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Annan urges US to provide protection: UN envoy in Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 6: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Wednesday that the US-led multinational force must provide protection to his special envoy and his team for Iraq when he goes to Baghdad in August ... 
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Abu Ghraib jail was hell, US soldier tells hearing
FORT BRAGG, Aug 6: Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison was hell, a dangerous place staffed by poorly trained guards and short on such basics as soap, a US soldier testified on Friday. ...
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Al Qaeda man spiedon US sites: official
WASHINGTON, Aug 6: An Al Qaeda suspect arrested in Britain directed the surveillance of US financial institutions years ago that led this week to a heightened security alert in the United States and a worldwide crackdown on terrorist suspects ...
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Suspect plotted to attack US Navy: lawyer
LONDON, Aug 6: A British citizen facing extradition to the United States on terrorism charges was found in possession of detailed military plans about a US Navy battle group in the Gulf, a US lawyer told a London court on Friday. ...
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Sistani in London for treatment
LONDON, Aug 6: Iraq's top Shia leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani arrived in London on Friday for treatment for a heart condition. The influential scholar, who has been a voice of moderation in Iraq, landed at Heathrow airport ...
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Karzai opponents seen struggling to unite
KABUL: The main threat to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in October elections comes from a group of veteran warriors who call themselves the United Front. ...
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Swastikas daubed on Muslim tombs
STRASBOURG, Aug 6: Vandals painted swastikas on 15 Muslim graves in Strasbourg, northeastern France, it was discovered at a military cemetery on Friday. ...
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British Council in row over articles
LONDON, Aug 6: The British Council, which aims to promote British culture around the world, has suspended one of its press officials over allegations he wrote a series of articles attacking "the black heart of Islam". ...
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Erdogan, army clash over expulsions
ANKARA, Aug 6: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his defense minister objected to an army decision to expel 12 officers for indiscipline, including pro-Islamist activities, Turkish newspapers said Friday. ...
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Turks refuse to share govt's enthusiasm on joining EU
ANKARA: Turkey has never seemed closer to its cherished goal of starting talks to join the European Union, but not all Turks share their government's enthusiasm. ...
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Hiroshima mayor slams US plan
HIROSHIMA, Aug 6: The mayor of Hiroshima rebuked Washington on Friday - the 59th anniversary of his city's atomic bombing by the United States - for making plans to develop small nuclear weapons that he feared would be easier to use. ...
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Russia protests to US over asylum
MOSCOW, Aug 6: Ilias Akhmadov, 'foreign minister' in the self-styled government of Chechen leader Aslan Maskhadov, has been granted political asylum in the United States, he said on Friday. ...
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Overflowing dam threatens villages: Gujarat govt plans evacuation
AHMEDABAD, Aug 6: Thousands of villagers living near one of India's largest dams prepared to evacuate on Friday after it started overflowing following monsoon rains. ...
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Police open fire on Manipur protesters
IMPHAL, Aug 6: Indian police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters, wounding dozens, as protests spread on Friday across the northeastern state of Manipur against a federal anti-terror law. ...
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Mixed messages on arms from US
George bush was not pulling his punches. In a definitive policy speech earlier this year on preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction, the US president declared ...
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Gene sequencing
WASHINGTON: House cats, orangutans, elephants and slime mold are among 18 new species chosen to have their DNA sequenced in detail, US government researchers said on Wednesday. ...
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