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Turkey rejects EU decision to let Cyprus join in 2004
ANKARA, Dec 18: Turkey on Wednesday denounced as unacceptable the European Union’s decision to admit the divided island of Cyprus as a member in 2004.... 
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Saudis lead boycott of Gulf summit
DUBAI, Dec 18: A summit of the six Gulf monarchies has fallen foul of Qatar’s free-wheeling Al-Jazeera television as a boycott led by Saudi Arabia takes shape despite the critical juncture...
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15-25 years sought for Bosnian ‘Iron Lady’
THE HAGUE, Dec 18: UN prosecutors called on Wednesday for 15-25 years in jail for Bosnian Serb “Iron Lady” Biljana Plavsic, which lawyers for the only woman to confess to war...
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ME leaders urged to make peace or quit
TEL AVIV, Dec 18: The head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land urged Palestinian and Israeli leaders on Wednesday to make peace or quit and said Christmas celebrations...
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United States inaugurates ‘Son of Star Wars’ anti-missile shield
WASHINGTON: The United States formally inaugurated the “Son of Star Wars” anti-missile shield on Tuesday, inviting Britain and other allies to subscribe to the controversial new vision of strategic defence....
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US refiners get edgy about crude supply
NEW YORK, Dec 18: Oil refiners are casting a hungry eye at US strategic petroleum reserves as the Venezuela general strike begins to bite, two major companies said on Wednesday....
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Australia readies for Iraq war in March
SYDNEY, Dec 18: Australian Prime Minister John Howard acknowledged Wednesday that contingency plans were being made for war in Iraq, amid reports that defence commanders have been told to prepare to...
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Americans back use of N-option on Iraq: poll
WASHINGTON, Dec 18: Six in 10 Americans would support using nuclear weapons against Iraq if Saddam Hussein attacks US military forces with chemical or biological weapons, a poll said Wednesday....
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Saddam may not fall quickly: US military
WASHINGTON, Dec 18: Top officers in the US military are warning civilian leadership that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein may not quickly fall in the event of an attack, the Washington Post...
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UK arrests 7 in anti-terror raids
LONDON, Dec 18: British anti-terrorism police arrested seven North Africans on Wednesday in the latest swoop on extremist networks believed operating in a nation many fear is a prime target....
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No Gulf state wants attack on Iraq: France
PARIS, Dec 18: Just back from a week’s long visit to the Gulf states, French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Renaud Muselier says he’s convinced that none of the states...
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Aga Khan honoured
ASTANA (Kazakhstan), Dec 18: The Aga Khan has acknowledged Kazakhstan’s vital and strategic role for the development of Central Asia. The Aga Khan, who was on a short visit to Astana,...
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Crisis in Venezuela is a threat to US interests
CARACAS: Venezuela’s political crisis, marked by a 16-day-old general strike, has become a threat to US interests, particularly the security of its petroleum supplies, just when Washington is preparing for a...
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Turkey counting cost of possible Iraq war
ANKARA: As tension mounts over the possibility of a US led military attack on Iraq, Turkey has found, according to recent public opinion polls some 80 per cent of Turks are...
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Schroeder now on centrist course
BERLIN: Just a week ago, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was forced to vow he would not abandon ship amid threats of mutiny from his Social Democrat crew and severe storm warnings...
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German firms helped Iraq produce WMD: report
BERLIN: Iraq has identified Germany as the country whose companies did most to help Baghdad in its drive to acquire weapons of mass destruction, said a German newspaper on Tuesday....
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What is rationale behind not inviting Khatami to London?
LONDON: They were talking television in Tehran on Tuesday. In a hot, occasionally steamy, session in the Iranian parliament, lawmakers fought long and hard over whether sex, pop videos and international...
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Wright brothers’ feat still baffles
BOLINGBROOK (Illinois): In 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright built and flew the first aeroplane and launched modern aviation, but nearly 100 years later modern aviation is still not sure how the...
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