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US seeks Europe's help to promote 'democracy' in ME
DAVOS, Jan 24: US Vice President Dick Cheney urged Europe on Saturday to join the United States in promoting "democracy" in Iran and the Arab world as the key to winning the "war against terrorism". ... 
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Nato to have ties with Israel, Arabs
BRUSSELS, Jan 24: Nato is considering a partnership with Israel and certain Arab countries as a way of strengthening the political and military ties between them, a senior US diplomat said in Brussels on Friday. ...
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Israel, Hezbollah agree on prisoner swap: Germany brokers deal
BERLIN, Jan 24: Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah group have agreed to a two-stage prisoner swap after more than three years of negotiations, Germany's government, which helped broker the deal, announced on Saturday. ...
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Israeli barrier blocks any chance of peace: Saudi FM
RIYADH, Jan 24: Israel cannot reach peace with Palestinians until Prime Minister Ariel Sharon changes policy and halts construction of a barrier through the West Bank, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Saturday. ...
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Afghan official survives ambush
KABUL, Jan 24: A senior Afghan official in southeastern Zabul province escaped unhurt but his two guards were injured when their convoy was ambushed by the Taliban overnight, officials said Saturday. ...
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Tories call for probe over Iraq
LONDON, Jan 24: Britain's opposition Conservatives called on Saturday for a public inquiry about the British decision to join the invasion of Iraq following the resignation of the top US official charged with tracking down Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction. ...
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Turkish PM opposes direct elections
DAVOS, Jan 24: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan came out on Saturday against direct elections for an interim government in Iraq before US occupation forces hand over power by July 1. ...
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Kay's report be taken seriously: Annan
DAVOS, Jan 24: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Saturday a statement by the outgoing chief US arms hunter that Iraq had no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction should be taken seriously. ...
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IAEA asks Tehran to halt enrichment
DAVOS, Jan 24: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) pressed Iran on Saturday to suspend more activities related to enriching uranium, a technology that can be used to make nuclear weapons. ...
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Bird flu spreading, warns UN
BANGKOK/HANOI, Jan 24: UN officials said on Saturday the deadly bird flu that has jumped to humans in Vietnam and Thailand was spreading - a warning grimly underlined by confirmation of a sixth death from the disease. ...
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Ankara seeks UN role in Cyprus talks
DAVOS, Jan 24: Turkey is willing to entrust UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan with completing a peace plan for Cyprus provided the Greek Cypriots also agree, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. ...
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Muslim party urged to quit Lanka alliance
COLOMBO, Jan 24: The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) is likely to join the main opposition, the People's Alliance, sources in the party told Dawn. The sources said on Saturday they would be meeting soon to discuss the issue. ...
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WSF: India as venue provides a tough reality check
MUMBAI: India's hosting of the just-finished World Social Forum (WSF) has left an indelible mark on the body politic of this annual meeting, still nascent and without peer on its fourth year but now also facing growing-up pains. ...
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Occupation through outsourcing
LONDON: "The people of Iraq are free," declared President Bush in his state of the union address on Tuesday. The previous day, 100,000 Iraqis begged to differ. ...
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Journalist caught in witch-hunt
MONTREAL: When police raided an Ottawa journalist's office and home this week because of an article she wrote about a Canadian deported from the United States to face torture in Syria ...
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Afghanistan rebuilding hinges on poppy
TORKHAM: Poppies, from the milky sap of which opium and heroin are derived, represent a lifeline for Afghan families and day labourers around this border crossing with Pakistan. ...
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