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US asks China to put pressure on N. Korea: Nuclear programme
TOKYO/KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22: The United States nudged China on Saturday to put more pressure on North Korea to curb its nuclear ambitions, as Pyongyang agreed to a statement with fellow... 
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NAM compromises on pro-Iraq declaration
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22: The 114-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) compromised on Saturday on a declaration on the Iraq crisis after complaints from some members that it leaned too far in favour...
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Karzai to consult Bush on repercussions of war
WASHINGTON, Feb 22: Security concerns and the need for immediate international aid will be high on his agenda when Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives in Washington next week for talks with...
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Lankan govt celebrates ceasefire anniversary
COLOMBO, Feb 22: The Sri Lankan government organized celebrations on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the signing of the ceasefire with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), but...
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US Muslims slam Arab intellectual’s arrest
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 22: American Muslim organizations have expressed concern over the arrest of Dr Sami al Arian, a computer science professor who has been under investigation for a number of...
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Nightclub fire toll rises to 96
NEW YORK, Feb 22: Ninety-six people were confirmed dead and 180 injured in Thursday night’s tragedy at a nightclub in Rhode island. The disaster followed a display of pyrotechnics by a...
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2 killed in US refinery explosion
NEW YORK, Feb 22: At least two people were confirmed dead and one severely injured in the Staten Island oil refinery blast on Friday morning which fuelled fears of terrorism in...
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US students called up for military duty
LOS ANGELES, Feb 22: Thousands of students from hundreds of universities across the country have been called to report to active duty as the United States prepares for war with Iraq....
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BD, India have 7 unresolved issues: Morshed
DHAKA, Feb 22: Bangladesh has seven disputed issues to be resolved with India, Foreign Affairs Minister Morshed Khan told parliament on Saturday....
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US intelligence not helpful, say diplomats
BAGHDAD, Feb 22: US intelligence information has failed to help UN inspectors searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, diplomats said on Saturday....
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New aid offer brings Turkey, US closer to deal
ISTANBUL, Feb 22: The United States gave Turkey leeway to claim more financial aid up-front on Saturday, drawing its reluctant NATO ally close to a deal to allow U.S. troops to...
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US deploys troops with scant notice: Implementation of ‘Bush doctrine’
WASHINGTON: US troops appear suddenly to be deploying everywhere, and with very little notice. Perhaps it was a coincidence, but on the same week that one of the country’s leading neo-conservative...
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Rift among Arab states widening
CAIRO: Widening rifts among the 22 member states of the Arab League threaten to derail their annual summit called in Cairo March 1....
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Human shields ‘raise price of war’
BAGHDAD: He first wants to “speak with the Iraqis who know the terrain”, says 40-year-old Ignacio Cano from Spain. “And of course also get a little sleep”....
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Information war likely on the Internet
LONDON: Chances are that people will first learn about a war on Iraq via the web, email, instant messages or text message. Things were different during the last Gulf War. Then,...
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Archbishop warns Bush, Blair to cut moral talk
LONDON: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, on Friday warned British premier Tony Blair and US President Bush to tone down their moral rhetoric in the drive to war with Iraq....
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Key role for German NBC troops
CAMP DOHA: German troops serving with the US-led force gathering for possible war against Iraq have been tasked with protecting Kuwait against any attack with chemical or biological weapons....
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US flexes economic muscle to garner UN votes
UNITED NATIONS: The United States is flexing its economic muscle to round up political support and generate UN votes — both of which it desperately needs for its impending war on...
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