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Three US vigilantes get jail terms in Kabul
KABUL, Sept 15: An Afghan court on Wednesday sentenced three Americans to between eight and 10 years in prison for illegally running a private jail and torturing suspects in a "private war on terror". ... 
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US military apologizes for death of newsman
BAGHDAD, Sept 15: The US military apologized on Wednesday for the death of a journalist following a Baghdad helicopter strike and warned civilians to keep out of combat zones. ...
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Terrorism tops UNGA agenda
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 15: Iraq, Afghanistan, Middle East, Sudan and the threat of terrorism to international peace and security would be the focus of the 191 member General Assembly (UNGA), which opened on Tuesday. ...
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S. Arabia has no freedom of religion: US
WASHINGTON, Sept 15: The United States on Wednesday accused Saudi Arabia of severe violations of religious freedom in a rare official rebuke of a close ally and key oil supplier that potentially could lead to sanctions. ...
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Patten slams anti-foreign rhetoric in US campaign
STRASBOURG, Sept 15: European Union's external affairs chief Chris Patten launched a parting shot at the United States on Wednesday weeks before leaving office, notably lamenting "testosterone"-fuelled anti-foreign rhetoric in election campaigning. ...
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CIA promised more powers for overseas operations
WASHINGTON, Sept 15: CIA operatives will be encouraged to take more risks and expand their spying and counter terrorism networks abroad, says President Bush's nominee to lead the world's premier intelligence agency. ...
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Russia tells US to stay out of its affairs: Putin's powers
ASTANA, Sept 15: Russia curtly told the United States to stay out of its business on Wednesday after US criticism, echoed by the European Union, of President Vladimir Putin's plans for radical change that will boost Kremlin power. ...
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US seeks compromise with EU over Iran ultimatum
VIENNA, Sept 15: The United States on Wednesday presented key EU states with a softened version of an ultimatum over Iran's alleged nuclear weapons programme but diplomats said the text was still too strong to win approval at the UN atomic agency's meeting in Vienna. ...
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Nose-steered Web surfing system
LONDON, Sept 15: Has the era of hands-free Web surfing arrived? Dmitry Gorodnichy, an inventor from the Institute of Information Technology in Ottawa, has developed a computer navigation system that relies on the movements of a user's nose to direct a cursor ...
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Census error on Muslims becomes grist for communal mill
NEW DELHI: Misleading census data showing a 33 per cent rise in India's Muslim population for the decade ending 2001 but corrected afterwards, has become grist in the mill of pro-Hindu political parties defeated in the recent elections. ...
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India has more millionaires than China
NEW DELHI: India was ahead of China in producing millionaires as the Communist giant witnessed a rise of only 12 per cent in the number of wealthy persons in the year 2003 compared to its neighbour's 22 per cent. ...
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India aims to rewrite education policy
KHARPEENA: Like millions of Indian boys his age, Lakhma has a dream: he wants to be a doctor when he grows up. So the scrawny 13-year-old from the desert state of Rajasthan gets up at the crack of dawn every day and walks nearly seven kilometres to attend a government school. ...
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