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Karzai seeks help for Afghanistan, neighbours: ‘Fight against terrorism’
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 13: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday urged the international community to help Afghanistan and neighbouring countries to fight terrorism as it was a threat to world peace.... 
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Bush abused HR reports on Iraq, says Amnesty
LONDON, Sept 13: Amnesty International on Friday criticized US President George Bush for “selective use” of its reports of human rights violations in Iraq over recent years, adding the human rights...
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US must go to UN before action: China
MANILA, Sept 13: China’s number-two leader Li Peng said here on Friday that the United States must seek approval from the United Nations before taking any military action against Iraq....
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Nobel laureate terms Bush govt scariest
OSLO, Sept 13: The administration of US President George W. Bush is the most frightening in the history of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams said Friday, denouncing...
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Baghdad rejects return of inspectors
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 13: Iraq rejected on Friday the unconditional return of UN arms inspectors as US President George W. Bush said he was “highly doubtful” Baghdad would meet his disarmament...
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Pakistan, India using mines: body
NEW YORK, Sept 13: The widespread use of anti-personnel landmines by nations such as Pakistan and India is hampering efforts to eliminate a weapon that kills or maims thousands of people...
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Singapore bars Malaysian lawyer from headscarf case
SINGAPORE, Sept 13: Singapore has barred a prominent Malaysian lawyer from representing Muslims contesting a school ban on headscarves, saying his motive was to “intervene in Singapore’s internal affairs”....
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Mandela calls US a ‘threat to world peace’
CAPE TOWN: South African statesman Nelson Mandela urged the United States on Thursday to act only through the United Nations in its campaign against Iraq after a report in which he...
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Pre-emptive policy to hit many nations: Debate on WMD
LONDON: President Bush’s concern over Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) is a pretext for a global strategy of pre-emptive attack. He and his advisers intend to establish precedents with Iraq...
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Eavesdropping scourge haunts Russian politicians
MOSCOW: It’s a Soviet-era scourge that seems to have never let up: phone tapping. And more and more Russian politicians are finding themselves on the receiving end of scandals sparked by...
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Scientists count cost of Euro allergy
LONDON: Anxious Andres, jiggling change in their pockets as they wait for the bus; fidgety Francoises, compulsively making piles of euros on their desks; eager Eduardos, running off to the pastry...
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Support for US action against Iraq won’t come cheaply
WASHINGTON: After struggling for months to talk other nations into helping oust Saddam Hussein, President Bush is beginning to use terms they might find easier to understand: cash, weapons, business deals...
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