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Iran to consider Europe's offer: End to uranium enrichment
VIENNA, Oct 21: Iran said on Thursday it would consider a European offer to end uranium enrichment in return for the latest nuclear technology. ... 
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Campaign on Iraq oil hurting UN: Annan
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 21: Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday said the scandal swirling around the UN's handling of Iraqi oil sales under Saddam Hussein was hurting the image of the United Nations. ...
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Geneva Convention to be applied to 'terror war' prisoners: Kerry
WASHINGTON, Oct 21: Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has said that if elected, he would apply the Geneva Conventions to all prisoners captured in the "war on terror". ...
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US refuses to wish Castro a speedy recovery after fall
WASHINGTON, Oct 21: The United States on Thursday refused to wish Fidel Castro a speedy recovery from bone fractures sustained in an accidental stumble, saying the Cuban leader's injuries were of "little concern" compared to the suffering of the Cuban people. ...
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US campaign most expensive to date: study
WASHINGTON, Oct 21: Next month's US presidential election is set to smash all spending records, according to an independent study released on Thursday, which estimates that more than a billion dollars will be spent on the race for the White House by election day. ...
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Foreign observers see problems in US election
WASHINGTON, Oct 21: Substantial threats to the integrity of the US presidential election remain despite an improvement in election practices since 2000, an international delegation of election observers reported on Thursday. ...
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Defiance of order: US unit's head transferred
WASHINGTON, Oct 21: The commander of a supply company whose soldiers refused to go on fuel convoy through Iraq's rebel heartland was relieved of her duties on Thursday, her commanding general announced. ...
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Judge terms Italian hostages mercenaries
ROME, Oct 21: A judge raised eyebrows across Italy on Thursday by describing four Italian civilians held hostage for nearly two months in Iraq as "mercenaries" at the service of the United States. ...
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UP govt launches probe into tilting Taj Mahal
AGRA, Oct 21: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh state have launched an urgent investigation after historians reported that one of the minarets of the Taj Mahal is tilting dangerously, an official said. ...
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BD freezes two organizations' accounts
DHAKA, Oct 21: The Bangladesh Bank, central bank of Bangladesh, has frozen four bank accounts of two international organizations for suspected links with Al Qaeda or Taliban, official sources said on Thursday. ...
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Prince Harry scuffles with photographer
LONDON, Oct 21: Prince Harry, fast gaining a reputation as Britain's most unruly royal, was involved in a scuffle with a photographer outside a London nightclub early on Thursday, palace officials and witnesses said. ...
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US pilot killed in Herat
KABUL, Oct 21: The pilot of a US military Black Hawk helicopter died when the aircraft crashed near Afghanistan's western city of Herat, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. ...
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NYT researcher held in China
BEIJING, Oct 21: China has formally arrested a New York Times researcher who was detained last month for allegedly leaking state secrets - a crime that could be punishable by death, his lawyers said on late Thursday. ...
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Bush sabotages foreign policy
NEW YORK: Forty-five per cent of the American electorate love George Bush; 45 per cent loathe him. Their minds are made up, pro and con, and there is little chance of changing them. ...
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Did Saddam try to kill Bush's dad?
WASHINGTON: Now that President George W. Bush's allegations about former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's ties to Al Qaeda and ambitious weapons programmes have been thoroughly discredited, another outstanding charge remains to be resolved. ...
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Brazil looks for role on world stage
BRASILIA: Brazil wants a seat at the top table of world nations. It is the second-most populous country in the Western Hemisphere, a multiracial democracy and a major provider of foodstuffs to a hungry world. ...
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