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‘Peace’ in Iraq more deadly than war, admits Pentagon
BAGHDAD, Aug 26: “Peace” in Iraq has been more deadly than the war to oust Saddam Hussein, the Pentagon admitted on Tuesday.... 
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NASA ‘culture’ blamed for Columbia disaster: Inquiry report released
WASHINGTON, Aug 26: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) self-protective culture and its reluctance to tackle safety problems head-on contributed to the fatal breakup of US shuttle Columbia, just as...
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US troops launch fresh operation: Another soldier killed
BAGHDAD, Aug 26: A bomb attack on a US convoy killed a US soldier and wounded two in Iraq on Tuesday, as hundreds of troops launched a new operation to hunt...
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Passerby killed in Israeli strike
JABALIYA, Aug 26: One Palestinian was killed and more than 20 others wounded on Tuesday in a failed Israeli helicopter strike on two militants in the northern Gaza Strip....
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US must set example for others: IAEA chief
BERLIN, Aug 26: The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog called on the United States on Tuesday to set an example to the rest of the world by cutting its...
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US-Saudi centre to probe terror financing
RIYADH, Aug 26: A new joint US-Saudi centre to probe terrorist financing is being set up here, reports indicate....
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Turks to face ‘hell’: mayor
FALLUJAH, Aug 26: The mayor of the flashpoint Iraqi town of Fallujah promised on Tuesday to unleash “hell” for Turkish troops if they are deployed in the city to replace US...
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US fails to persuade Russia to halt N-ties with Iran
MOSCOW, Aug 26: The top US diplomat for arms control left Moscow empty-handed on Tuesday after reportedly failing to convince Russia in two days of secretive talks to halt or even...
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Paris to probe Palestinian organization
PARIS, Aug 26: The French government says that it’s “undertaking its own investigations” into allegations by Washington according to which a French-based pro-Palestinian NGO the “Committee for charity and support of...
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Indian soldier shot dead
SRINAGAR, Aug 26: An Indian soldier was shot dead and a policeman seriously wounded in separate attacks by separatists here on Tuesday, police said, a day before a visit by Prime...
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Astrologers see Mars behind Mumbai blasts
NEW DELHI, Aug 26: While Indian authorities on Tuesday blamed Muslim militants for car bombings in Mumbai that killed 52 people, astrologers are convinced the culprit was Mars, which is dangerously...
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China counsels calm during N. Korea talks
BEIJING, Aug 26: China urged on Tuesday a “calm and patient attitude” in upcoming six-way talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis as Russia’s delegate said all agreed a new round...
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Foreigners going for low-paid jobs: UAE’s ‘Emiratization’drive
DUBAI: To escape from the ugly reality of unemployment, hundreds of immigrants come to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) annually, as this country has traditionally been the expatriate job seeker’s El...
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Taliban giving tough time to US, Afghan govt
KANDAHAR: Operating in growing numbers, the Taliban and their allies have succeeded in destabilizing large parts of Afghanistan and creating conditions that could undermine the US military and central government....
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Hindu hardliners may cash in on Mumbai blasts: analysts
MUMBAI: The twin car bomb blasts in Mumbai will further inflame existing Hindu-Muslim tensions in the city and could spark a pro-Hindu backlash benefiting hardliners in forthcoming polls, analysts said on...
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Kelly probe scuttles Blair’s euro plan
LONDON: Tony Blair’s hopes of leading Britain into the single currency before the next general election are in ruins after Labour loyalists admitted on Monday that Downing Street’s battle with the...
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Iraq: problems getting deeper for Bush, Blair
VERMONT: There have been a good few wars in our time, but none like Iraq War-II. Most, in the finish, have been quite clean-cut. Even Bosnia ended. They’ve all, naturally, been...
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Chinese change face of Tibet
TSETANG (China): Look one direction over the rock and mud walls of Tibet’s oldest building, and the gold and olive-coloured barley fields look like mats padding the Yarlung Valley, the cradle...
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