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Five killed in East Timor as police shooting sparks riots
DILI, Dec 4: East Timor authorities clamped a curfew on the capital on Wednesday after a day of rioting in which up to five people were shot dead and the prime... 
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Paris seeks expanded EU with 34 members
PARIS, Dec 4: France is to propose on Thursday at a constitutional convention in Brussels that Europe think beyond 2004, and already make plans to create a union that would include...
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Scientist untangles a knotty problem
LONDON, Dec 4: An Australian mathematician has solved a problem that has confronted generations of youngsters and stumped a few adults — lacing shoes....
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Journalists be given fair trial, US asks BD
WASHINGTON, Dec 4: The US State Department has urged Bangladesh to provide legal and consular services to two foreign journalists being held on sedition charges....
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France proclaims 2003 as ‘The year of Algeria’
PARIS, Dec 4: France has decided to proclaim 2003 as “The Year of Algeria,” and under the official label of “Djazair 2003 — Algerie au Coeur (Algeria at Heart),” will soon...
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Author wins cybersquatting case
GENEVA, Dec 4: Michael Crichton, American author of best-sellers “Jurassic Park” and “Rising Sun”, has won a case against an alleged cybersquatter, arbitrators said on Tuesday....
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Australia, Africa watch total eclipse
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK (South Africa), Dec 4: Eclipse-watchers saw the heart of darkness over South Africa’s Kruger National Park on Wednesday, but the local Venda people bowed their heads — forbidden...
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Lankan govt, LTTE agree on ‘federal model’
OSLO, Dec 4: Sri Lanka’s warring parties on Wednesday wrapped up a key political deal a month ahead of schedule and marked a major breakthrough in attempts to end the island’s...
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Russia, China join forces to protect Iraq oil deals
MOSCOW, Dec 4: China and Russia want to join forces to safeguard oil interests in Iraq if the US invades and topples Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, a top Russian industry official...
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Israelis kill feared militant in attack
GAZA, Dec 4: Israeli helicopter gunships fired missiles at a Palestinian Authority compound in Gaza City on Wednesday, killing a master bombmaker responsible for blowing up three Israeli tanks, witnesses and...
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Guantanamo detainees seek court hearing
WASHINGTON, Dec 4: Lawyers representing detainees held at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have demanded a court hearing for their clients who are being held without a trial....
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Saudi body to oversee charities
RIYADH, Dec 4: Saudi Arabia has unveiled a nine-page document, “Initiatives and actions taken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the financial area to combat terrorism,” detailing its actions taken...
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Identity issue takes EU talks to the brink
BRUSSELS: Lights have been burning late in the EU council of ministers building the last few nights as diplomats have scrabbled to conclude complex negotiations leading to the largest expansion in...
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30m Africans face starvation
BALTIMORE: Warning that more than 30 million Africans are at risk of starvation from worsening food shortages on that continent, international relief organizations called on Tuesday for an emergency increase in...
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World’s poor face population explosion
LONDON: International help is falling desperately short in the fight to contain population growth, says the new state of world population report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)....
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Aggressive-sounding Australia riles neighbours
DARWIN: This week’s public row between Australia and Southeast Asia has thrown into sharp focus a truth that many in the region have realized for some time: after years of living...
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