets across the world exhibit advanced psychosis....
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