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Arab leaders discuss violence, reforms
TUNIS, May 22: Arab leaders carried on with a summit here on Saturday in a bid to contain escalating regional violence and draft political reforms urged by Washington, despite a walkout by Libya's Moamer Qadhafi. ... 
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US to probe Afghan prison conditions
KABUL, May 22: The US military has appointed a one-star general to probe prison conditions in Afghanistan following allegations of abuse as Pentagon officials revealed two new deaths in custody in US-run Afghan detention centres. ...
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Revised Gaza plan soon
AL QUDS, May 22: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will submit to his cabinet on May 30 his revised plan for a gradual withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, Israeli public radio reported on Saturday. ...
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Anti-Bush film wins Cannes award
CANNES, France, May 22: A documentary that is fiercely critical of US President George W. Bush and the war in Iraq, "Fahrenheit 9/11", won the Cannes film festival's prestigious Palme d'Or late Saturday. ...
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London protesters want Bush to be tried for war crimes
LONDON, May 22: London's mayor Ken Livingstone called for US President George W. Bush to be put on trial for war crimes in Iraq, as more than 1,000 anti-war protesters condemned the torture of Iraqi prisoners. ...
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Tehran submits report to IAEA
VIENNA, May 22: Iran has submitted an over 1,000-page report on its contested nuclear programme to the UN atomic agency investigating US allegations that Tehran is secretly developing nuclear weapons ...
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Spanish heir marries ex-journalist
MADRID, May 22: Spain's Crown Prince Felipe and former journalist Letizia Ortiz married on Saturday at a glittering ceremony in Madrid's Almudena Cathedral that brought together some 30 royal families for the biggest royal gathering in two decades. ...
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Death toll in Uganda villages rises
KAMPALA, May 22: The death toll in a raid on a northern Ugandan village by rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has climbed to 42, and hundreds of locals are still fleeing the region, relief agencies said Saturday. ...
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German shot dead in Riyadh
RIYADH, May 22: A German man was shot dead in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday and authorities said they were investigating whether the attack was the work of militants. ...
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'Salami-slicing' the EU constitution
LONDON: Here we go. The yobs of Europe are wrecking the new constitution, British hooligans breaking up the EU negotiating table again. After two days of talks this week, UK foreign secretary Jack Straw left a trail of fury. ...
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Manmohan Singh boosts chances of healing Hindu-Sikh rift
NEW DELHI: The appointment of Manmohan Singh, a follower of the Sikh faith, as India's prime minister may finally bridge a serious rift between the small but powerful religious minority and the Congress party. ...
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Bush reverses good name of Americans
LONDON: Tony Blair tells us that we should do everything we can to support America. And I agree. I think we should repudiate those who inflict harm on Americans ...
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Israelis leave path of destruction
RAFAH: In Israel's offensive here against Palestinian militant fighters, army tanks and bulldozers controlled the neighbourhood called Brazil for a day and a half. ...
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Greenpeace beats prosecution
WASHINGTON: In a rebuke to the US Justice Department, a federal judge in Miami has thrown out a criminal case against environmental group Greenpeace ...
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