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Russia deploying navy ships in Gulf: 7,000 US marines going soon
MOSCOW, Jan 10: Russia has put three warships on standby to go to the Gulf within the next month to protect its “national interests” in the event of an American invasion... 
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N. Koreans hold talks with US official
WASHINGTON, Jan 10: US negotiators resumed talks with a North Korean delegation in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Friday in a bid to stop the communist state from making nuclear weapons....
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Turkey allows US to inspect military facilities
ANKARA, Jan 10: Turkey has given permission for US specialists to carry out inspections of military facilities in the country as part of preparations for a possible invasion of Iraq, Prime...
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EU opposes invasion
BAGHDAD, Jan 10: Europe moved to stay America’s hand over Iraq on Friday, as top officials spoke out against a rush to war on the basis of inconclusive weapons inspections....
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INS registration has frightened Muslims, says US paper
WASHINGTON, Jan 10: Thousands of nervous immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries have been flooding into US immigration offices to register for a controversial programme that has already resulted in more than...
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India, Israel to launch satellite
TEL AVIV, Jan 10: India and Israel expect to jointly launch a telescope-equipped satellite within two years, the head of Israel’s space agency, Avi Hareven, announced on public radio on Friday....
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Koreans face deportation from US
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 10: Hundreds of Korean immigrants who have built lives in California over the past decade are facing deportation after learning recently that the green cards they obtained years...
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Iraq’s $40b embezzled,says ex-UN official
DUBAI, Jan 10: A former official of the United Nations accused the world body of misappropriating $40 billion by using funds meant for Iraq’s oil-for-food programme....
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Suspect freed as witness admits foul play
PARIS, Jan 10: Algerian-born baggage-handler Abderazak Besseghir, who was accused of terrorism after police found arms and explosives in his car at Paris’s main airport, walked free from jail on Friday...
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America’s Muslims start to unite
CLAREMONT (California): In the United States today, there is no “Middle Eastern community,” no “Arab community” and no “Muslim community,” certainly not in any politically cohesive sense....
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Power struggle in Fatah movement
AMARI REFUGEE CAMP (West Bank): His face unshaven and his clothes dishevelled, Khalid Idris deftly roams the back alleys here, sleeping in a different house each night to avoid the Israeli...
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Officials say there’s no timetable for acting against Iraq
WASHINGTON: The drumbeat of war may be slowing. After weeks of mounting expectations that an invasion is imminent, the United States and many of the key players...
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Humiliation on TV for Sharon
AL QUDS: An Israeli judge pulled the plug on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon mid-way through an angry and rambling television address on Wednes-day night which was meant to deny corruption...
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Global deal on less costly drugs
BRUSSELS: The European Union is proposing to bring in the World Health Organisation to resurrect a plan to supply cheap drugs to the developing world — scuppered by America last...
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Long debate about Muslims
SINGAPORE: The Muslim struggle to come to terms both with itself and the rest of the international community will affect world affairs for decades, a US expert warned in a report...
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Iraqis focus on US military moves
LONDON: As the world debates the odds of war, Iraqis — and oil traders — are paying more heed to the US military buildup than to Washington’s mixed messages, Britain’s caveats,...
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