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Iran warns Israel against attack on N-plants
TEHRAN, Aug 18: Iran warned Israel on Monday against carrying out any “adventurist” military attack on its nuclear sites.... 
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300,000 without water in searing Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Aug 18: Hundreds of thousands of sweltering Baghdadis faced another day without running water Monday after sabotage of a key water pipe in the east of the capital that came...
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Gunbattles rage in Nigeria’s oil city
WARRI (Nigeria), Aug 18: Heavy gunfire resounded through the Nigerian oil city of Warri on Monday, as ethnic clashes that have killed at least eight people continued for a fourth day,...
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Israeli PM accused of corruption
TEL AVIV, Aug 18: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was embroiled in an embarrassing new affair following reports on Monday that he had intervened on behalf of two neighbours from his...
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Liberia’s factions to share power
ACCRA, Aug 18: Liberia’s interim government and two rebel groups on Monday signed a comprehensive peace pact that includes details of a new power-sharing administration to end a four-year civil war....
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Indonesia asks US to hand over Hambali
JAKARTA, Aug 18: Indonesia wants the United States to hand over terrorist suspect Hambali and is seeking immediate access to the detained militant, Foreign Minister Hasan Wirayuda said here on Monday....
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US, Canada back to work after blackout
NEW YORK, Aug 18: Millions of American commuters went back to work on Monday, gingerly putting their faith in a transport system that had left hundreds of thousands stranded in last...
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Reuters newsman shot dead in Iraq
 BAGHDAD, Aug 18: Reuters cameraman Mazen Dana was shot dead on Sunday night while filming near a US-run prison on the outskirts of Baghdad, the US military said....
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US visa lottery goes electronic
WASHINGTON, Aug 18: Foreigners hoping to win US immigrant status through the State Department’s annual “Diversity Visa” lottery will no longer be allowed to submit entries on paper and must now...
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Sharon-Mofaz dispute delays work on fence
TEL AVIV, Aug 18: A dispute between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz has delayed the building of the next phase of the West Bank security barrier,...
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Is Modi aspiring to be India’s prime minister?
NEW DELHI: He is the most controversial figure in modern Indian politics — likened by his many enemies to Adolf Hitler, Slobodan Milosevic and Pol Pot....
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BJP milks holy cow for gain at polls
NEW DELHI: Faced with uncertain prospects in elections to five state legislatures due within three months, India’s pro-Hindu coalition is bringing in a bill in the national parliament to ban the...
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N.Korea says it won’t dismantle N-weapons
SEOUL, Aug 18: North Korea warned on Monday it would not dismantle its nuclear arsenal unless the United States changed its policy towards Pyongyang, toughening its stance ahead of next week’s...
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Nepal’s insurgency stokes unease in Washington
DHULIKHEL (Nepal): The lights go off early and the doors are bolted in Bishwo Shrestha’s deserted guest lodge, barely an hour out of Nepal’s capital, which boasts some of the most...
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Battling tide of toxic sludge
SANTANDER (Spain): Sparkling blue waters lap the golden sands of the Sardinero, the main beach at one of Spain’s most elegant resorts....
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Power transfer in Azerbaijan
BAKU: They came out in the thousands last weekend, carrying placards and chanting slogans: “Down with the monarchy!” “Dismiss the president!” Indeed, hardly a day goes by without a new...
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Blair’s aides prepare for a grilling
LONDON: Lawyers acting for the British government in the Hutton inquiry into the death of the weapons expert Dr David Kelly have flown out to see Alastair Campbell, the prime minister’s...
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Comic strip shatters prejudice about Iran
PARIS: Cartoons have long featured super heroes, evil scientists and ruthless villains, but in the world’s first Iranian comic strip, the hero is a little girl who lives through the country’s...
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