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Russia plans projects with Iraq, Kuwait worth billions
MOSCOW, Aug 19: Russia is planning a series of multi-billion-dollar oil exploration and technical projects with both Iraq and Kuwait, government officials said in Moscow on Monday.... 
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Nigerian court upholds stoning verdict
FUNTUA (Nigeria) Aug 19: An Islamic court dismissed here Monday the appeal of a young Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning for bearing a child out of wedlock....
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Bombay court rejects actress’ statement
BOMBAY, Aug 19: A Bombay court on Monday rejected a statement by Bollywood actress Parveen Babi alleging involvement of film star Sanjay Dutt in the 1993 bomb blasts in the city....
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Australia is among worst HR offenders: ex-commissioner
SYDNEY, Aug 19: Australia was once a leading world advocate of human rights issues, but in recent years had lost the plot, leading human rights campaigner Chris Sidoti said here Monday....
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Abu Nidal found shot dead
 RAMALLAH, Aug 19: Palestinian guerilla Abu Nidal, a leading international terror figure in the 1970s and 1980s, has been found shot dead in his Baghdad home, a Palestinian source said...
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US helped Iraq get chemical arms: report
NEW YORK: The United States conducted a covert military campaign to aid Iraq during its war with Iran, despite intelligence that the regime intended to use deadly chemical weapons during a...
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Attacks redrew geopolitical map
WASHINGTON: September 11 did more than ignite a global ‘war on terrorism’. Generations from now, historians are likely to pinpoint that day as a turning point in world politics, the day...
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Sri Lankans hope talks will not breakdown
COLOMBO: With peace talks between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels starting next month, most Sri Lankans believe this is where the hard bargaining starts — but still hope and pray...
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Syria sounds alarm
DAMASCUS: Syria is sounding the alarm about what it says is Washington’s ambition to use an attack on Iraq to reshape the Middle East to suit US and Israeli interests....
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Floods buoy Schroeder for one more term
BERLIN: Until last week, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder looked lost at sea, his hopes of winning another term in elections next month all but washed up....
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Iraq emerging as wildcard election issue in US
WASHINGTON: Iraq is emerging as the wildcard issue of election 2002, with Democrats nervously watching a growing debate over whether the United States should launch a war to oust President Saddam...
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Green revolution gives eight crops a year
LONDON: Sealed growing tunnels which produce up to eight crops a year of spinach or rocket, or more exotic and trendy stir fry ingredients like pak-choi and chilies, are being built...
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