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Israel fears boycott over barrier
AL QUDS, Jan 4: A senior minister warned on Sunday that Israel risked an international boycott over its West Bank barrier similar to that faced by apartheid-era South Africa ... 
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Five Israelis jailed for exercising 'conscience'
TEL AVIV, Jan 4: A military tribunal sentenced five young Israelis on Sunday to a year in prison for refusing to serve in the occupied Palestinian territories, one of those convicted said. ...
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Blair defends invasion of Iraq
BASRA, Jan 4: British Prime Minister Tony Blair defended the Iraq invasion in a surprise visit to the southern port of Basra on Sunday, while US troops arrested a senior Kurdish official in the ethnic tinderbox of Kirkuk. ...
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Crown prince urges Saudi reformers to be patient
RIYADH, Jan 4: Saudi Arabia intends to push ahead with reforms, Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz said, calling for patience as he was handed a list of recommendations drawn up by a "national dialogue" forum. ...
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Libya decries US stance on sanctions
TRIPOLI, Jan 4: Libyan Prime Minister Shukri Ghanim said on Sunday there was no justification for the United States to keep sanctions in place after Tripoli's move to abandon secret weapons programmes. ...
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Schroeder for early EU constitution
BERLIN, Jan 4: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said the European Union had to resolve differences over plans for a new constitution this year or face the risk of some countries moving on with closer integration on their own. ...
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10 dead in Philippine bombing
COTABATO, Jan 4: At least 10 people were killed and 40 were wounded when a bomb tore through a packed sports hall staging a basketball game on Sunday in the southern Philippines, officials and police said. ...
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Saakashvili bags landslide victory: poll
TBILISI, Jan 4: Mikhail Saakashvili won Sunday's Georgian presidential vote by a landslide, according to an independent exit poll. ...
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Denktash to negotiate Cyprus peace
ANKARA, Jan 4: Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Sunday that Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash should remain the chief negotiator for the Turkish side in possible peace talks to resolve the 29-year division of Cyprus. ...
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Plan to adjust more Hajis
RIYADH, Jan 4: Saudi investors are awaiting an official green light for a 2.5 billion dollar project to accommodate 250,000 more Hajis during Haj, a newspaper reported on Sunday. ...
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1,300 Afghans killed in Bam quake, says Iran
TEHRAN, Jan 4: More than 1,300 Afghans died in the December 26 earthquake that devastated the southeastern Iranian city of Bam, a top interior ministry official said on Sunday. ...
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US, Iran far away from detente
WASHINGTON: The earthquake that levelled Bam last week appears to have provided an opening for pro-detente forces in both Washington and Teheran. Washington's sympathy ...
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Czech film actress dies
PLZEN, Jan 4: A popular film actress who helped Czechs laugh through the communist era died on Sunday. Helena Ruzickova, 67, succumbed to cancer after a long illness in a Plzen hospital. ...
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Military takeover by US firms worries Europe
PARIS: Increasing takeover of European military industry by US companies is raising new concerns in France and Germany. ...
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South Korean antipathy to Japan eases
SEOUL: Like many young South Koreans, Lee Jin-hee refuses to shun her Japanese contemporaries and wants the two countries to put an end to long decades of mutual hatred and contempt. ...
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Cost of airline terror threats is financial, psychological
WASHINGTON: The government's growing concern about the terrorist threats from international flights into the United States could prove costly for an industry that was just beginning to restore passenger confidence ...
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