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US begins probe into abuse claims by Afghans
KABUL, May 24: The US military has begun a probe into claims Afghan prisoners were abused in its detention centres in Afghanistan, a military official said on Monday. ... 
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Video suggests US forces attacked Iraq wedding
BAGHDAD, May 24: New video footage showing Iraqis celebrating a desert wedding raised more questions on Monday about a US air strike last week that killed about 40 people ...
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Talking to terrorists can work
SANA'A: There is much talk of terrorism, and little talking to them. But a bold move in Yemen to open a dialogue with branded terrorists is bringing unexpected results. ...
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Draft resolution on Iraq: highlights
UNITED NATIONS, May 24: Following are highlights of the US-British drafted UN Security Council resolution on an interim Iraqi government and a multinational force. ...
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Israeli woman held after stay with Palestinian
TEL AVIV, May 24: The Israeli army on Monday arrested a woman in the West Bank who had stayed with a wanted Palestinian militant, military sources said. ...
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Rafah residents thirsting for water
RAFAH, May 24: "Water" was on the lips of Palestinians thirsting for a return to normality after Israeli forces ended a siege of a battered Gaza refugee camp neighbourhood on Monday. ...
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Egypt turns down US invitation:G8 summit
CAIRO, May 24: Egypt has turned down a US invitation to attend the G8 summit of leading industrialized nations next month, indicating its mistrust of a US plan to widen democracy in the Middle East that is to be discussed there. ...
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Invasion of Iraq was about oil: Saudi envoy
DUBLIN, May 24: The invasion of Iraq was a colonial war and there were some in the United States who saw it as a means of getting their hands on Iraqi oil, a senior Saudi ambassador was quoted as saying on Monday. ...
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Iran has barred IAEA from 3 sites: diplomats
VIENNA, May 24: Several Western diplomats on the board of the UN nuclear watchdog accused Iran of barring UN inspectors from military sites, though Tehran said the agency was getting full access. ...
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Shah's widow invited to Spain: Iran angered
MADRID, May 24: Iran's foreign minister postponed a visit to Madrid in protest at Spain's decision to invite relatives of the former Shah of Iran to Crown Prince Felipe's wedding, diplomatic sources said on Monday. ...
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Sanchez saw some abuses, says lawyer
WASHINGTON, May 24: Leading US lawmakers said they expected higher-ranking officials to face courts-martial in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal, as a lawyer accused the top US military commander of observing some of the abuses. ...
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US-Arab orientation urged
BEIRUT: One of today's most pressing issues is the crisis relations between the United States and the Arab world. For Arab countries, the question has long been how to redress the balance in power relations between them ...
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Clash in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, May 24: Saudi security forces were involved in a fierce gunfight with suspected militants in a town north of Riyadh on Monday, witnesses said. ...
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China's warning to Taiwan
BEIJING, May 24: China turned the screw on Monday on Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, warning he was walking a "dangerous road" and again threatening to "completely annihilate" any moves towards Taiwan independence. ...
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