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Kabul tense after bombing of US security firm
KABUL, Aug 30: A heavy security clampdown was enforced on Monday in the Afghan capital after the bombing of a US firm left at least nine people dead, including three Americans ... 
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US soldier recalls abuses at Iraqi jail
FORT BRAGG, Aug 30: A convicted US soldier on Monday testified to a special military hearing here that he saw other American troops abusing Iraqi inmates detained at Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad late last year. ...
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Freedom compromised in 'war on terror'
LONDON: The question that dogs Tony Blair at every turn reared up again in the extract from the former BBC director general Greg Dyke's memoirs on Sunday: either Blair misunderstood the 45-minute claim and was therefore incompetent, or he lied. ...
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Sharon fails in bid to speed up Gaza pullout
JERUSALEM, Aug 30: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon failed on Monday to persuade his security cabinet to speed up a Gaza withdrawal agreed in principle by the government two months ago. ...
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Israel says it receives secret data from US
JERUSALEM, Aug 30: Israel, seeking to contain damage from a brewing spy scandal in the United States, said on Monday it already receives all the classified information it needs from the U.S. government through shared intelligence. ...
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Palestinians wait for help in distress
OXFORD: The prisoners' hunger strike in Palestine is nearing the end of its second week. Three days ago, in Askar and then Balata refugee camps near Nablus, Israeli troops ran amok in the camps, making mass arrests ...
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Washington terms polls in Chechnya undemocratic: Turnout doubtful - Russian press WASHINGTON, Aug 30: The United States on Monday denounced weekend presidential polls in the strife-torn Russian republic of Chechnya, saying the election did not meet international standards for freedom and fairness. ...
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Kerry will offer Iran a 'great bargain'
WASHINGTON, Aug 30: Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry would offer Iran a "great bargain" over its controversial nuclear programme if he were to win the presidency, Kerry's vice presidential running mate, John Edwards, said in a newspaper interview published on Monday. ...
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Probe into Libya's N-plan not over
VIENNA, Aug 30: Libya appears to be earnest in its efforts to reveal the extent of its atomic bomb programme, the UN nuclear watchdog said in a report published on Monday. ...
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Both plane crashes caused by 'terrorists'
MOSCOW, Aug 30: The two planes that crashed with the loss of 90 lives in Russia last week were both brought down by explosions in twin terrorist attacks, Russian officials said on Monday. ...
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Thousands protest in Germany
BERLIN, Aug 30: Tens of thousands of Germans took to the streets on Monday evening as protests against the government's planned welfare cuts entered their fifth week. ...
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BD's 4th strike in a week ends peacefully
DHAKA, Aug 30: Shops, schools, offices and businesses across Bangladesh were shut on Monday for the fourth time in a week as a dawn-to-dusk strike called by the opposition in protest against a deadly grenade attack ended peacefully. ...
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Bush still stands a chance
LONDON: Four years ago, when George Bush received the presidential nomination in the City of Brotherly Love, America's Republicans presented themselves as a party of inclusion, unity and reconciliation. ...
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US, India rewrite military ties
WASHINGTON: The United States and India have held four joint military exercises since the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks when Washington decided to engage New Delhi as a strategic partner. ...
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