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US raises alert after arrests in Pakistan
WASHINGTON, Aug 2: The Al Qaeda has neither lost its strength nor its ability to hit selected targets, even in the United States, concluded a group of US and Pakistani intelligence officials ... 
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Afghans complain of hastily set elections
KABUL: After being ruled by the gun for the past two decades and by kings for the previous two centuries, Afghans are less than three months away from voting in their country's first democratic election. ...
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US troops surround Sadr's Najaf home: Zarqawi blamed for church attacks
NAJAF, Aug 2: US troops surrounded the home of wanted radical Shia leader Moqtada Sadr in this Iraqi holy city on Monday, sparking brief clashes in which a woman was killed. ...
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Invasion was 'right decision': Bush
WASHINGTON, Aug 2: US President George Bush on Monday defiantly defended the invasion of Iraq, saying the attack was "the right decision" and holding out hope that weapons of mass destruction may yet be found there. ...
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Kuwait, Iraq restore diplomatic ties
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 2: Kuwait and Iraq restored diplomatic relations on Monday, exactly 14 years after ties were severed when then Iraqi president Saddam Hussein sent his forces to occupy the small emirate. ...
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Indian hostage talks at 'delicate' stage
NEW DELHI, Aug 2: Talks to free three Indian citizens kidnapped in Iraq were at a delicate stage and releasing details of negotiations could jeopardize the situation, the Indian government said on Monday. ...
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Danish official faces inquiry over prisoners
COPENHAGEN, Aug 2: A Danish army intelligence officer has been sent home from Iraq and is under investigation after colleagues complained about the way he interrogated Iraqi prisoners, the army said on Monday. ...
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Israel to expand largest West Bank settlement
AL QUDS, Aug 2: Israel has approved 600 new housing units for the West Bank's biggest Jewish settlement despite an understanding with Washington not to expand enclaves on occupied land, political sources said on Monday. ...
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Sudan army terms resolution 'declaration of war' by US KHARTOUM, Aug 2: Sudan's army is prepared for "whatever developments take place" but the government is working to meet the conditions of a UN Security Council resolution threatening sanctions, a Sudanese official said on Monday. ...
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Pakistani gets bail in BD
DHAKA, Aug 2: A Pakistan citizen, Alek Jan, who was arrested with 24kg of heroin in Bangladesh in 1999, was granted bail by the High Court on Monday. ...
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Paraguay fire tragedy toll rises to 300
ASUNCION, Aug 2: Investigators in Paraguay searched for evidence on Monday that security guards might have trapped shoppers in a burning supermarket by locking the doors to stop looting ...
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Ukraine hints at pullout
KIEV, Aug 2: Ukraine made another strong hint on Monday that it planned to reduce or withdraw its 1,600 troops from Iraq, although the immediate date for the decision remained unclear. ...
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Lankan Muslims, Tamils protest joblessness
AMPARA (Sri Lanka), Aug 2: Muslim and Tamil graduates took to the streets on Sunday in protest against the Sri Lankan government for what they said overlooking them in recruitment for government agencies. ...
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UAE fights to save ancient mosques
DUBAI: The Gulf state of the United Arab Emirates has a battle on its hands to protect some of Islam's earliest mosques from greedy property developers and over zealous restorers. ...
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