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US makes Thailand ‘non-Nato ally’: Security divides APEC talks
BANGKOK, Oct 19: US President George W. Bush rewarded Thailand on Sunday for supporting the war on terror and told other nations gathering for a Pacific Rim summit they too had... 
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Reaction to Mahathir’s remarks misplaced: Malaysian FM’s interview
SYDNEY, Oct 19: Malaysia said on Sunday widespread anger over comments about Jews by the country’s prime minister was terrible, and insisted Mahathir Mohamad’s remarks were only an accurate reflection of...
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US warns of attacks by terrorists
WASHINGTON, Oct 19: The United States on Saturday warned that terrorists could be poised to carry out new simultaneous attacks on US interests, possibly starting in the Middle East and South...
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Rice takes issue with remarks of US general
WASHINGTON, Oct 19: A top White House aide took issue on Sunday with a senior Pentagon intelligence officer under fire for his comments on Islam, saying no one should characterize the...
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2 cameramen detained in Falluja, freed
FALLUJA, Oct 19: An AFP photographer and a Reuters cameraman were detained here for several hours on Sunday by Iraqi policemen who said they were acting on orders from the US...
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London train derails, 13 hurt
LONDON, Oct 19: Thirteen people were injured, two seriously, when a train derailed on Sunday on the London’s Underground rail system, emergency services said, the second such incident to hit the...
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Blair has heart checks
LONDON, Oct 19: British Prime Minister Tony Blair was admitted to a London hospital on Sunday for heart checks after he complained of feeling ill, his office said....
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Kuwait offers assurances after warning
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 19: Kuwait has received “general warnings” about a possible terror attack, senior officials said on Sunday, admitting they decided not to issue public alarm bells....
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Moussaoui not involved: FBI
WASHINGTON, Oct 19: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has concluded that Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the United States in connection with the Sept 11 attacks, was not...
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BD minister sues AL leaders
DHAKA, Oct 19: Bangladesh’s Deputy Minister for Land, Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu, has sued the Awami League general secretary, Abdul Jalil, and 13 others of the party on defamation charges for...
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Mahathir’s words fail to rouse OIC
KUALA LUMPUR: The summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the world’s largest Muslim bloc, ended this week with resolutions decrying western domination and supporting the Palestinians, but critics...
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EU prepares for weeks of furious haggling
BRUSSELS: Summit talks last week on a new constitution designed to get the EU in shape for its biggest enlargement yet set the stage for weeks of furious haggling before an...
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EU refuses to rival Nato
BRUSSELS-LONDON: EU leaders stuck by their controversial plans to develop defence and security policies on Saturday but scrambled to soothe US fears that they would damage Nato....
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UN resolution may have doubtful impact
BAGHDAD: The United States may take comfort from the Iraq resolution it muscled through the UN Security Council last week, but the task of quelling violent resistance and rebuilding a broken...
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US casualties pass 100 amid administration disarray
WASHINGTON: Despite a two-week public-relations offensive designed to persuade the world and the US public that it knows what it is doing in Iraq, the Bush administration appears increasingly at sea....
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Turkish settlers fear a reunited Cyprus
BAHCELI (Cyprus): It is a timeless scene — elderly folk hobbling to prayers at the local mosque while the Mediterranean sun beats down on the lush olive groves and cypress trees...
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