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US to ask Europe for steps against Hamas
WASHINGTON, June 24: The United States will ask the European Union to outlaw the political wing of the Palestinian militant movement Hamas at a summit meeting in Washington on Wednesday, a... 
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Washington admits it is facing sabotage: Iraqi capital without power supply
 BAGHDAD, June 24: The US-led administration in Iraq admitted on Tuesday that it was suffering incidents of political sabotage, amid pipeline explosions and an unexplained loss of power in the capital...
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Iranian group was planning ‘attack’ on US embassy
PARIS, June 24: France’s principal counter-espionage agency, the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST) says, in a secret report, that the People’s Mujahedeen activists who were arrested here on June...
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Turkey opens ports to peacekeepers
ANKARA, June 24: Countries sending peacekeeping troops to Iraq can now use Turkey’s sea and air ports, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday....
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Osama’s former ‘bodyguard’ goes on trial
DUESSELDORF, June 24: A Jordanian man who claimed he was a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden went on trial on Tuesday accused of plotting terror attacks in Germany....
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Ban on veil under study: French PM
PARIS, June 24: France may pass a new law to ban Muslim veils and other religious symbols in public schools and buildings if people do not respect the republic’s secular policies,...
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US, Europe to test new cancer treatment
SYDNEY, June 24: A new cancer treatment pioneered in Australia is to be trialed by six top hospitals in Europe and the United States after being hailed a major breakthrough by...
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HR situation alarming in 92 countries: US
WASHINGTON, June 24: The United States is particularly concerned about the human rights situation in 92 countries around the world, according to a US report released on Tuesday....
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Novelist Leon Uris dies
NEW YORK, June 24: Best-selling American novelist Leon Uris, best known for “Exodus” about the creation of Israel and “Trinity” on the conflict in Ireland, has died in New York, his...
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US jumped to conclusions, says Blix
NEW YORK, June 24: Saying that weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) may yet be unearthed in Iraq, chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said on Monday that the United States had...
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Protesters give nuclear powder to US forces
TUWAITHA, June 24: Environmentalists presented US forces in Iraq with what they said was a looted radioactive canister on Tuesday and slammed the occupiers for leaving more radioactive material at large....
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India tests missile
BHUBANESWAR, June 24: India on Tuesday fired a surface-to-air missile for the third time in as many days is a clear indication of stepped up tests of the domestically-designed weapons system.—AFP...
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NGOs accuse Bush govt of politicizing aid
WASHINGTON, June 24: The Bush administration is wielding its financial clout to make charitable relief organizations that receive US government money serve the interests of US foreign policy, the organizations say....
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UK’s asylum policy increases illegal immigration: Home Office
LONDON: Strong circumstantial evidence shows that “get tough” asylum policies lead to more illegal immigration and people-trafficking, according to the UK Home Office’s own research, published here on Monday....
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US to thwart Iran’s N-plan through UN
WASHINGTON: Confronted with a set of unattractive choices for dealing with an escalating nuclear threat from Iran, the Bush administration has adopted a policy of working through the United Nations and...
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Belgium gives in to US pressure
BRUSSELS: Belgium has bowed to United States pressure and agreed to limit the scope of its controversial war crimes law. American officials signalled that the changes might defuse a row which...
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Education helps ward off Alzheimer’s: study
WASHINGTON: Playing games and solving puzzles may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, but getting a good education may help your brain overcome its effects, US researchers said on Monday....
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Disquiet rises as end of Mahathir era nears
KUALA LUMPUR: Behind the praise and euphoria that attended Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s final appearance before the ruling party he had led for 22 years lurks general disquiet over the...
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Icebreakers keep Russia’s north alive
MURMANSK (Russia): It’s June and as Russians swarm south for their annual beach holidays, Stanislav Rumyantsev has rather different plans — he’s preparing to head for the North Pole....
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Europe looks to Berlusconi’s presidency with concern
ROME: An aura of apprehension and scepticism is accompanying Italy’s imminent takeover of the European Union presidency, say diplomatic and political sources around Europe....
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