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EU angers US by ignoring Turkey: Brussels okays 10 states’ membership
WASHINGTON, Oct 9: Irked by a European snub of NATO ally Turkey, the United States on Wednesday called on the European Union to open negotiations with Ankara “as soon as possible”... 
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Iraq unlikely to initiate attack on US: CIA
NEW YORK, Oct 9: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) warned on Tuesday that a US attack on Iraq could ignite “terror attacks” should the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein conclude that a...
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US sniper leaves Tarot ‘death’ card
ROCKVILLE (USA), Oct 9: The elusive sniper who has killed six people and injured two in the Washington area reportedly left a Tarot card with the message, “Dear Policeman, I am...
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Two Americans get economics Nobel; chemistry award on life process
 STOCKHOLM, Oct 9: Daniel Kahneman and Vernon Smith of the US won the Nobel economics prize on Wednesday for their work on how psychology affects people’s buying decisions and for developing...
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US worries Indonesia will become extremist: VP
JAKARTA, Oct 9: Indonesia’s Vice President Hamzah Haz said on Wednesday his Islamic credentials worried the United States which feared he would turn Indonesia into an extremist Muslim country....
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Malaysian court orders deportation of US citizen
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9: Malaysia’s high court ruled on Wednesday that an American student wanted back home on terrorism charges should be deported to the United States....
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Kuwait deplores attack on Marines
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 9: Kuwait condemned on Tuesday the attack on the US Marines on its soil, and said that it had rounded up several suspects for aiding the two Kuwaitis,...
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Muslim charity head indicted in Chicago
CHICAGO, Oct 9: US officials on Wednesday announced the indictment of the head of a Muslim charity, charging he used donations to fund terrorism around the world....
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The death of deterrence
LONDON: Whatever the outcome of the intense diplomatic manoeuvres at the United Nations, whatever cover the UN might give to an American attack on Iraq, they cannot hide a fundamental truth....
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American Indians hold up old court rulings for scrutiny
WASHINGTON: American Indians have mobilized to press the US Supreme Court to revisit old rulings, claiming the legal decisions did tremendous damage to their sovereignty as Indian nations....
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Lie detector tests not reliable, says panel
WASHINGTON: Lie detectors may sometimes work in specific cases with specific questions, but they are of little use in general screening, for government employment for example, an independent panel said....
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‘Amir of Herat’ lords over Afghan west
HERAT: They call him the Amir of Herat.The princely title conjures up visions of Afghanistan’s distant past, of rival fiefdoms, warriors on horseback, of fierce resistance and great rivalries between Russia and Britain....
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Americans getting fatter: study
CHICAGO: Americans are still getting fatter. About 59 million people, one in every three US adults, are now obese and the number of overweight children has tripled in the last two decades, according to a study....
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Drought, hunger threaten 15 million lives in Horn of Africa
NAIROBI: Experts warn that some 15 million people in the Horn of Africa are threatened with hunger because of drought....
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