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Sudden US pullout to harm Iraq
BAGHDAD: One out of every four Americans wants US forces to withdraw from Iraq now, according to a Gallup poll. Some worry over the mounting rate of casualties. Others sense they... 
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Monitoring Lankan ceasefire far from easy
COLOMBO: The refusal of Tamil Tiger rebels to dismantle a camp in northern Sri Lanka highlights the supposed clout — as well as weaknesses — of Scandinavian peace monitors whose presence...
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US groups challenge detention of suspects
WASHINGTON: More than a year after the administration detained two US citizens without charges, a growing number of groups reflecting a broad spectrum of views believe that constitutional rights here are...
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Will neo-cons be crude or refined?
LONDON: In a dream ending for the chapter of history being written now in Iraq, neo-conservatives fantasized before the war about a privatized, pro-American Iraqi oil industry...
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Washington plans for new nukes condemned
WASHINGTON: Critics of the Bush administration’s nuclear arms policies say this week’s closed-door meeting to discuss new weapons and an eventual resumption of nuclear testing could lead to a new arms...
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US beverage giants asked to quit India: Protests over pesticide finding
MUMBAI, Aug 7: Protesters in India on Thursday called upon US beverage giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi to quit the country as they stepped up a “break bottle” campaign launched after a...
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Russia calls for new UN resolution on Iraq
MOSCOW, Aug 7: Russia repeated its calls for a new UN Security Council resolution on Iraq Thursday, saying such a step would legitimize the US-installed temporary government there....
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Blair asked to be ‘tough’ with Bush
NEW YORK, Aug 7: The New York Times on Thursday expressed concern about the credibility of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has been the strongest ally of the United States...
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US troops to stay for two years: Sanchez
BAGHDAD, Aug 7: US troops will be stationed in Iraq for an “absolute minimum” of two years before sufficient numbers of new Iraqi soldiers can be trained up, the top American...
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Gujarat government challenges acquittal
NEW DELHI, Aug 7: The government of Gujarat state on Thursday lodged a court appeal against the controversial acquittal of 21 people charged with the murder of a dozen Muslims in...
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Tehran has N-delivery system: CIA
WASHINGTON, Aug 7: US intelligence agencies leaked a new story to the media on Thursday saying that Iran already has acquired a missile that can deliver a nuclear payload over a...
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Schwarzenegger to run for governorship
LOS ANGELES, Aug 7: Action film star Arnold Schwarzenegger defied predictions and frightened Democrats on Wednesday when he announced he would run for governor in a bid to terminate Governor Gray...
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India looking for new envoy in US
WASHINGTON, Aug 7: India is said to be looking for a new ambassador in Washington as the current envoy completes his three-year term in March....
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RSF for reforms in Afghan SC
PARIS, Aug 7: Reporters sans Frontieres (RSF), the international journalists’ rights organization, on Thursday voiced its outrage at the decision by the Afghan Supreme Court to uphold the death sentence for...
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Bali bomber sentenced to death
DENPASAR, Aug 7: An Indonesian court on Thursday sentenced to death a militant known as the “laughing bomber” — the first person to be convicted for the Bali terrorist attack which...
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Taylor stays away from parliament
 MONROVIA, Aug 7: President Charles Taylor on Thursday kept Liberian lawmakers in the dark over whether he will quit office and go into exile as thousands of Liberians cheered west African...
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