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Iranian rebels claim protected status in Iraq
PARIS, July 25: Iran's main armed opposition group said on Sunday that the US-led coalition had granted its militants in Iraq protected status, despite its listing as a terrorist organization by both Washington and its key allies. ... 
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Israeli missile strike on Gaza adds to tension
GAZA, July 25: An Israeli helicopter fired missiles at the home of an alleged militant in Gaza on Sunday, wounding at least four people and adding to tension in the territory at the heart of a Palestinian leadership crisis. ...
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Ashrawi sees more trouble
ZURICH, July 25: Veteran Palestinian lawmaker Hanan Ashrawi called on Yasser Arafat to end his "one-man-show" in the Palestinian Authority and warned on Sunday of more unrest in Gaza as weapons flow into the troubled strip. ...
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Hezbollah set to hit Tel Aviv, says Israel
AL QUDS, July 25: The head of Israeli military intelligence warned on Sunday that the Hezbollah has developed rockets capable of reaching the Tel Aviv region from its bases in southern Lebanon, public radio reported. ...
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Tamil Tigers kill eight Karuna men
COLOMBO, July 25: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels on Sunday killed eight rivals in the worst outbreak of violence in three months as Norway prepared to launch a fresh bid to save the island's peace process. ...
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14 die in Turkish train crash
ANKARA, July 25: Fourteen people were killed and six others were injured on Sunday when a passenger train crashed into a minibus in the western Turkish province of Aydin, the Anatolia news agency reported. ...
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Kerry courts black vote
COLUMBUS, July 25: Presidential candidate John Kerry on Sunday courted the black vote, a major Democratic constituency that polls show he has yet to excite, by assuring churchgoers he shared their "common future, hopes and dreams." ...
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Ecevit quits politics
ANKARA, July 25: Former Turkish prime minister Bulent Ecevit, the man who sent Turkish troops into northern Cyprus in 1974, quit the leadership of his Democratic Left Party on Sunday, ending a 50-year political career. ...
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Kazemi's trial: Iran threatened with world court proceedings
TEHRAN, July 25: Iran was on Sunday threatened with international legal proceedings and possible Canadian sanctions after its hardline judiciary acquitted the sole defendant accused of the killing in custody of Iranian-Canadian photographer Zahra Kazemi. ...
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Adults must read children's books: Nobel laureate
LISBON, July 25: Portuguese author Jose Saramago, a Nobel literature laureate, said on Sunday he believed the world would be a better place if adults were forced to read children's books. ...
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Zealots are killing peace in Middle East
It seems a long time ago now, but there was a time when Israel was not only the Middle East's only democracy but a source of liberal inspiration. ...
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Electoral body summons Hasina
DHAKA, July 25: An electoral inquiry committee on Sunday asked Bangladesh's leader of the opposition Sheikh Hasina Wajid to appear before the committee on charge of violating electoral code of conduct in a parliamentary by-election in Gazipur district. ...
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Sudan threatens to use force against intervention
KHARTOUM, July 25: Sudan warned on Sunday it would use force against any attempt at outside military intervention in the crisis-torn Darfur region, while rebels called for the quick arrival of foreign troops. ...
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Justice is a sick business
LONDON: I'm worried about Milosevic. He's not well, poor dear, and may not be able to continue standing trial for his crimes against humanity. ...
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