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Congress seeks federal rule in Gujarat
AHMEDABAD, Aug 17: The Congress party on Saturday demanded the imposition of federal rule in Gujarat after the election commission said free and fair elections were not possible there at the... 
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India’s deputy army chief complains against govt
NEW DELHI, Aug 17: India’s Deputy Army Chief Rajinder Singh Kadyan has complained to the supreme court that his appointment as army commander was wrongly denied by the government which he...
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Saudis plan campaign against US interference
RIYADH, Aug 17: At a time when several groups within the US are openly talking of urgent steps by the US administration against the Saudi stance on various issues between the...
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US protests Germany’s stance on Iraq
WASHINGTON, Aug 17: The United States has expressed official displeasure about critical comments made by German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder regarding a possible US-led war on Iraq, the New York Times reported...
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Asteroid to pass close to Earth today
WASHINGTON, Aug 17: A newly-discovered asteroid will pass close to earth at 0300 GMT (9am PST) on Sunday, giving astronomers and skywatchers a rare study opportunity, but won’t pose any danger,...
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Two British troops killed in Kabul
KABUL, Aug 17: Two British soldiers died of gunshot wounds in Afghanistan on Saturday in an incident that did not involve enemy fire, their commanding officer said....
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Muslim leader for polls in Lanka’s east
COLOMBO, Aug 17: The chief of Sri Lankan Muslim Congress, Mr Rauf Hakeem, has called upon the government to start preparations for holding provincial elections in the eastern region of the...
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Bahrain king in Iran
TEHRAN, Aug 17: Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa arrived in Iran on Saturday on a first visit by a Bahraini leader to the Islamic republic in more than two decades,...
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Indian army asked to quit Rajasthan
NEW DELHI, Aug 17: A number of organizations have called for the withdrawal of the Indian army deployed along the border with Pakistan in Rajasthan on a plea that the army...
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Fire at Kuwait airport
KUWAIT, Aug 17: A fire swept through Kuwait International Airport on Saturday but there were no casualties, airport officials said....
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US immigration chief resigns
WASHINGTON, Aug 17: James Ziglar, the head of the US Immigration Service, on Friday announced he would step down as commissioner of the agency, which has been plagued by blunders over...
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ICC’s tail wags dog of US foreign policy
WASHINGTON: Writing in Foreign Affairs magazine at the start of the 2000 Presidential campaign, George Bush’s future national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, promised a “disciplined and consistent foreign policy that separates...
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Tide turns in debate over striking Iraq
WASHINGTON: Suddenly, the tide has appeared to turn in the internal US administration’s debate about whether to launch a pre- emptive strike against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq....
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Humans stretching Earth’s capacity to its limits
JOHANNESBURG: The environment is already on the agenda, two weeks before the Earth Summit begins in South Africa. Catastrophic weather patterns in central Europe and a huge smog cloud in Asia...
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Israel pressures US to go ahead with invasion
AL QUDS: Israel signalled its decision on Friday to put public pressure on President George Bush to go ahead with a military attack on Iraq, even though it believes Saddam Hussein...
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Scientists disagree on how to combat smallpox epidemic
WASHINGTON: Having accepted the possibility that samples of the highly contagious and deadly smallpox virus have gotten into the wrong hands, the US government is racing to obtain millions of doses...
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Anti-poppy plan fails as farmers are unpaid
CHAPARHAR (Afghanistan): Three months ago, a truckload of government workers arrived at Malik Ziauddin’s village, accompanied by armed guards. Wielding sticks and sickles, they beat and chopped at his prized crop...
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New Dutch measures against immigrants
BRUSSELS: Still riding the wave of anti-immigration sentiment espoused by the murdered populist politician Pim Fortuyn, the Netherlands announced new measures on Friday which will turn it into one of Europe’s...
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