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US to ‘thwart’ UN inspection in Iraq
WASHINGTON, Oct 1: The United States will seek to “thwart” the return of UN weapons inspectors to Iraq until the adoption of a tough new Security Council resolution demanding that Baghdad... 
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FBI never carried out terror assessment: audit
WASHINGTON, Oct 1: The FBI, heavily criticized for intelligence failings leading up to the Sept 11 attacks, has never developed a comprehensive written assessment of the terrorist threat in the United...
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US, UK step up lobbying
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 1: The United States and Britain on Monday stepped up lobbying the UN Security Council members to support a resolution that would give US permission to strike Iraq....
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15 killed as Indian planes collide at air show
 MUMBAI, Oct 1: Two Indian navy transport planes flying in an air show collided in mid-air on Tuesday in the western state of Goa, killing 15 people and injuring another 15,...
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Aga Khan signs accord with two US varsities
CAMBRIDGE (USA), Oct 1: While the world remains focused on conflict and destruction in Muslim societies, a joint venture in technology shows how the East and the West can together construct...
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Militant gets hero’s burial in southern India
CHENNAI, Oct 1: A Muslim militant shot by police commandos was given a hero’s burial on Tuesday by weeping relatives and admirers in the southern Indian city of Madurai, witnesses said....
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Vandals attack Idaho mosque
WASHINGTON, Oct 1: Vandals attacked a mosque in Idaho following a series of threatening phone calls to the religious institution, the Council on American-Islamic Relations said on Tuesday....
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Bush resists move over Al Quds
WASHINGTON, Oct 1: US President George Bush on Monday resisted a congressional effort to commit his administration to moving the US embassy in Israel to occupied Al Quds, implicitly recognizing the...
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Mahathir upset with US over ‘hysteria’
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1: Malaysia accused the United States of “anti-Muslim hysteria” on Tuesday after it was revealed the deputy prime minister had to remove his shoes for a security check...
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Afghan border no obstacle for fugitives
KADAM SAFAR (Afghanistan): A pothole-filled dirt road just a few hundred yards long separates Afghanistan from Pakistan’s tribal region....
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Beijing plays it close to the vest on Baghdad
BEIJING: As the United States and Great Britain lobby other members of the UN Security Council to support strong measures against Iraq, China has remained publicly ambiguous about its position —...
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Chinese navy gets shot in the arm
QINGDAO (China): At its peak some 600 years ago China’s navy ruled Asia’s waves, sailing unrivalled from the Yellow Sea to Java and west across the Indian Ocean....
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IMF plans bailout blueprint for bankrupt
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund is to draw up urgent proposals for a bankruptcy system that will provide crisis-hit countries such as Argentina with the protection currently offered to companies....
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EU slammed for deal on ICC
BRUSSELS: The EU came under furious criticism after seeking to end a row with the US by agreeing terms for giving American citizens immunity from prosecution by the new International Criminal...
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France sticks for a UN role
PARIS: France voiced its toughest opposition yet to the US-sponsored draft UN resolution threatening military action against Iraq on Monday, and warned Washington that any attempt to bring about a “regime...
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The United States, Russia & Iraqi oil
WASHINGTON: Giants of the American and Russian oil industries are set to discuss in Houston prospects for the first US-Russia Commercial Energy Summit. The event will bring together Cabinet members, top...
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