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Muslim charities under probe in US
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 17: The fear of ending up on some government watchlist for aiding terrorism threatens donations to American Muslim charities that usually benefit from Zakat given during the month of Ramazan. ... 
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Asians want Bush out of office
HONG KONG, Oct 17: Most Asians want George W. Bush voted out of office in next month's US presidential election, even though many are unaware who his challenger is. ...
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Libya hosts summit on Darfur crisis
TRIPOLI, Oct 17: Leaders from Sudan and four neighbouring states were meeting in the Libyan capital on Sunday to push for an end to the conflict in Darfur that has killed tens of thousands of people and triggered a desperate humanitarian crisis. ...
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UK agrees to station 'Son of Star Wars': report
LONDON, Oct 17: Prime Minister Tony Blair has secretly agreed to let the United States station interceptor missiles on British soil for the so-called "Son of Star Wars" defence system, according to a newspaper report on Sunday. ...
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Graft-accused Philippine general in custody
MANILA, Oct 17: A ranking Philippine army official under investigation for massive graft was placed in custody at military headquarters on Sunday and will be made to face a congressional inquiry. ...
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Has Bush lost his reason?
IT WILL, we are confidently told, be the most important American election for generations. In the words last week of Dick Cheney, the voice of what passes for gravitas in the Bush administration ...
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Emigrants help sustain developing economies
MADRID: While governments and international organizations discuss the possibilities of increasing trade, investments and aid to developing countries, a flow of money invisible in many statistics plays an important role in sustaining their economies. ...
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Global accords threaten media, privacy
TORONTO: The growing use of international treaties to bypass the will of national parliaments, by bodies waging the so-called "war on terrorism," increasingly threatens civil liberties and freedom of the media, warn privacy advocates. ...
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This futile fundamentalism
LONDON: The language of political hyperbole used by some alarmists to describe the threat of Islamist radicals resembles the language of totalitarianism. It does not describe an empirically observed reality. ...
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Butterflies fly higher as Earth heats up: study
PRAGUE: Butterflies fluttering in central Europe's mountains may be giving a silent warning that the planet is heating up. ...
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