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Private jail: FBI accused of cover-up
KABUL, Aug 16: An alleged American bounty hunter on trial for running a private jail, kidnapping and torturing prisoners in Afghanistan on Monday accused FBI agents of seizing evidence proving his links to US authorities. ... 
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Pro-Ismail troops take city; rival hits back
KABUL, Aug 16: Tensions ran high in western Afghanistan on Monday as forces loyal to powerful Herat governor Ismael Khan surrounded a provincial capital after capturing it briefly, police said. ...
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S. Asians defy bad weather to march for peace WASHINGTON, Aug 16: Pakistanis and Indians living in the greater Washington area held a peace march this weekend to celebrate their 57th Independence Day. ...
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Kerry's blue blood a winner, say researchers
LONDON, Aug 16: When it comes to American presidential elections, blue blood counts. So say British researchers who predict Democratic challenger John Kerry will oust President George W. Bush on Nov. 2. ...
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Dialogue before bullets Guardian Comment
LONDON: Democracy cannot be delivered to the accompaniment of gunfire, and the national conference supposed to take the first step in Baghdad was marred on its opening day by the renewed fighting in Najaf. ...
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Kerry is playing into Bush's hands
WASHINGTON: Why is a 60-year-old millionaire in shirt and slacks touring America, saluting plump matrons with banners and teenagers waving flags? Because he's John Kerry and, almost four decades after four or so months of very active military service ...
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British Muslims could face attacks: council
LONDON, Aug 16: Britain's nearly two million Muslims should prepare for a backlash of revenge attacks if terrorists strike on UK soil, community leaders are warning in a booklet to be distributed nation wide. ...
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N. Korea boycotts N-talks
SEOUL, Aug 16: North Korea on Monday ruled out attending working-level talks on its suspected nuclear arms programmes and questioned the entire negotiating process, blaming hostile U.S. policy for Pyongyang's tougher stance. ...
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Cave linked to John the Baptist found: Archaeologist's claim
TZOVA, Aug 16: A British archaeologist has dug up evidence linking John the Baptist to a cave used for bathing rituals in hills near Jerusalem in what he said could be one of the biggest recent finds for Christian history. ...
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India sincere about dialogue: PM
NEW DELHI, Aug 16: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seeking to allay a lingering feeling of uncertainty over New Delhi's composite dialogue with Pakistan, said on Sunday that his commitment to pursue the process was both sincere and resolute. ...
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Blasts force closure of Nepal hotel
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: Suspected Maoist rebels set off bombs on Monday at one of Nepal's top hotels, forcing it to close after it tried to defy a guerilla deadline for the kingdom's leading companies to shut down. ...
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Manipur protesters warned of action
GUWAHATI, Aug 16: India's troubled northeastern state of Manipur threatened to reimpose a controversial anti-terror law as violent protests flared during independence day celebrations on Sunday. ...
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Strike paralyses Bangladesh
DHAKA, Aug 16: The Awami League, Bangladesh's main opposition party, enforced a half-day countrywide general strike on Sunday, demanding 'immediate execution of a lower court verdict against the killers of former president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman' ...
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Iranian TV instructs viewers on fashion
TEHRAN: Iranian state television's main news programme has introduced a new segment aimed at offering "fashion" guidance at a time when women in the capital are being whisked off the streets for wearing skimpy dresses. ...
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