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US officials working to break deadlock: Loya Jirga
KABUL, Jan 2: UN and US officials were locked in behind-the-scene negotiations with Afghan leaders on Friday in a last minute effort to break the deadlock at the Loya Jirga over contentious issues in the draft constitution, delegates told Dawn. ... 
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US soldiers enter Baghdad mosque
BAGHDAD, Jan 2: The US military raided a mosque in Baghdad and claimed it had seized arms and explosives in an operation that sparked an angry protest after Friday prayers. ...
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British airline cancels US flight amid threat
LONDON, Jan 2: Europe's biggest airline, British Airways, cancelled a London-Washington flight on Friday as fears of a Sept 11-style attack grounded a US-bound plane for the seventh time in just over a week. ...
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US 'selection' plan won't work:Elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD: Since the end of the war on May 1, Iraq has taken many strides towards normalcy and self-governance. Iraqis now enjoy freedom of expression and association ...
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Great expectations of peace rest on Saarc summit
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee can quite clearly see a rainbow over South Asia where seven nations put aside petty politics and border bickering to harmoniously blend and build a strong economic bloc ...
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India says joint operation possible with Myanmar
GUWAHATI, Jan 2: India is training troops in Myanmar for a possible joint operation against anti-Indian rebels amid a similar crackdown in Bhutan, the chief of the Indian army said on Friday. ...
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Cold wave claims 49 lives in BD
DHAKA, Jan 2 At least forty-nine more people died on Friday as the country experienced lowest temperature this year tallying the death toll from the cold wave to 53 in the last two days. ...
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Iran rejects US plea to let in aid mission
WASHINGTON, Jan 2: Iran has for the moment rejected a US proposal to send a high-level humanitarian delegation to its "axis of evil" foe in the tragic aftermath of the Bam earthquake, the State Department said. ...
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US hospital makes a big impact in Iran
BAM: There was nothing weighty about the opening of an American field hospital in devastated Bam on Thursday, except the symbolism. ...
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Israel losing demographic battle against Palestinians
AL QUDS: Israel is losing the "demographic battle" against the Palestinians, who are about to outnumber Jews between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean while Jewish immigration continues to plummet. ...
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Nepal PM's aide sacked
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: The closest aide to Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa of Nepal was sacked on Friday from his leadership role in the party, in a sign of more political tumult in the Himalayan kingdom. ...
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North Korea allows US experts to visit N-plant
SEOUL, Jan 2: A US delegation will visit North Korea next week to tour the nuclear complex at Yongbyon, which Washington believes may be a key part of Pyongyang's suspected nuclear weapons programme, a South Korean official said on Friday. ...
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'Armyman to succeed' Mubarak
CAIRO, Jan 2: The armed forces will all but certainly provide once again Egypt's next president as Hosni Mubarak has said he will not bequeath power to his younger son Gamal, analysts said on Friday. ...
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Brazil starts fingerprinting US travellers
BRASILIA, Jan 2: Brazilian police on Thursday began fingerprinting and photographing US visitors on orders of a judge who compared planned US security controls on travellers from Brazil and other nations to Nazi horrors. ...
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