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Asian states, Russia ban US beef imports after mad cow scare
TOKYO, Dec 24: Asian nations and Russia banned imports of US beef on Wednesday after the first case of mad cow disease was detected in the United States, more than a... 
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Arafat not allowed to attend mass
BETHLEHEM, Dec 24: Worshippers headed to Bethlehem on Wednesday for the traditional Christmas midnight mass with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat once again absent from the festivities....
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Jakarta on high alert for Christmas
JAKARTA, Dec 24: Thousands of Indonesian police went on alert on Wednesday as Christians in the world’s largest Muslim-populated nation prepared to celebrate Christmas under the shadow of a continuing terror...
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Iran warns Israel of missile strike
TEHRAN, Dec 24: Iranian Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani warned on Wednesday that his country would use all means at its disposal, including medium-range Shahab-3 missiles, if Israel struck its nuclear facilities....
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Riyadh not to write off Iraq’s debt
RIYADH, Dec 24: In another indication of dismay over the state of affairs in Baghdad, Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would not discuss any loan writeoffs with Iraq’s interim authority....
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US, S.Arabia freeze group’s assets
WASHINGTON, Dec 24: The United States and Saudi Arabia have jointly moved to freeze the assets of two European offshoots of Muslim groups suspected of raising money for the Al Qaeda...
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US ‘committed to protecting’ Libya
CAIRO, Dec 24: The son of Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi has said the United States has committed itself to providing security for the country and that US officials will travel there...
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Looking for slime on Mars
LONDON: Astrobiology, cynics say, is the only science with nothing to study. We know of no extraterrestrial life, so how do its followers spend their time? In fact, astrobiology involves not...
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Neo-cons weave a tangled web
WASHINGTON: While most of the world is still trying to come to terms with the neo-imperial ambitions of the post-Sept 11 Bush administration, US political analysts, particularly those on the libertarian...
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China’s one-child policy leads to consumerism
BEIJING: Paying 399 yuan ($48) for a pair of jeans may seem extravagant to the average Chinese consumer with his meager 640 yuan of monthly disposable income, but not to Jimmy...
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Loya jirga continues Afghan tradition
KABUL: The gathering of Afghan warlords, men, women and tribal leaders to debate the country’s new constitution under a huge white tent in Kabul is continuing a tradition dating back hundreds...
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Iraqi police look for reason to work
BAGHDAD: If Iraqi policeman Raid al-Qaisi ever forgets about occupational hazards, he only has to glance at the bloody handprint on his office wall....
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39 killed in India
NEW DELHI, Dec 24: At least 39 people were killed, mostly in road accidents, as dense fog blanketed northern India and a cold wave further tightened its grip....
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UN Council praises Libya
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 24: The UN Security Council on Tuesday hailed Libya’s renunciation of weapons of mass destruction, and also urged Tripoli to cooperate with the UN in verifying that the...
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