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US army's Muslims: trapped between duty & devotion
BAGHDAD: Abdel Rashid Mohammed, the US army's first ever imam, shared the first day of Ramazan on Friday with a handful of soldiers torn between their religion, which forbids most killing, and duty to their country. ... 
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Israelis pull out of Gaza camp
JABALYA REFUGEE CAMP, Oct 15: The Israeli army on Friday pulled its forces out of a refugee camp in northern Gaza, where dozens of troops have mounted a massive offensive to stop militants from firing rockets into Israel. ...
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Israel: the only winner in US elections
WASHINGTON: On at least one issue, there's already a clear winner in the US presidential elections - Israel. No matter who wins the elections on November 2 ...
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Airing of film about Taliban opposed
AMMAN, Oct 15: A militant group threatened on Friday to attack the producers and broadcasters of a televised love story set during the Taliban rule in Afghanistan if it insults the former hard line government. ...
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London sacks envoy in Tashkent: Ambassador opposed support for Uzbek govt
LONDON, Oct 15: Britain has sacked its ambassador to Uzbekistan after he accused the Central Asian state of supplying the West with bogus security information obtained through torture. ...
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US Muslim leader gets 23-year jail term
ALEXANDRIA, Oct 15: A prominent US Muslim activist was sentenced on Friday to 23 years in prison for illegal financial dealings with Libya and for his role in a Libyan plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's de facto leader. ...
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Qadhafi asks West to thank him
TRIPOLI, Oct 15: Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi called on the West to thank him for making the world a safer place and said his country supported the "war against terror" as German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder visited on Friday. ...
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US wants UK troops in more sectors: TV
LONDON, Oct 15: The United States wants Britain to deploy troops in more volatile parts of Iraq, Britain's Channel Four television reported on Friday. ...
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US puts Nato under pressure
UNITED STATES demands on the Nato alliance are growing more onerous as the American military struggles to meet global commitments. And Nato, which lost an evil empire and failed to find a role, is feeling the strain. ...
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Japan PM, aide in hot water over pro-Bush remarks
TOKYO, Oct 15: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and one of his aides in the ruling conservative party came under fire on Friday over remarks they made supporting US President George W. Bush's re-election bid. ...
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Ramazan begins in ME
CAIRO, Oct 15: Muslims across the world marked the first day of Ramazan on Friday, clouded by continuing violence in Iraq and the Palestinian territories and fears that it might spread to other countries. ...
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Comet hit Germany in 200BC: scientists
PARIS, Oct 15: A comet or asteroid smashed into modern-day Germany some 2,200 years ago, unleashing energy equivalent to thousands of atomic bombs, scientists reported on Friday. ...
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Spain terms invasion 'massive mistake': Zapatero dismisses Blair's call for help
LAKE BALATON, Oct 15: A rift between Britain and Spain over Iraq dominated a summit of centre-left leaders that closed here on Friday". ...
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Serbs admit Srebrenica massacre
BANJA LUKA, Oct 15: Bosnian Serb authorities have admitted for the first time the full scale of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, but have yet to arrest a single suspect ...
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Zimbabwe leader cleared of treason
HARARE, Oct 15: The leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition party Morgan Tsvangirai, who was earlier accused of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe, was on Friday acquitted of treason by the high court. ...
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Divisions deepen over refugees in EU
BRUSSELS: Proposals to build centres for asylum- seekers outside the EU will be back on the table at the next European summit in Brussels Nov 5. ...
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