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Afghanistan: HRW says prisoner abuse systemic
NEW YORK, May 13: Mistreatment of prisoners by US military and intelligence personnel in Afghanistan is a systemic problem and not limited to a few isolated cases, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday. ... 
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Europe growing uneasy over alliance with US
PARIS: European officials seem agreed that the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US and British forces rule the two countries out of an international peace initiative. ...
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Bad news for US president
WASHINGTON: The photographs of the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers have had a major impact on public opinion in the United States, according to back-to-back national polls ...
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Republicans oppose publication of photos: Images likened to 'wings of hell'
WASHINGTON, May 13: New images of Iraqi prisoner abuse contain awful scenes of violence and sexual humiliation, members of Congress said after a viewing on Wednesday that one lawmaker likened to a descent into "the wings of hell". ...
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Pictures are fake, says UK minister
LONDON, May 13: Tony's Blair's government branded photographs apparently showing British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners as fakes on Thursday, in a bid to contain the growing scandal over treatment of civilians. ...
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No 13 brings mixed fortunes for Vajpayee
NEW DELHI, May 13: In the chequered political career of India's outgoing Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, the number 13 has brought mixed fortune. ...
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Sonia Gandhi defies pundits, pollsters
NEW DELHI, May 13: Just weeks ago, few people gave Sonia Gandhi even a ghost of a chance of forming a government. But on Thursday, she defied all pollsters and pundits and looked set to take the top job in India. ...
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End of the road for statesman & poet
NEW DELHI, May 13: India's Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, who resigned on Thursday after a stunning defeat in elections, has often been affectionately described as the grand old man of India. ...
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Big win for Rahul
LUCKNOW, May 13: Rahul Gandhi, the political heir to India's charismatic Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, on Thursday won by a staggering margin in his family's traditional stronghold in Uttar Pradesh. ...
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Focus on cities, neglect of poor doomed BJP: analysts
NEW DELHI, May 13: The stunning election loss suffered on Thursday by the BJP was the price paid for their focus on the surging urban economy instead of the rural masses, analysts said. ...
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Yashwant Sinha loses
NEW DELHI, May 13: Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha lost his seat in parliament on Thursday amid a rout for his Hindu nationalist government, election officials said. ...
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BJP defeat pleases hardliners
NEW DELHI, May 13: Hindu rightwing leaders said on Thursday the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deserved to lose for selling out their core Hindu supporters. ...
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Sunil Dutt, Govinda elected
NEW DELHI, May 13: Their critics said they reduced the serious business of politics to mindless entertainment, but the Indian people voted for several Bollywood stars in surprise victories announced Thursday. ...
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India: a crisis of legitimacy
NEW DELHI: In the grounds of the five-star hotel, the flashing lights and dull thud of Indian pop music spilled into the night. ...
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