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20,000 in protest against Iraq war: Busloads from 145 US cities rally
WASHINGTON, Oct 25: Some 20,000 protestors rallied here on Saturday, shouting their opposition to US presence in Iraq, demanding troops be brought home and labelling President George W. Bush a “liar.”... 
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German troops arrive in Kunduz: Expansion of Nato forces
KUNDUZ (Afghanistan), Oct 25: Twenty-seven German soldiers arrived in rural northern Afghanistan on Saturday to launch an eagerly awaited expansion of a NATO-led peacekeeping force outside the capital Kabul....
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New Jordanian govt sworn in
AMMAN, Oct 25: Jordan’s King Abdullah swore in a new government on Saturday, replacing a prime minister with business ties to prewar Iraq with a close aide charged with speeding up...
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Top Russian tycoon arrested
MOSCOW, Oct 25: A Moscow court on Saturday ordered the arrest and detention of Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, after he was charged on seven counts of massive fraud and tax...
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Bonn plans to close Saudi-funded school
BONN, Oct 25: German authorities plan this coming week to order the closure of a Saudi-funded private school in the suburbs of Bonn amid mounting allegations of Islamic radicalism at the...
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Rescuers free 31 Russian miners
NOVOSHAKHTINSK (Russia), Oct 25: Rescue teams in southern Russia brought out all but two of 33 coal miners known to be trapped alive in a flooded mine shaft, officials said on...
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Saudi group calls for protest in Makkah
DUBAI, Oct 25: The London-based Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) called on Saturday for a demonstration in Makkah during Ramazan, following earlier demonstrations in the kingdom....
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Democrats say Bush opposes healthcare for troops
WASHINGTON, Oct 25: Democrats on Saturday criticized President George W. Bush for opposing expanded health care insurance for US National Guard and Reserve troops as they are pressed into extended service...
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Millions celebrate Diwali
NEW DELHI, Oct 25: Millions of Indians on Saturday celebrated the most popular Hindu festival Diwali, known as the “festival of lights,” with last-minute shopping, prayers and fire crackers....
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Kazakh leader’s daughter moves into politics
ALMATY, Oct 25: Dariga Nazarbayeva, eldest daughter of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, was named leader of a new political party on Saturday, but she brushed aside suggestions that she plans to...
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Protest march ends in BD
DHAKA, Oct 25: A week-long march of the National Committee ended on Saturday at the Mongla port....
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Pilot detained after alleged remarks
NEW YORK, Oct 25: An Air France pilot was detained after he allegedly made remarks about the plane blowing up as his baggage was being screened at Kennedy Airport, authorities said....
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Israelis arrest two Palestinians from hospitals
NABLUS (West Bank), Oct 25: Two Palestinian militants were arrested early on Saturday when Israeli forces swooped on two hospitals in the northern West Bank town of Nablus, as the Palestinians...
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Wildfires
LOS ANGELES, Oct 25: Wildfires threatening the Los Angeles suburbs worsened on Saturday forcing more people from their homes and a cloud of dirty smoke over the city....
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Rebuild Iraq with grants, not loans
UNITED NATIONS: The reconstruction of Iraq should not be financed by loans that the war-devastated country is incapable of repaying, a senior UN official warned on Friday....
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Obstacles to Afghan reforms persist: Overhaul in defence apparatus
KABUL: In a gold-encrusted salon at the presidential palace last week, 22 new senior Afghan military officials were silently presented to the press while Defence Minister Mohammed Fahim announced that his...
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Beirut bombing echoes in Iraq occupation
WASHINGTON: It’s been 20 years since suicide bombers drove a truckload of explosives into the US Marine barracks in Lebanon, killing 241 American soldiers in the Beirut compound....
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US woos Yemen to fight terror without war
SANAA: The United States used the full might of its armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan to rout its enemies. But when it came to Yemen, Washington chose diplomacy over conflict....
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