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US considering use of temporary bases in Asia: Wolfowitz
SINGAPORE, May 31: US forces will increasingly use temporary military bases in Asian countries and around the globe, Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said here on Saturday as he sought out... 
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EU supports Russia’s plan for Chechnya
ST PETERSBURG, May 31: The European Union supports Russia’s efforts to bring peace to its breakaway republic of Chechnya, Greek President Costas Simitis said here Friday at an EU-Russia summit....
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Pentagon says Afghanistan is still a threat
SINGAPORE, May 31: One of the Pentagon’s top officials said here on Saturday that Afghanistan was still posing a threat to the international fight against terrorism, with powerbrokers in the provinces...
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Air France Concorde makes final flight
NEW YORK, May 31: The Air France Concorde ended its supersonic commercial flights on Saturday, arriving in Paris from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and landing a coveted spot...
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N. Atlantic sees biggest eclipse since 1954
 SELTJARNARNES (Iceland), May 31: The moon blotted out the sun over the North Atlantic around dawn on Saturday in the region’s biggest eclipse since 1954, but cloud marred the view in...
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G8 demonstrators teargassed
ANNEMASSE (France), May 31: French police fired teargas on Saturday to disperse several hundred anarchists in the first major disturbance on the eve of a summit of the Group of Eight...
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Anil Biswas passes away at 89
NEW DELHI, May 31: Celebrated Indian film musician Anil Biswas, whose compositions propped up vintage Bollywood films, died on Saturday aged 89, a family member said....
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US seizing ‘ill-gotten’ money
NEW YORK, May 31: The US Justice Department has begun seizing what they term “ill-gotten” money hidden by criminals in banks overseas, according to newspapers....
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Opposition-led protests sweep Nepal
KATHMANDU, May 31: Dozens of Nepalis were injured in protests across the country on Saturday as opposition parties kept up their pressure on the king for a new government of national...
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Shia factor to shape Middle East politics
LOS ANGELES: The war in Iraq has produced an unintended consequence — a formidable Shia Muslim geographical bloc that will dominate politics in the Middle East for many years. This development...
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HR bodies call for forming tribunal: Civilian casualties in Iraq
UNITED NATIONS: When General Tommy Franks, who coordinated the recent US-led military attack on Iraq, was asked about civilian casualties, he shot back: “We don’t do body counts.”...
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RSF flays dismissal of Saudi daily’s editor
PARIS: Reporters sans frontieres (RSF), the Paris-based international journalists’ rights organization, has condemned the dismissal of the Saudi newspaper Al Watan’s editor-in-chief, Jamal Khashoggi, who learned from senior officials on Tuesday...
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US govt to limit suits by foreign nationals
WASHINGTON: The Bush administration is pushing to limit the ability of foreign nationals to obtain judgments against despots and multinational corporations in US courts, arguing that such lawsuits have become a...
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Enron used US government to bully developing nations
WASHINGTON, May 30: Defunct energy giant Enron used the US government to coerce the World Bank and poor nations to grant concessions and resolve its investment problems, according to documents and...
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