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Kerry slams Bush for no prompt action on 9/11
WASHINGTON, Aug 5: Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry on Thursday slammed US President George Bush for not jumping to action when he heard about the Sept 11, 2001, attacks. ... 
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Bush cites readiness to harm US
WASHINGTON, Aug 5: US President George Bush told a roomful of top Pentagon brass on Thursday that his administration would never stop looking for ways to harm the United States. ...
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Vacuum at the heart of Bush's second term programme
The fog of war has descended over the campaign. Within 72 hours of the end of the Democratic convention, the department of homeland security declared a new terror alert, and the colour- coded level was jacked up to orange, verging on red. ...
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Guantanamo abuse 'may be war crimes'
REPEATED abuses allegedly suffered by three British prisoners at the hands of US interrogators and guards in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba could amount to war crimes, the Red Cross said on Wednesday. ...
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Israelis leave Gaza town in ruins
BEIT HANUN, Aug 5: The Israeli army left a trail of devastation in Beit Hanun on Thursday after a five-week siege and occupation of the Gaza Strip's traditional bread basket which failed to put a halt to rocket attacks by Palestinian militants. ...
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Solar system may be unique after all: astronomers
WASHINGTON, Aug 5: Our solar system may be unique after all, despite the discovery of at least 120 other systems with planets, astronomers said on Wednesday. ...
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UN to help Sudan tackle Darfur crisis
KHARTOUM, Aug 5: Sudan and the United Nations have agreed a plan to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Darfur and avert sanctions threatened by the UN Security Council, a UN envoy said on Thursday. ...
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Conjoined twins separated
NEW YORK, Aug 5: Two-year-old twins from the Philippines who were born joined at the head have been surgically separated, but the next few days are critical to their survival, doctors said on Thursday. ...
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S. Arabia to hold local bodies polls in Nov
RIYADH, Aug 5: Saudi Arabia will hold its first-ever municipal elections in three phases in November after Ramazan holidays. Earlier, the elections were slated to begin in September. ...
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34 Yemeni troops killed in clash with rebels
SANAA, Aug 5: Thirty-four soldiers and 18 militants were killed in 24 hours as the military battled its way through a key stronghold of a rebel Muslim preacher in northwestern Yemen, military and medical sources said on Thursday. ...
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LTTE likely to get fresh talks offer
COLOMBO, Aug 5: In a bid to bring the Tamil Tigers back to the negotiating table, fresh power-sharing proposals would be drafted by the government of President Chandrika Kumaratunga shortly, Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera said at a news conference on Thursday. ...
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Builders of Taj Mahal unmasked
NEW DELHI: One of the most famous legends surrounding the building of the Taj Mahal, near Delhi in northern India, is that Mughal emperor Shah Jehan, determined that no other ruler should ever copy his glorious masterpiece, cut off the hands of some of the master craftsmen. ...
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