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Bush’s family was kept in the dark about Iraq visit
WASHINGTON, Nov 28: On Wednesday night, a vehicle with tinted windows moved along Interstate 35 in Texas slowly headed for Dallas.... 
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Shia leader calls for immediate elections: Major blow to US plans for Iraq
NAJAF, Nov 28: The religious leader of Iraq’s Shias, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, on Thursday called for immediate elections at all levels of the administration, dealing a major blow to the...
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China objects to Taiwan’s referendum bill
BEIJING/TAIPEI, Nov 28: China said on Friday it was gravely concerned by Taiwan’s referendum bill and would never tolerate any attempt to separate the island from the mainland....
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Mandela says mass action needed against AIDS
ROBBEN ISLAND, Nov 28: Former South African president Nelson Mandela on Friday returned with music stars from around the world to the island where he spent 18 years in prison to...
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Protocol on ‘war remnants’ adopted
GENEVA, Nov 28: Representatives of 92 countries on Friday adopted a protocol aimed at forcing governments to clear up unexploded weapons left behind after conflicts around the world, diplomats said....
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Powell hails ‘Geneva initiative’
WASHINGTON, Nov 28: Us Secretary of State Colin Powell welcomed a new Middle East peace plan to be unveiled in Geneva on Monday, but maintained Washington’s tough stance against Palestinian leader...
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British pilot caught Bush flight by surprise
ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Nov 28: President Bush told how security fears had forced him to be ready to cancel his surprise trip to Iraq any time before Air Force...
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Bush trip: a timeline
CRAWFORD, Nov 28: President George Bush’s two-and-a-half-hour visit to Baghdad on Thursday was one of the most secretive missions ever by a US leader....
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French court acquits Diana crash photographers
PARIS, Nov 28: Three photographers who took pictures of Britain’s Princess Diana and her friend Dodi al Fayed in their car on the night of their fatal 1997 crash did not...
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15 drown in India
PATNA, Nov 28: At least 15 people were feared drowned after a boat with at least 45 passengers on board collided head-on with a steamer in Bihar, police said on Friday....
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Indian suspects get jail terms in Portugal
LISBON, Nov 28: One of India’s most wanted men, Abu Salem, was sentenced on Friday to four-and-a-half years in prison by a Portuguese court for using forged documents and resisting arrest....
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Elections only way out for US in Iraq
BAGHDAD: If the coalition really wants to make a smooth exit from a democratic and free Iraq in the next two years, it must first speed up the transfer of power...
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Crownless maharajahs brave dust & grind
JODHPUR: Indian maharajahs and queens are leaving their stately palaces and polo matches to contest upcoming state polls, with most banking on their erstwhile divine rights to lap up votes in...
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Domestic robots to bustle around homes
LONDON: Domestic robots that can speak, recognize their owners’ faces and understand spoken instructions will soon be bustling around homes all over the world....
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Democrats seek winning mix of faith
WASHINGTON: The Democratic field seeking the White House in 2004 includes four Catholics, an Orthodox Jew, a black preacher and three other Protestants, none of whom is likely to be as...
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Turkey is home to most languages, say experts
PARIS: The vast group of languages that dominates Europe and much of Central and South Asia originated around 8,000 years ago among farmers in what is now Anatolia, Turkey....
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