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Abbas refuses to meet Italian PM: Protest over Arafat boycott
TEL AVIV, June 9: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi held talks in Israel on Monday, but Palestinian officials said he would not see Palestinian leaders because of a dispute over whether... 
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UK decides against joining euro
LONDON, June 9: Britain on Monday ruled out joining the euro for now, but surprised critics by saying it may take another look at the divisive currency debate next year....
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Al Qaeda denies links with Iraq
NEW YORK, June 9: Amidst increasing criticism of the Bush administration’s war on Iraq two of the highest-ranking leaders of Al Qaeda in American custody have told the CIA in separate...
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Iran’s N-plan must be watched: Israel
MOSCOW, June 9: Israel, backing US fears over Iran’s nuclear programme, called on Monday for closer scrutiny of Tehran’s atomic plans, saying they posed a threat to global security....
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Russia offers help to Nato over role in Afghanistan
ALMATY, June 9: Russia is ready to work with NATO in stabilizing Afghanistan and will give an added boost to regional security with a new rapid reaction force currently being formed...
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Lankan PM ready to amend constitution
TOKYO, June 9: Sri Lanka’s prime minister launched a major effort to revive peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels on Monday, saying he was willing to alter the constitution to meet...
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US keeping 3 Palestinian diplomats in Iraqi jail
BAGHDAD, June 9: The US military has kept three Palestinian diplomats in prison since their arrest on May 28, but eight other employees of the embassy have been set free, mission...
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Kabul blames Islamabad for bomb attack
KABUL, June 9: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday blamed foreigners for a car bomb attack that killed four German peacekeepers in Kabul, his latest bid to dispel the view abroad...
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Russia arrests 121 members of Muslim cell
MOSCOW, June 9: Russia’s security services (FSB) on Monday claimed arresting 121 members of the Hizb-i-Tahrir in Moscow, dismantling the cell of a group that aims to set up a Muslim...
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Iraqis protest oil jobs for Asians
BASRA, Iraq, June 9: Around 500 Iraqis demonstrated on Monday in in Basra against the employment of Asian oil workers by the US company Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR)....
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Europe hails Poland’s ‘yes’ vote
BRUSSELS, June 9: European leaders hailed on Monday the overwhelming vote to join the European Union by Poland, the largest of the 10 countries in line to join the EU next...
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Calls for congressional probe into Iraqi WMDs gain strength
WASHINGTON, June 9: Top officials of the Bush administration were on the defensive on Monday as demands for a full-blown congressional inquiry into Iraqi weapons of mass destruction gained momentum....
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Blair, Bush lose face over ‘mobile labs’
LONDON: George Bush and Tony Blair face a fresh crisis over Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction, as evidence emerges that two vehicles that they have repeatedly claimed to be Iraqi...
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National airlines set to fly into history books
LONDON: If planes flew at the speed of airline industry consolidation, they would fall out of the sky. With the sector mired in its most serious financial crisis ever, airline bosses...
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Spain gets blame as Gibraltar talks freeze
MADRID: The UK government on Sunday recognized the failure of its attempts to solve the 300-year-old dispute with Spain over Gibraltar and placed co-sovereignty talks on ice indefinitely....
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Bush sees ‘terror’ at root of ME conflict
WASHINGTON: Brushing aside the disagreements that have long thwarted past efforts to make peace between Israelis and Palestinians, US President George W. Bush views the Middle East conflict as part of...
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