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US mly brings renegade commander to Kabul
KABUL, Aug 27: A renegade Afghan militia commander agreed to be brought to Kabul on Friday after a US-brokered cease fire 10 days ago halted his forces' march on the city of Herat, a government spokesman said. ... 
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Donkeys pave way for Afghan elections
KABUL: Organizing the first presidential election in Afghanistan, a country largely without power, roads or literacy, has required a leap of imagination that has encompassed everything from donkeys to satellite phones. ...
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Confusion over 25 bodies found in Najaf
NAJAF, Aug 27: At least 25 charred and bloated bodies were discovered on Friday in the basement of a religious court set up by radical leader Moqtada Sadr in Najaf, but confusion reigns over how they died. ...
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Measures to contain Al Qaeda not working: UN report
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27: The threat of more Al Qaeda-backed attacks demands an organised global response but UN-led sanctions and other measures are not working, according to a damning new report by experts at the United Nations. ...
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It's time to bring Najaf to NY
NEW YORK: I've been here a week now, watching the city prepare for the Republican national convention and the accompanying protests. Much is predictable: tabloid hysteria about an anarchist siege ...
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Iran may get the Iraq treatment
History is beginning to repeat itself, this time over Iran. Just two years after the notorious Downing Street dossier on Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction and the first efforts to get United Nations approval for war ...
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Bush agrees to enhance CIA role
WASHINGTON, Aug 27: US President George Bush, embroiled in a fierce campaign battle over national security, on Friday gave the post of CIA director some of the broad authority that the Sept 11 commission envisioned for a new intelligence czar. ...
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'Terror war' a threat to HR: experts
BERLIN, Aug 27: Legal experts from around the world warned on Friday that human rights and the rule of law are being trampled on in the US-led "war on terrorism". ...
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Barrier will not silence Palestinians: Arun Gandhi
ABU DIS, Aug 27: The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi told about 2,000 protesters at Israel's West Bank barrier on Friday that the wall recalled the way South Africa's former white-minority regime treated blacks. ...
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Terrorism blamed for one Russian plane crash
MOSCOW, Aug 27: Russia said on Friday "terrorists" were behind a passenger jet crash, and a Muslim group vowing support for Chechen fighters claimed responsibility for that attack and the downing of another airliner at almost the same moment. ...
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SA says Eq.Guinea wants to quiz Thatcher's son
CAPE TOWN, Aug 27: Equatorial Guinea has asked South Africa for permission to interview Mark Thatcher, arrested this week on suspicion of involvement in a coup plot against the leader of the oil-rich country, officials said on Friday. ...
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Hasina's security beefed up
DHAKA, Aug 27: The government of Bangladesh on Friday enhanced the security for the Awami League president Sheikh Hasina. ...
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India, Kuwait to boost security ties
NEW DELHI, Aug 27: India and Kuwait agreed on Thursday to work for the peaceful coexistence of Israel and Palestine as sovereign states and signed pacts to boost their security cooperation. ...
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Sonia rules from behind the screen
NEW DELHI: With her surprising decision to decline the Indian premiership, Italian-born Sonia Gandhi gained not only widespread international respect, but also the hearts of Indians in the world's largest democracy. ...
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