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Diplomacy must be given a chance: Congressmen’s plea to Bush govt
BAGHDAD, Sept 30: Three anti-war US Democratic congressmen visiting Iraq on Monday urged the United States to give diplomacy a chance, but warned Baghdad that Washington was “very serious” about enforcing... 
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Bush told Sharon to get out of Arafat’s compound: Officials reveal arm-twisting
TEL AVIV, Sept 30: The Israeli siege of Yasser Arafat so alarmed the United States as it sought UN support for hitting Iraq that it roused its ambassador to Israel, an...
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US, Iraq seek Turkey’s help
ANKARA, Sept 30: The United States and Iraq sent top officials to Ankara on Monday, each seeking to win Turkish support in their standoff over weapons inspections, amid fears here that...
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US troops alienated Afghans: commander
WASHINGTON, Sept 30: The most important US-led campaign in Afghanistan in recent months was marred by overeager, inexperienced troops who alienated local residents, according to a report in Newsweek magazine for...
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Eight killed in Austria accident
VIENNA, Sept 30: At least eight people died and and scores were injured, many seriously, in a rush-hour pile-up involving up to 100 cars in thick fog on Austria’s main east-west...
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Riyadh recalls envoy from Doha
RIYADH, Sept 30: Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Qatar in a spiralling dispute apparently sparked by accusations against the kingdom on the Doha-based Al-Jazeera satellite television station....
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Virginia to use e-mail for elections
PARIS, Sept 30: Virginia has become the first US state to make use of E-mail for federal election ballots, the Paris-based Association of Americans Resident Overseas reported....
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BD releases seven Arabs
DHAKA, Sept 30: Seven Arab nationals who were arrested on Sept 23 on suspicion of links with militants abroad, were released by a court here on Monday....
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‘The street’ has won the argument with IMF
WASHINGTON: The first anti-globalization protests since September 11 proved to be a non-event in Washington at the weekend. Activists were thin on the ground, thwarted by a police presence that was...
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Ramallah siege: a win-win situation for Arafat
DUBAI: As Israel began withdrawing tanks from Yasser Arafat’s compound, where he has been under siege with 250 aides and officials for the past 10 days, analysts say the standoff has...
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Uncle Sam works his way into Brazil
SAO PAULO (Brazil): With the ‘war on terrorism’ in full swing and the prospect of a military conflict in Iraq looming large, Latin America is low on the list of priorities...
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Bricks & mortar: key to Russia’s new army
PSKOV (Russia): Russia is using bricks and mortar to lure recruits into the new professional armed forces it hopes to build....
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US remembers segregation
WASHINGTON: The President of the United States went on television to announce that the ruler of one rogue state would not be allowed to defy the will of the world....
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Churchill a flawed role model for Bush, Blair
LONDON: Winston Churchill’s finest hour may, yet again, be upon us. More than 50 years after he won the war and lost the election, Churchill is the man of the moment....
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