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Yusuf urges Iraqi group to free Briton
BAGHDAD, Sept 26: Yusuf Islam, the singer and song-writer formerly known as Cat Stevens, has urged Iraqi militants to free British hostage Kenneth Bigley, seized 10 days ago and threatened with death. ... 
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Conference on Iraq soon: Powell
WASHINGTON, Sept 26: Iraq will organize an international conference as early as next month seeking out foreign support in the effort to rebuild and restore order in the violence-wracked country ...
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No immediate plan to enrich uranium, says Iran
TEHRAN, Sept 26: Iran assured the world again on Sunday it had no immediate plans to resume uranium enrichment, a process that can be used to develop nuclear weapons. ...
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Turk parliament okays EU-backed reforms
ANKARA, Sept 26: Turkey cleared a hurdle on its long path towards European Union membership on Sunday when its parliament approved a new penal code which will boost women's rights and punish police more severely for torture. ...
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Khatami postpones visit to Turkey
TEHRAN, Sept 26: Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has postponed a visit to Turkey after the parliament threw into doubt two major contracts signed with Turkish companies, an official said on Sunday. ...
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Swiss reject citizenship reforms
GENEVA, Sept 26: Swiss voters on Sunday rejected controversial reforms making it easier for children and grandchildren of immigrants to gain citizenship in the country, official results showed. ...
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Japan suggests security talks with N. Korea
BEIJING, Sept 26: Japanese negotiators told North Korean envoys they hoped to start bilateral security talks as they wrapped up two days of meetings in Beijing on Sunday, a Japanese diplomat said. ...
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Poverty should be tackled for peace: Pope
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Sept 26: Pope John Paul II called on world leaders on Sunday to tackle poverty as a means of achieving peace, during prayers at his summer retreat outside Rome. ...
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Maoists kill 4 in Jharkhand
RANCHI, Sept 26: Maoist guerillas killed four people in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand early on Sunday, officials said. ...
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4,000 BD opposition workers held
DHAKA, Sept 26: Bangladesh's opposition Awami League said on Sunday that more than 4,000 of its supporters had been arrested in recent days in a crackdown by authorities ahead of a slew of nation wide protest rallies ...
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Bahrain arrests rights activist
MANAMA, Sept 26: Bahraini authorities have detained a leading human rights activist after he publicly criticised the prime minister, his group said on Sunday. ...
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US escalates confrontation with Iran
Last week's meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna was one more sign that the US is intent on intensifying the confrontation with Iran over its nuclear programme and laying the ground for another military adventure. ...
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Israel tightens grip on West Bank settlements
AL QUDS: As the Palestinian intifada enters its fifth year, Israel seems more determined than ever to expand its settlement enterprise in the West Bank, arguably the most contentious aspect of the conflict. ...
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Media now the entire game
NEW YORK: With little more than five weeks before America goes to the polls, the US media is experiencing the bitter effects of an acutely divided country. ...
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