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US asks Iraqis to leave Karbala
KARBALA, May 15: The occupying forces on Saturday urged residents to leave Iraq's holy city of Karabala after three civilians were killed and seven wounded in fighting between militiamen and Iraqi troops. ... 
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US troops to stay after June: Bush
WASHINGTON, May 15: President George Bush insisted on Saturday that US troops would stay in Iraq after the June 30 handover of power despite doubts raised earlier by the United States and three allies. ...
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More powers sought for interim govt
UNITED NATIONS, May 15: Russia and France want guarantees of more authority for an Iraqi interim government from the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) before endorsing a new UN resolution, diplomats here said. ...
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Several interrogation methods banned
WASHINGTON, May 15: The US military, amid a scandal over abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib jail, has banned several interrogation methods in Iraq, including sleep and sensory deprivation and body "stress positions", defence officials said on Friday. ...
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Afghanistan: fresh case of abuse by US troops
KABUL, May 15: The US military is investigating a second case of alleged prisoner abuse to come to light in Afghanistan within the past week, a spokesman said on Saturday. ...
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Over 1,000 homeless in Rafah after Israeli action
GAZA CITY, May 15: More than 1,000 Palestinians have been made homeless in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah after two days of intensive demolition activity by the Israeli army, an UNRWA spokesman said on Saturday. ...
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US ready to take 'risks' in Mideast: Powell meets Qorei
SHUNEH, May 15: US Secretary of State Colin Powell moved on Saturday to reassure skeptical Arab nations that Washington remains committed to the creation of a Palestinian state ...
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'Imposed' reforms not acceptable: Abdullah
DEAD SEA COAST, May 15: Jordan's King Abdullah said on Saturday that Arabs would never accept any reforms imposed from outside, and proposed setting up a team of Arab experts to prepare a plan to be implemented by 2010. ...
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Israel fails to murder Jihad leader
GAZA CITY, May 15: A senior Islamic Jihad militant escaped unharmed from an Israeli helicopter missile strike in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on Saturday, Palestinian security sources and witnesses said. ...
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India's left not averse to foreign investment
NEW DELHI, May 15: India's leftist parties, which will play a key role supporting the new government, said on Saturday they welcomed foreign investment and acknowledged no country could remain quarantined from the global economy. ...
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N. Korea lashes out at US after talks
BEIJING, May 15: North Korea lashed out at the United States on Saturday, accusing Washington of wasting time after a working-level talks on the simmering 19-month crisis over Pyongyang's nuclear drive ended with few signs of progress. ...
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Muslims seek role in govt, LTTE talks
COLOMBO, May 15: The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader, Rauf Hakeem, in a letter to President Kumaratunge has appealed for the incorporation of a Muslim delegation in talks with the LTTE. ...
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The fall of the West and the rise of Asia
LONDON: Underpinning the argument in support of the invasion of Iraq has been the idea of the moral virtue of the West. In contrast to Saddam Hussein's brutal dictatorship, the "coalition" espouses the values of democracy and human rights. ...
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Deep difficulties underlie violence in ME
HELSINKI: Given gory television pictures of a captive being beheaded, abuse of Iraqi prisoners, bomb explosions in Saudi Arabia and fighting between Israelis and Palestinians ...
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Boycott sends tough message to Myanmar junta
BANGKOK: By deciding to boycott a constitutional convention in Myanmar, the country's main opposition party delivered an unequivocal message to the military regime - that it believes democracy cannot be trifled with. ...
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Indian voters wreak vengeance on arrogant cabinet ministers
NEW DELHI: Having seen their one-room shack in an Indian slum on the edge of the river Yamuna razed by bulldozers in April, Salim and Amina Bano have little to cheer about. ...
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