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Vigilantes operating in Afghanistan, says US
KABUL, July 24: Further vigilante groups are operating in Afghanistan like the three US citizens facing trial for setting up a private prison in Kabul, a US military spokesman said on Saturday. ... 
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Families accuse Delhi of inaction: Indian hostages
DEHLAN, July 24: Protests broke out on Friday in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh - home to two of three Indian truck drivers taken hostage by militants in Iraq - as demonstrators agitated against New Delhi's alleged lack of action to secure their release. ...
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Russia not to send troops to Iraq
MOSCOW, July 24: Russia said on Saturday it had no intention of contributing troops to the US-led force in Iraq, but was prepared to help by developing trade and easing debt burdens. ...
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Iraq fiasco shouldn't be repeated
THE British constitution is a thing of magic, mystery and - as we have seen in the days since the publication of the Butler report on intelligence dealing with Iraq, its weapons of mass destruction and the path to last year's war - sometimes a thing of profound irritation, too. ...
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US policy losing Arab hearts and minds
WASHINGTON: If US President George W. Bush thinks his "war on terror" is winning Arab hearts and minds, he should think about conducting it much differently than he has over the past two years. ...
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Settlers plan protest against Gaza pullout
TEL AVIV, July 24: Jewish settlers are planning to form a "human chain" on Sunday stretching some 90 kilometres from the Gaza Strip to Jerusalem and called at the weekend for thousands of Israelis to take part. ...
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North Korea rejects US offer on nuclear issue
SEOUL, July 24: North Korea on Saturday rejected US proposals that it follow Libya and scrap its nuclear weapons drive in return for major economic and diplomatic rewards as "little worthy to be discussed". ...
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Canadian's death:Iran agent cleared
TEHRAN, July 24: An Iranian court has cleared an intelligence agent accused of killing Iranian-Canadian photographer Zahra Kazemi while she was in custody, and the hardline judiciary has moved to close the case ...
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India's 'wanted' minister resigns
NEW DELHI, July 24: Indian coal minister Shibu Soren, who has been on the run to avoid arrest for alleged involvement in the killing of 10 Muslims nearly 30 years ago, has resigned, his aide said on Saturday. ...
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Tamil Tigers unhappy with Norway
COLOMBO, July 24: Holding a noisy demonstration against the wave of assassinations carried out by the LTTE in the past few weeks, hundreds of activists of anti-LTTE political party ...
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Europe adds to US pressure on Sudan over Darfur
LONDON, July 24: European allies joined the United States on Saturday in heaping pressure on Sudan to end a conflict in its western Darfur region which threatens millions of lives and has been labelled genocide by the US Congress. ...
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'Deserter' ready to discuss plea bargain
TOKYO, July 24: An alleged US army deserter in Japan for medical treatment wants to meet a US military adviser to see if he can swap information on North Korea and an admission of guilt for a light sentence. ...
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Wildfires destroy forest in France
MARSEILLE, July 24: Some 400 firefighters were battling wildfires that destroyed 300 hectares northwest of Marseille on Saturday, authorities said. ...
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Trouble ahead for Bush from 9/11 panel
WASHINGTON: Members of the US commission investigating the September 11 terror attacks have injected a potentially unsettling element into President George Bush's re-election campaign by deciding not to disband. ...
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Abductees recount brush with Maoists
CHAIMALE: Nepalese students, recounting their abduction by Maoist rebels, say the militants treated them well and wanted to hear their views - even if they were critical of rebel actions. ...
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Palestinians fight corruption
GAZA CITY: Already weighed down by insecurity, violence and grinding poverty, Palestinians have recently shown in dramatic fashion that they can no longer turn a blind eye to yet another hazard of everyday life: rampant corruption. ...
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