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Karzai govt has failed to combat drugs: Qanooni
KABUL, Aug 25: Yunus Qanooni, President Hamid Karzai's former ally turned chief rival in landmark October elections, has accused Karzai of failing to combat drugs, disarm militias and live up to Afghans' expectations. ... 
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US Army blames mly intelligence for abuses:Abu Ghraib jail
WASHINGTON, Aug 25: An internal US Army investigation published on Wednesday said American military intelligence officials were directly involved in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail. ...
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Two senior officials may face trial
WASHINGTON, Aug 25: US military prosecutors may soon charge two senior US Army intelligence officers for their roles in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, US media reported on Wednesday. ...
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Bashir handed over to prosecutors
JAKARTA, Aug 25: Indonesian militant Abu Bakar Bashir, accused of leading the Al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah group, is likely to face formal charges after police handed him over to prosecutors on Wednesday. ...
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Rumsfeld had no plan: panel
WASHINGTON, Aug 25: A high-level independent panel has blamed Secretary of Defence Donald H. Rumsfeld and his team for failing to plan smartly for occupying Iraq after the US troops defeated the Iraqi military. ...
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Farmers sucking Asia dry: study
LONDON, Aug 25: Asian farmers drilling millions of pump-operated wells in an ever-deeper search for water are threatening to suck the continent's underground reserves dry, a science magazine warned on Wednesday. ...
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'Super-Earth' spotted in distant sky
PARIS, Aug 25: European astronomers announced on Wednesday they had found a "super-Earth" orbiting a star some 50 light years away, a finding that could significantly boost the hunt for worlds beyond our Solar System. ...
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Australia unhappy on acquittal in Bali case
CANBERRA, Aug 25: Australia would leave no stone unturned in pushing Indonesia to lay fresh charges against a militant after he was acquitted of involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings, Prime Minister John Howard said on Wednesday. ...
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Thatcher's son arrested in SA
CAPE TOWN, Aug 25: The son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was charged in a South African court on Wednesday of bankrolling a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea that led to the arrest of dozens of suspected mercenaries five months ago. ...
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Israel tells nationals to leave Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Aug 25: Worried by increasing reports of planned attacks on its citizens across the world, Israel on Thursday asked its nationals holidaying in Kashmir to leave the Valley immediately. ...
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Indian PM too low profile, say critics
NEW DELHI: He has been in power for nearly 100 days but Indians are complaining they don't see enough of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Since coming to the job in May, the 71-year-old technocrat-turned-politician has been putting in 14-hour days ...
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Kashmir: a byte out of apple market
SOPORE: They have not only survived but thrived in the conflict. And if scientist Sarwar Naqash gets his wish, Kashmiri apples will soon be landing up on the world's finest dining tables. ...
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Bangladesh: a polity under threat
DHAKA: If ever there was a time for the pathologically polarized political mainstream of Bangladesh to come together and fight a common battle, it would be now. ...
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New Lankan traditional cuppa for kings
COLOMBO: Inspired by a French perfumer and egged on by an English aficionado, a Sri Lankan master tea maker has revived a centuries-old Chinese tradition to make a brew that few but an emperor could afford. ...
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