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Private jail: Rumsfeld had 'full knowledge'
KABUL, Aug 23: Defence lawyers at the trial of three Americans charged with kidnapping and torturing prisoners in a freelance "war on terror" showed a video on Monday linking them with a senior Afghan official. ... 
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Khartoum rejects AU troop deployment
ABUJA, Aug 23: Sudanese peace talks began under a cloud on Monday as Khartoum rejected a plan for African troops to disarm rebels in the war-torn Darfur region. ...
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US soldier says trial be moved from Baghdad
MANNHEIM, Aug 23: A US soldier at the centre of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal wants his pending court martial be moved from Baghdad as he believes he has no chance of a fair trial there, his lawyers said on Monday. ...
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Iraqi Airways makes test flight
AMMAN, Aug 23: An Iraqi Airways Boeing 737 made a test flight from Amman to Baghdad on Monday for the first time since the airline's planes were grounded in Jordan by UN sanctions in 1990, a company official told AFP. ...
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Power failure in Bahrain
RIYADH, Aug 23: A nation wide power failure on Monday left Bahrainis snarled in rush hour traffic and without air conditioning. With high summer temperatures and high and humidity, living without airconditioners working is unimaginable in this part of the world. ...
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BD armed forces put on 'red alert': AL-sponsored strike begins today
DHAKA, Aug 23: The government of Bangladesh on Monday ordered the armed forces, paramilitary troops and the police to remain on "red alert" to thwart any acts of sabotage, highly placed sources said. ...
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Indian TV crew attacked in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 23: The crew of an Indian TV channel in Kuwait recently came under attack by some unidentified men who attacked their vehicle and then stole their equipment and other belongings. ...
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Madhya Pradesh CM resigns
BHOPAL, Aug 23: Firebrand Hindu hardliner Uma Bharti resigned on Monday as chief minister of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh after facing arrest over a 10-year-old riot case, officials said. ...
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Bush accused of playing politics: Olympic games
ATHENS: US President George Bush stood accused of appropriating the Olympic movement for political means on Sunday night amid reports he was planning to visit Athens later this week to watch some sporting events ...
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US deal wrecks Mideast peace
TEL AVIV: The US on Sunday was accused by Palestinian leaders of destroying hopes for peace in the Middle East by giving its covert support to Israel's expansion of controversial settlements in the West Bank. ...
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Asian market for endangered species
TOKYO: Conservationists fighting to stop wildlife trade are now turning their attention to Asia, where they say affluence has made the region a top market for endangered species. ...
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That men and women question comes up again
LONDON: A new missive on women from the Vatican followed by a strong response to it has brought new spark to an old debate. ...
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