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Saudi software firm raided in USA
LOS ANGELES, Dec 8: Federal agents searched a Boston-based Saudi-owned computer software firm looking for evidence that the company, which provides network software to key government agencies including the FBI, might... 
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Al Qaeda to escalate attacks, says spokesman
DUBAI, Dec 8: The Al Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden threatened more attacks on Israeli and US targets in a fresh claim of responsibility on Sunday for last month’s attacks...
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US envoy in Kashmir visit flies over LoC
New Delhi, Dec 8: US Ambassador Robert Blackwill flew over the Line of Control (LoC) earlier this week to verify Indian claims of Pakistan’s complicity in alleged cross-border terrorism, reports and...
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Germany again says will not join Iraq war
BERLIN, Dec 8: Germany reiterated on Sunday that it would not join any attack against Iraq after a US inquiry to NATO about the possible use of AWACS surveillance aircraft, which...
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India to purchase low-level radars
NEW DELHI, Dec 8: India’s defence ministry has given the go ahead to its armed forces to purchase low-level transportable radars to help detect intrusions by spy planes in mountainous and...
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Fire devastates Edinburgh’s city centre
EDINBURGH, Dec 8: Firefighters said on Sunday they were winning their battle to control a huge blaze that ripped through the heart of Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town, leaving a number of...
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Miss Turkey becomes Miss World 2002
 LONDON, Dec 8: Miss Turkey on Saturday won the 2002 Miss World beauty pageant, which was mired in controversy after bloody riots in Nigeria forced its relocation to London....
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Vajpayee asks voters to elect Modi
NEW DELHI, Dec 8: A day after he ruled out talks with Pakistan over alleged terrorism, Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee met Pakistan’s Acting High Commissioner Jaleel Abbas Jilani in...
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AL renews plea for Palestinians’ protection
 CAIRO, Dec 8: The Arab League on Sunday renewed appeals for an international presence to protect Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip following what it called a “barbaric Israeli...
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4,000 schools to shut in student strike
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: More than 4,000 schools in Nepal will shut down this week because of a strike called by a pro-Maoist student union, officials said....
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Bush explains Islamic practices to Americans
WASHINGTON, Dec 8: President George W. Bush made a bold attempt to educate Americans about Islam and Muslim culture when he visited the Islamic center in Washington this week to share...
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Magistrate probing Israeli links to be sacked
PARIS: Isabelle Prevost-Desprez, the French magistrate charged with investigating a billion dollar money-laundering scheme between France and Israel, is expected shortly to be removed from her position because, in the eyes...
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Sharon’s Palestinian ‘state’ a non-starter
TEL AVIV: Ariel Sharon has laid out his terms for Palestinian independence with a vision of an emasculated and demilitarized state built on less than half the land of the occupied...
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Gujarat polls may make or break BJP
AHMEDABAD: The place that gave the world Mahatma Gandhi is bracing for a new clash of cultures which once again could shape the future of India....
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Turkey has special place in US plans
WASHINGTON: Turkey has long occupied a very special place in the hearts and minds of the ‘Attack Iraq’ crowd that remains the dominant voice in the administration of President George W....
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EU’s week of destiny begins
BRUSSELS: The map of Europe will change forever this week when 10 mostly east European states clinch agreements to join the European Union at a summit in Copenhagen....
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Tea is diabetic-friendly: study
LONDON: Tea could turn out to be the diabetic’s best friend, according to US Department of Agriculture scientists. They have found that green, black, and oolong teas can boost the activity...
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Shared genes with mouse yields guidebook to human DNA
LONDON: Researchers have identified 1,200 new human genes by deciphering the DNA code of the laboratory mouse, a development that will dramatically accelerate the pace of medical research. The mouse is...
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