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Dostum's forces take several towns: Karzai sending troops to Faryab
KABUL, April 7: The Afghan government said it would rush troops to a northern province to restore order after several districts were overrun by forces of a regional strongman on Wednesday ... 
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Error leaves UK short of helicopters in Iraq
LONDON, April 7: A software blunder has left Britain short of Chinook helicopters in Iraq and reliant on the United States to reach full battlefield capability, a government spending watchdog said on Wednesday. ...
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The 'war on terror' has misfired
LONDON: It was never going to be easy to keep a sense of perspective in the face of a terrorist campaign as violent as the one being waged by Al Qaeda; some have found it harder than others. ...
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Sadr defies Sistani's strategy
BAGHDAD: The fiery cleric behind a Shia insurrection in Iraq is confronting the US-led occupation head-on, implicitly challenging the peaceful strategy of his community's more established leaders. ...
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Palestinians must not embrace Hamas:US warning
TEL AVIV, April 7: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Wednesday brushed off recent threats to his life by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as his Palestinian Authority warned Washington not to interfere in its internal affairs. ...
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Powell rebukes Kennedy
WASHINGTON, April 7: US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Tuesday rebuked Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy for comparing the occupation of Iraq to Vietnam and suggesting President George Bush's policies had incited hatred against the United States. ...
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Good Friday holiday scrapped in Gujarat
AHMEDABAD, April 7: Christians in the Indian state of Gujarat on Wednesday accused the administration of discrimination after it struck Good Friday off a list of mandatory government holidays. ...
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Could UN's 'special adviser' prevent genocide?
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who has admitted he could have done more to stop the genocide of about 800,000 Rwandans exactly 10 years ago, says he is determined to prevent a similar tragedy in the future. ...
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9/11 suspect freed in Germany
HAMBURG, April 7: The only man convicted over the Sept 11 attacks was released from custody in Germany on Wednesday, raising the prospect that he will be acquitted in a forthcoming retrial. ...
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Western leaders stay away as Rwanda recalls genocide
KIGALI, April 7: With Western leaders conspicuous by their absence, Rwanda marked the 10th anniversary of its genocide on Wednesday as bewildered and angry as ever at the world's failure to stop one of the 20th century's great crimes. ...
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Megawati's party gaining on Golkar
JAKARTA, April 7: A spurt in votes counted in Indonesia's parliamentary elections on Wednesday put President Megawati Sukarnoputri's party neck-and-neck with the former political vehicle of ex-strongman Suharto. ...
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EU 'Cinderella' states eye economic benefits
BELGRADE: States not invited to the European Union's May 1 enlargement ball may feel left out in the cold, but analysts say they can expect to reap some economic benefits from their Cinderella status. ...
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