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Iraq war deepens Pentagon tensions
WASHINGTON, May 30: Tensions between the civilian leaders of the Pentagon, led by Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and the US military's top brass have deepened amid the deteriorating situation in Iraq. ... 
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Karzai's 'power-sharing' talks raise fears
KABUL: A week of private talks between envoys for President Hamid Karzai and various current and former Muslim militia leaders have raised fears of a power-sharing deal that could undermine internationally backed elections scheduled for September. ...
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UN sidelined in Iraq
LONDON/BAGHDAD/NEW YORK: In a leafy pavement cafe in Baghdad's Karrada district on Saturday, the men drinking tea in the shade and debating amiably were adamant about one thing: ...
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Iran rules out cooperation with US on Iraq
TEHRAN, May 30: Iran on Sunday ruled out any cooperation with the United States in its occupation of neighbouring Iraq, and demanded that any new Iraqi government be given "full sovereignty". ...
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Israeli troops want to quit tense Gaza settlement
AL QUDS, May 30: A group of 46 soldiers and officers from Israel's parachute regiment on Sunday urged the immediate evacuation of the controversial Netzarim settlement in Gaza after they completed a tour of reserve duty there. ...
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3 Palestinians killed in Gaza City
GAZA CITY, May 30: Three Palestinians, all armed Hamas militants, were killed and seven other Palestinians wounded in an Israeli helicopter raid in Gaza City overnight, Palestinian security forces said on Sunday. ...
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Iran warns IAEA against pressure]
TEHRAN, May 30: Iran warned the UN nuclear watchdog on Sunday not to put too much pressure on the Islamic republic lest its clerical rulers end their cooperation altogether. ...
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Chirac and Bush to rub shoulders on D-Day
PARIS: French President Jacques Chirac and his US counterpart George W. Bush will stand side by side at next weekend's D-Day ceremonies, but they remain sharply divided on Iraq and the US-led "war on terror". ...
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Indian govt refuses ally's demand to lift ban on Tigers
NEW DELHI, May 30: The new Indian government will not lift a ban on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels despite a demand from a coalition ally, Home Minister Shivraj Patil said on Sunday. ...
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Lanka peace hopes dim
COLOMBO, May 30: Peace broker Norway has ended its latest shuttle diplomacy without a breakthrough in getting Sri Lanka's warring sides back to the negotiating table and dimming hopes of an end to ethnic bloodshed. ...
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1,000 Bangladesh govt officials vanish abroad
DHAKA, May 30: Bangladesh is trying to bring home and take action against some 1,000 government officials who vanished abroad while undergoing training or education, a report said on Sunday. ...
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Florida voters warn of fiascos
MONTREAL: Some five-dozen residents of the US state of Florida appeared in a hearing before Governor Jeb Bush in March to explain why they should be allowed to regain certain civil rights, including the right to vote. ...
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