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War could see end of Opec cartel
LONDON: As American and British troops mass in the Gulf, it is not surprising that crude oil prices are going in only one direction.... 
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Ivory Coast mayhem could affect region
LONDON: Ivory Coast’s government and three rebel groups began talks in Paris last week to try to avert the threat of civil war. Yet to most observers the war had already...
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Strike on N.Korea is an option, says US
SEOUL: The United States top arms control envoy refused to rule out a military strike on North Korea on Wednesday, saying all options remained on the table to secure Pyongyang’s compliance...
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Polio resurgence in India
NEW DELHI: A resurgence of polio cases in northern India has sent alarm bells ringing across the country that is endemic to the disease and is one of the last reservoirs...
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Religion, politics make new colas go
DUBAI: It is being gulped down not just for its taste, but because it is a brew that mixes religion and politics. Across Europe and the Middle East, new soft drinks...
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A matter of life and death — and oil
LONDON-BAGHDAD-MOSCOW: One of the most popular themes on the placards of anti-war demonstrators across the US and Europe is that the looming confrontation is primarily about oil. US and British ministers...
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Experts question US germ detection
WASHINGTON: The US government said on Wednesday it is rolling out an early warning system to detect any biological attack against big cities, but experts questioned how well it would actually...
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Germany, France trade barbs with US
 BERLIN, Jan 23: Germany and France angrily rejected criticism from the United States on Thursday that they were isolated within Europe in their effort to avoid war in Iraq, and reaffirmed...
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Two plunge to death from plane at Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Jan 23: Two men described as Europeans fell to their deaths from an Air France plane just before it landed in Shanghai on Thursday, police, state media and sources said....
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OSCE media watchdog criticizes US terror law
VIENNA, Jan 23: Europe’s largest security and human rights watchdog, the OSCE, criticized the United States on Thursday for spying on book buyers and library patrons under sweeping new anti-terror laws....
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Advani in Paris for arms purchase
PARIS, Jan 23: Indian Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani began a two-day visit to Paris Thursday to meet senior French ministers and talk about a major arms purchase....
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French MPs move to form pan-European legal zone
PARIS, Jan 23: The French National Assembly and Senate have announced major decisions that allow France to make a giant stride towards construction of a pan-European legal jurisdiction....
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India pushes 76 into Bangladesh
DHAKA, Jan 23: The Indian Border Security Force pushed 76 “Indian Muslims,” including 27 women and 28 children, into Bangladesh through the Sharsha border in Jessore district on Wednesday....
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Second Iraq resolution a possibility, says US
WASHINGTON, Jan 23: The White House said on Thursday that a second UN Security Council resolution on Iraq, perhaps authorizing military action to disarm Baghdad, was “a possibility”....
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Bush’s popularity falling: poll
WASHINGTON, Jan 23: US President George W. Bush’s popularity ratings _ once among the highest of any president in the past 60 years _ are eroding across the board, according to...
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News agency to disseminate information on Arabs, Islam
RIYADH, Jan 23: A news agency under the Fair Vision Network project entrusted with the task of disseminating information in its true perspective is expected to be operational by the end...
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US brochure seeks Muslim support for war
WASHINGTON, Jan 23: The Pentagon and the State Department have begun distributing pamphlets aimed at influencing American Muslims to support action against Iraq....
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Paris invites Mugabe despite London’s opposition
PARIS, Jan 23: France confirmed on Thursday it had invited Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to an African summit next month, but said the Paris visit would not contravene a European Union...
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