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US seeks allies’ help to save ME plan
WASHINGTON, Aug 21: Alarmed by the severe deterioration of conditions in the Middle East, the United States on Thursday mounted a furious campaign to pressure Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat into ending... 
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Japan wavers on sending troops: Russia blames US for Iraq insecurity
PARIS, Aug 21: Japan, which had been expected to be an important contributor to the Iraqi reconstruction effort, appeared to be backing away from a promise to send up to 1,000...
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India, Israel close to Awacs deal
TEL AVIV, Aug 21: Israel is close to signing a deal to sell India a strategic airborne radar system worth one billion dollars in the biggest arms deal since diplomatic ties...
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UK govt didn’t want Kelly to be quizzed, inquiry told
LONDON, Aug 21: Britain’s Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon did not want an arms expert at the centre of claims the government “sexed up” its case for war on Iraq to be...
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Court orders interrogation in Taj Mahal mall scandal
NEW DELHI, Aug 21: India’s Supreme Court ordered on Thursday the interrogation of several “important people” in a probe into a scrapped, controversial plan to build a garish shopping mall near...
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Delhi clears beverage firms of charges
NEW DELHI, Aug 21: The Indian government said on Thursday that soft drinks sold by Coca-Cola and Pepsi met local standards and did not include the high levels of pesticides as...
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France, UK agree to delay vote on Libya
PARIS, Aug 21: France said on Thursday that Britain had agreed to delay a vote on a draft UN Security Council resolution that would lift sanctions imposed on Libya over the...
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Kolkata shut down by leftist strike
KOLKATA, Aug 21: Businesses were shut and all but government vehicles off the roads on Thursday in Kolkata as leftists staged a general strike to protest a hike in electricity and...
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Colombo moves to stem attacks on Muslims
COLOMBO, Aug 21: Sri Lanka on Thursday announced recruiting 500 policemen in a bid to curb attacks against Muslims in the island’s east as fresh unrest in the region forced the...
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Heatwave caused 1,300 deaths in Portugal: ministry
LISBON, Aug 21: More than 1,300 mostly older people died from the heatwave that ravaged Portugal this month, the health ministry said on Thursday in a preliminary report, as figures were...
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Court rejects firm’s plea against scarf
KARLSRUHE, Aug 21: Germany’s highest court ruled on Thursday that a Muslim shop assistant was wrongly sacked by her employers for wanting to wear a headscarf at work....
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Blair to testify on 28th
LONDON, Aug 21: British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon will testify next week before an inquiry into the death of an arms expert at the centre of...
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Pyongyang to face tough talk: Nuclear issue
SINGAPORE: One thing is certain ahead of next week’s six-way talks in Beijing with North Korea — no other participant wants the reclusive communist state to declare itself a nuclear power....
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BJP defers cow bill after discord
NEW DELHI: An attempt by India’s government to pull a ban through parliament on Thursday outlawing the slaughter of cows ended with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) shelving the bill after...
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The decline and fall of Pauline Hanson
SYDNEY: Pauline Hanson, the poster girl of Australia’s loony Right, is back on the front pages of the nation’s newspapers....
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Soldier’s WWII diary tells of guilt
BERLIN: A guilt-ridden account of an ordinary German soldier’s experiences in World War Two is countering a recent trend among historians to portray Germans as victims of the war....
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Mars gets closer to Earth
PARIS: August is proving an unforgettable month for amateur astronomers as they turn their gaze on Mars, now at its closest to Earth since Neanderthals walked our planet....
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Cannabis on trial in Britain
LONDON: Hospital patients scheduled to undergo surgery are being asked to take part in trials to find out if cannabis can provide pain relief after an operation, doctors carrying out a...
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