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S.Arabia advocating people empowerment
DUBAI, Jan 15: Saudi Arabia, apparently stung by criticism of the Arab world’s curbs on political freedom, is urging Arab rulers to empower their people.... 
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Russia plans to develop missile shield
MOSCOW, Jan 15: Moscow aired its first plans on Wednesday to develop missile defences in what analysts saw as a diplomatic manoeuvre aimed at convincing Washington to purchase Russian technology for...
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Turkey, Arabs advising Saddam to go into exile: diplomats
CAIRO, Jan 15: Turkey is working with Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries on convincing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to go into exile in order to prevent a US-led invasion,...
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Cop shot dead during raid in Britain
MANCHESTER, Jan 15: British police interrogated three north African suspects on Wednesday after a policeman was stabbed to death during an anti-terrorism operation linked to the discovery of a deadly poison...
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Iran warns US to be ready for tough fight
TEHRAN, Jan 15: Iran said on Wednesday it did not expect any US-led attack on Iraq to start before the Haj and warned US troops to be prepared for house-to-house fighting...
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Schroeder, Chirac moot 2-headed EU executive
PARIS, Jan 15: President Jacques Chirac of France and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany decided on Tuesday night to propose to their European partners that the EU give itself a two-headed...
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US seeks Nato support
WASHINGTON, Jan 15: The United States has asked Nato to support possible military action against Iraq with AWACs radar surveillance aircraft, force protection and other means, US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld...
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Plot to murder Lankan minister unearthed
COLOMBO, Jan 15: Security around Sri Lanka’s Muslim Affairs Minister, Rauf Hakeem, was strengthened on Wednesday after police unveiled an alleged plot to kill him last week....
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Firm making ‘revolutionary’ battery
PARIS, Jan 15: France’s Direction de la Construction Navale (DCN) said on Wednesday it was developing a ‘‘revolutionary’’ fuel-operated 200kw battery that will equip its new generation submarines by 2006....
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Military call-ups affect US workforce
CHICAGO: The call to active military duty that has put tens of thousands of Americans back in uniform ahead of a possible war with Iraq has left sudden holes in the...
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Israel out to sabotage ‘reform’ process: Palestinian minister’s assessment
RAMALLAH: Israel’s most recent excuse for why it cannot negotiate peace with the Palestinians is that the Palestinians have been unable to develop a fully democratic society while living under Israeli...
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Stick with UN, UK cabinet warns Blair
LONDON: Tony Blair faces opposition from more than half of his own cabinet if he tries to involve British troops in a US-led war on Iraq that lacks the backing of...
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Czechs vote to replace Havel
LONDON: The Czech republic stepped into an new era on Wednesday when parliament started the process of electing a head of state to replace President Vaclav Havel....
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It is back to square one in Korean peninsula
WASHINGTON: There is an eerie case of deja vu in Korea. Nearly nine years ago, President Kim Il Sung expelled international inspectors and threatened to process plutonium from spent fuel at...
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N.Korea crisis a catalyst for security
TOKYO: A crisis over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions could well give impetus to moves towards a broader framework to grapple with security threats in Northeast Asia....
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The general with nine tombs
LONDON: The legend about a Chinese general who had nine tombs — so that no one would know which one he was buried in — has come alive at an archaeological...
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