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European airlines cut US flights
PARIS, Sept 10: Europe’s biggest airlines have decided to scale back the number of flights to the United States on Wednesday as passengers shun air travel on the anniversary of the... 
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Al Qaeda plans to attack ships: navy: US closes Jakarta embassy
WASHINGTON, Sept 10: The US navy warned shippers on Tuesday of unconfirmed reports that Al Qaeda has planned attacks against oil tankers transiting the Gulf and the Horn of Africa....
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A slip of tongue and Osama’s secret
LONDON, Sept 10: A London-based newspaper, the Times in a report on Monday said one of Osama’s top henchmen, in a slip of the tongue, revealed that his leader is dead....
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Early release of Guantanamo suspects ruled out
WARSAW, Sept 10: The United States said on Tuesday it had no choice but to keep hundreds of suspected Al Qaeda prisoners at a US naval base in Cuba indefinitely, as...
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US deploys artillery in Afghanistan for first time
WASHINGTON, Sept 10: The US military has deployed artillery to Afghanistan for the first time, giving ground forces the ability to counter mortar and rocket attacks by Al Qaeda and Taliban...
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Floods claim 21 lives in France
 NIMES (France), Sept 10: At least 21 people have been killed in flooding sparked by torrential rains in southeastern France, officials said on Tuesday, amid fears that the death toll could...
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Americans feeling vulnerable
WASHINGTON, Sept 10: On the first anniversary of the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, most Americans feel vulnerable and believe that their country would be the target of another major attack in...
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Hate crimes against US Muslims rising: study
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 10: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an Islamic civil rights and advocacy group in the United States, says that anti-Muslim hate crimes have increased dramatically since last...
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Immigrants hold demos in France
PARIS, Sept 10: Thousands of illegal aliens marched throughout France this weekend — 3000 of them in Paris alone — in hopes that Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy would decide to accord...
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Bush’s niece investigated over cocaine
ORLANDO, Sept 10: Noelle Bush, the daughter of Florida Governor Jeb Bush and a niece of US President George Bush, was under investigation on Tuesday for cocaine possession while attending a...
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Canadians oppose attack on Iraq: poll
TORONTO, Sept 10: Most Canadians are not in favour of Ottawa’s participation in George W. Bush’s planned war on Iraq, a fresh survey revealed here....
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America is diverse, scared & confused: Sept 11: one year down the line
WASHINGTON: Even those who decline to watch the inevitable replay of planes barrelling into buildings will have a hard time forgetting what day it is Wednesday....
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Arafat defies US & Israel, takes centre-stage
AL QUDS: The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, defied American and Israeli efforts to declare him irrelevant by appearing on Monday before the Palestinian parliament, confirming that elections will be held in...
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US lacks proof of Iraq link to terror
WASHINGTON: As it makes its case against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, the Bush administration has for now dropped what had been one of the central arguments presented by supporters of a...
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Armitage for ‘robust’ ties with India
NEW DELHI: With Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee leaving for New York to attend the General Assembly session of the United Nations, where a 45-minute meeting on the sidelines with President...
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Maoist revolt ruining Nepal
POKHARA (Nepal): The lights go out early in Nepal’s second biggest city and the streets are deserted by early evening....
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