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Kerry slams Bush's ME policy
WASHINGTON, Oct 10: Democratic presidential contender John Kerry, in an interview published on Sunday, slammed President George W. Bush's Middle East policy, saying democracy cannot be imposed on foreign nations. ... 
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Kerry gets support of Arabs in US
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 10: The three-million strong Arab-American community has formally endorsed John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. ...
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Edwards disputes Rice on invasion
WASHINGTON, Oct 10: Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday disputed a White House assertion that it was right to oust president Saddam Hussein even if he had no illegal weapons because he posed a future threat. ...
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Missile kills Palestinian in Gaza Strip
GAZA, Oct 10: An Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a house in Gaza's Jabalya refugee camp on Sunday, killing a Palestinian man and wounding three women, witnesses said. ...
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Heavy turnout marred by ink problem: Afghan elections KABUL: Voter turnout was heavy in Afghanistan's first direct presidential election in recent history, but irregularities in the voting process prompted calls for the results to be nullified. ...
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A blow to Taliban
KANDAHAR: When the main talking point of Afghanistan's landmark election is marker pens and not militant attacks, you know the Taliban have failed. ...
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Sharon set to derail peace talks: adviser
Ariel sharon's chief adviser, Dov Weisglass, has admitted publicly that the Israeli prime minister formulated his plan for "unilateral withdrawal" in order to block peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority ...
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Russia to oppose taking Iran's N-issue to UN
TEHRAN, Oct 10: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said here on Sunday that Moscow was opposed to seeing Iran referred to the United Nations Security Council over its nuclear programme. ...
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Sabotage an option against Iran's atomic plans: experts TEL AVIV: Somewhere between sanctions and air strikes lurks a third option for those who seek to stop Iran's atomic programme in its tracks: sabotage. ...
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GCC agrees to boost security to fight terror
KUWAIT, Oct 10: Gulf Arab states said after security talks on Sunday they had agreed to boost co-operation against Al Qaeda militants, drug trafficking and money laundering in the oil-rich region. ...
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Greece sets terms for Turkey's EU entry
ATHENS, Oct 10: Turkey must resolve differences with its neighbour Greece especially over the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus before it can join the European Union, Greek President Costis Stephanopoulos said on Sunday. ...
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Prince Nayef rules out women's vote in polls
RIYADH, Oct 10: Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday ruled out the participation of women in landmark municipal elections in the kingdom next year. ...
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Maldives lifts state of emergency
MALE, Oct 10: Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Sunday lifted a state of emergency he clamped on the Indian Ocean atoll nation two months ago to crush pro-democracy protests. ...
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Russian-born millionaire leads Lithuania elections
VILNIUS, Oct 10: A party led by a controversial Russian-born millionaire won the most votes in Sunday's first round of parliamentary elections in Lithuania, but its opponents also performed strongly, an exit poll showed. ...
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Dancing bears on verge of extinction
KORAI: His name is 'Shah Rukh Khan' and he can wiggle his hips better than the Bollywood star after whom he is named and strum a guitar almost like a rock star. ...
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America's scientific dominance could have serious repercussions
There is a terrible joke much loved by scientists, but not many others. A man spots a farmer standing in a field in the rain. 'Why?' he asks. The farmer replies: 'I am trying to win a Nobel Prize. ...
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