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US troops to stay in Afghanistan, Iraq for five years: Franks
WASHINGTON, Aug 17: US troops will stay in Afghanistan and Iraq for three to five years, retired US Army Gen Tommy Franks said on Tuesday. Gen Franks, who led the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq until his retirement in July last year ... 
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UK, Italian PMs caution Bush over Najaf
PORTO ROTONDO, Aug 17: Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British counterpart Tony Blair issued a cautionary statement on Tuesday to US President George Bush and the new Iraqi government to resolve the conflict in Najaf without damaging its holy site. ...
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Sadr defies Shia establishment
BAGHDAD: Ali al-Sistani has been the father figure for years of Iraq's long-oppressed Shias, but he now faces the biggest challenge to his authority from a young radical who has taken up arms against the Americans. ...
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US elections: vote for the bad or the terrible
LONDON: This is the question which people ask themselves before almost every presidential election: why, when the United States is teeming with brilliant and inspiring people ...
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Herat residents flee as fighting intensifies
HERAT, Aug 17: Bitter fighting raged around the main western Afghan city of Herat on Tuesday after forces opposed to governor Ismael Khan captured a key district and moved closer to Herat, sending residents fleeing in panic. ...
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'War against terrorism' is almost over: Abdullah
RIYADH, Aug 17: Saudi Arabia's battle against terrorism is virtually over and the kingdom is chasing the last remaining extremists, Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah said in an interview to the Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyasah. ...
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Manipur on strike after student's suicide
IMPHAL, Aug 17: A general strike paralysed the capital of northeastern India's revolt-hit Manipur state on Tuesday after the death of a student who set himself on fire to protest a security law giving the army sweeping powers. ...
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Floods sweep away English village
BOSCASTLE, Aug 17: Emergency services searched the wreckage of a picturesque English fishing village on Tuesday for 15 people unaccounted for after flash floods created a wall of water which tore through the valley. ...
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Indian court reopens 2,000 cases: Gujarat massacre
NEW DELHI, Aug 17: India's Supreme Court on Tuesday reopened about 2,000 cases from the massacre that ravaged Gujarat two years ago amid allegations of bias by the state's Hindu nationalist government. ...
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Taj: moonlight viewing may be allowed again
AGRA, Aug 17: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh want to reopen Taj Mahal for public viewing on full moon nights, officials said on Tuesday. "We are optimistic about the idea and as night viewing of the Taj would boost tourism, we stand in its favour," said D. K. Burman, joint director of the state's tourism department. ...
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Nepal's top firms close after attack
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: Many top companies in Nepal shut down on Tuesday after Maoist rebels bombed a luxury hotel, raising fears for the health of the Himalayan kingdom's tourism-dependent economy. ...
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US military to hit 'arc of crisis'
WASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush unveiled on Monday one of the largest planned troop redeployments since the onset of the Cold War 50 years ago. ...
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S. Korea, China in spat over history
SEOUL: "It's not that we were on Japan's side; we were cheering for Japan because we didn't like China." Lee Seung-ho, 62, was one of many South Koreans who found themselves doing the unthinkable this month ...
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Scientists hoping to re-create Big Bang
SAINT GENIS: A unique warren 100 metres under the French-Swiss border is home to thousands of scientists who aim to crack some of the biggest mysteries in the universe by recreating the Big Bang. ...
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