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N.Korean jet enters South’s airspace
BEIJING, Feb 20: A North Korean fighter jet on Thursday violated South Korean airspace, overshadowing conciliatory noises by Pyongyang and Washington on the eve of a visit to Asia by US... 
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Pakhtoons to get top jobs in Kabul reshuffle
KABUL, Feb 20: Afghanistan’s defence ministry staged a major reshuffle on Thursday, unveiling a multi-ethnic department clearly aimed at dispelling accusations of heavy racial bias in the government....
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Cairo to host Arab summit on March 1
CAIRO, Feb 20: The annual Arab summit will take place in Cairo on March 1 with Bahrain presiding and be devoted to the Iraqi crisis, the Arab League said on Thursday,...
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Worst plane disasters
LONDON, Feb 20: The following lists the world’s ten worst ever aviation disasters ranked by number killed, excluding the September 11 attacks in the United States:...
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Bush asked to impose sanctions on Pakistan
WASHINGTON, Feb 20: Representative Edward J. Markey, co-chair of the bipartisan congressional task force on non-proliferation and a member of the select committee on homeland security, released on Friday a letter...
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UK church leaders oppose invasion
LONDON, Feb 20: The leaders of Britain’s two major Christian churches on Thursday joined growing public opposition to military action against Iraq, urging more time for UN weapons inspections and voicing...
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Aga Khan meets Kenya’s president
NAIROBI, Feb 20: The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, met Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki here on Wednesday....
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Iraq war to hit BD, says C’wealth chief
DHAKA, Feb 20: Commonwealth Secretary-General, Don McKinnon has said that Bangladesh would be one of the worst-affected countries if there was war against Iraq....
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C’wealth states curb media: McKinnon
DHAKA, Feb 20: The media in many Commonwealth countries is severely restricted, Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon said Thursday....
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Briton shot dead in S. Arabia
DUBAI, Feb 20: A British national was shot dead on Thursday in the Saudi capital, the Saudi Interior Ministry reported....
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Indian PM accused of eating beef
SHIMLA, Feb 20: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said on Thursday the opposition had launched a dirty tricks campaign against him by calling him a beef eater....
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Iran calls off search: 302 soldiers killed in air crash
SIRCH (Iran), Feb 20: Rescuers battled fierce winds and snow on Thursday as they recovered mangled body parts and searched for clues to why a military plane slammed into a mountain...
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Humanitarian crisis already grips Iraq
LONDON: A recent broadsheet headline screamed: “Stop the war? Try telling that to the tyrannised people of Iraq.” In fact, I did — just over a week ago. As one of...
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WTO deadlocked over drugs for poor states
LONDON-GENEVA: It took just two hours on Wednesday for representatives from 145 countries to abandon their latest attempt to decide how and even whether the poorest people in the world should...
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Early attack now in doubt
LONDON-NEW YORK-BAGHDAD: The Bush administration’s determination to keep to a tight timetable that would see its forces ready to go to war against Iraq by early March is in danger of...
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Americas worry over US plan for region
SAO PAULO: US concerns with Iraq and global terrorism may be distracting its attention from securing its southern backyard, but this is the hottest topic in Brazil and the rest of...
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Post-war damage assessed
LONDON: The three most recent conflicts that include the US and Europe involve environmental disasters on a grand scale. The effects of the last Gulf war in Kuwait, the Kosovo conflict,...
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Destruction of Palestinian businesses & homes has increased
NAZLAT ISSA (West Bank): Dr Jamal Alfar points to two signs, one in Arabic and the other in Hebrew, visible through a pile of debris that are the only remaining evidence...
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