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Attack on embassy foiled: US
WASHINGTON, April 6: Jordanian authorities last week thwarted a plan by members of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network to attack the US embassy in Amman, the State Department said Tuesday. ... 
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US 'no-fly' list to be challenged
NEW YORK, April 6: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) would file a class action lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ...
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Law be applied on US troops: AI
UNITED NATIONS, April 6: US troops in Iraq should be subject to international law once the occupation ends if Washington wants to win the confidence of the Iraqi people, the head of Amnesty International said on Monday. ...
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Woman does own caesarean to save baby
LONDON, April 6: A pregnant woman in Mexico gave birth to a healthy baby boy after performing a caesarean section on herself with a kitchen knife, doctors said on Tuesday. ...
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CIA told in July Iraq had no WMDs: Kay
LOS ANGELES, April 6: Weapons inspector David Kay warned the CIA last July that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq but it took months before the US Congress and the American people were told ...
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The battle the US wants to provoke: Sadr's revolt
BAGHDAD: I heard the sound of freedom in Baghdad's Firdos Square, the famous plaza where the statue of Saddam Hussein was toppled one year ago. It sounds like machine-gun fire. ...
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UK-US military ties not workable
LONDON: Britain must loosen its military ties with the United States. Whatever their value in the past, today the relationship is dragging Britain into operations that are against its interests ...
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EU counts the costs in Cyprus
NICOSIA: The European Union has budgeted for a possible failure of the forthcoming referenda on April 24 for the reunification of Cyprus - despite heavy pressures exerted by EU states ...
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Books on Bush vying for top honours
NEW YORK: While President George W. Bush battles it out in the presidential campaign against Democratic challenger John Kerry, Bush allies and critics are fighting to top best-seller lists in a crowded field of books on the Republican president's administration. ...
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Agreement in sight on temple issue: Advani
AYODHYA, April 6: India's deputy prime minister said on Tuesday that agreement was in sight on resolving one of India's most explosive religious disputes over construction of Ram temple on the ruins of Babri mosque. ...
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Only Beijing can decide timing of elections: Ruling on Hong Kong
BEIJING/HONG KONG, April 6: China asserted its authority on Hong Kong on Tuesday by ruling that it alone will determine the shape and timing of elections. ...
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Suharto's party leading in elections
JAKARTA, April 6: The former party of ousted Indonesian strongman Suharto was marginally ahead in vote counting on Tuesday following elections, but with less than two percent of the ballots tallied the race was wide open. ...
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