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Osama's chauffeur in US hands
WASHINGTON, Feb 12: Osama bin Laden's former chauffeur is a prisoner at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the driver's US military lawyer said on Wednesday. ... 
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Bush, Kerry both face attacks on Vietnam records
WASHINGTON, Feb 12: As US President George Bush struggles to answer questions about his military service during the Vietnam war era ...
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New US plans for nukes hypocritical, say experts
UNITED NATIONS: Proposed new US curbs on the proliferation of nuclear weapons are fundamentally hypocritical, US academics, military analysts and peace activists said on Wednesday. ...
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Ivanov 'nervous' over US base plans
WASHINGTON, Feb 12: Russian Defence Secretary Sergei Ivanov said on Thursday he is "very nervous" about US plans to build bases in eastern European nations like Poland. ...
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UN backs Sistani's call for elections
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday agreement was emerging on direct elections for a provisional government in Iraq, but he left open the timing of when any such poll would be held. ...
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Israel to boycott ICJ hearing
TEL AVIV, Feb 12: Israel said on Thursday it would boycott a World Court hearing on whether it should tear down a barrier taking in Jewish settlements on occupied West Bank territory that Palestinians want for a state. ...
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IAEA has found 'secrets' in Iran: diplomats - Tehran pursuing weapons plan - Washington
VIENNA, Feb 12: The UN nuclear watchdog has uncovered highly-sensitive designs for machines in Iran that can be used to make bomb-grade material ...
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Iran to get nuclear fuel from Russia
MOSCOW, Feb 12: Russia said on Thursday it planned to sign a deal with Iran next month to ship nuclear fuel for Iran's power plant, defying Washington's pressure to sever nuclear ties with Tehran. ...
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100 injured in clashes during BD strike
DHAKA, Feb 12: Clashes between police and protesters left injured more than 100 people, including some central leaders of the Awami League, in Dhaka and elsewhere during a day-long countrywide strike on Thursday. ...
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Six killed in UAE building collapse
DUBAI, Feb 12: At least six expatriate workers were killed when a one-storey building under construction collapsed in Sharjah on Thursday, police said. ...
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Indonesia's speaker wins appeal
JAKARTA, Feb 12: Indonesia's parliament speaker Akbar Tanjung on Thursday won his appeal to the supreme court against a three-year jail sentence for corruption, a ruling that allows him to run for president this year. ...
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US probing South African connection
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 12: Washington has sent investigators to South Africa, a former atomic power, to probe a possible link to an illicit network in nuclear technology following the arrest of a Cape Town man in the United States. ...
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Women's vote: Afghan body moots penalties
KABUL: Amid fears over the low numbers of women registering to vote in Afghanistan, a tribal council in the conservative province of Paktia has provided a fearsome incentive. ...
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Libya shaking off pariah status
LONDON: Former "rogue" state Libya seems to be rushing in from the cold, but some pitfalls remain before it can fully regain its place in the international community. ...
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