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Geneva accords do not apply: US: Non-Iraqi PoWs
WASHINGTON, Oct 26: A new legal opinion by the US government bars some non-Iraqi prisoners captured in Iraq from the internationally accepted protections of the Geneva Conventions, The New York Times said on Tuesday. ... 
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Qazi offers to mediate in Fallujah
NEW YORK, Oct 26: UN special envoy for Iraq Ashraf Jehangir Qazi said on Monday that the United Nations was willing to mediate a peaceful solution in Fallujah ...
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Bush regrets invoking 'crusade' after 9/11
WASHINGTON, Oct 26: US President George Bush on Tuesday expressed regret over using the word "crusade" to describe the "war on terror" he launched after the Sept 11 attacks. ...
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Experts fear messy, disorderly election
WASHINGTON, Oct 26: Long lines, malfunctioning machines and duelling lawyers could turn next week's US presidential election and its aftermath into a disorderly and even chaotic experience, political analysts said on Tuesday. ...
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Race too close to call
ONALASKA, Oct 26: president George Bush and his rival John Kerry traded blows over Iraq and taxes on Tuesday as they headed into the final week of their tight presidential race scrambling for late votes to swing the outcome. ...
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Terrorism linked to level of political freedom: study
WASHINGTON, Oct 26: The risk of terrorism in individual nations is affected directly by a country's level of political freedom, a Harvard study released this week concludes. ...
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Turkey's EU membership endorsed: Chirac, Schroeder meet Erdogan
BERLIN, Oct 26: Germany and France offered a ringing endorsement for Turkey eventually joining the European Union at a bilateral summit on Tuesday, as French President Jacques Chirac brushed aside doubts about Paris's backing. ...
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Cloning ban needs more thought: Russia
MOSCOW, Oct 26: Russia said on Tuesday it supported a UN ban on human cloning for reproductive purposes but said the question of whether that ban should also include research was unclear and required more study. ...
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New citizens may decide US vote
NEW YORK: New citizen voters could make or break the US presidential race, experts say, but they are also more vulnerable to intimidation and harassment on Election Day. ...
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Afghan vote reflects ethnic fault lines
MAZAR-I-SHARIF: At first glance the election commission's map of Afghanistan appears to be a colour-coded layout of the country's patchwork ethnic groups. On closer inspection, it turns out to be a display of voting results. ...
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Deaths could inflame Muslims in Thailand
BANGKOK: A clash at the start of this week between hundreds of Muslim protesters and heavily armed Thai troops in the country's south - which left over 80 dead - has delivered a blow to Bangkok's view that it has the local communities on its side. ...
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A difficult legacy for next US president
LONDON: Whether George Bush or John Kerry wins the White House next Tuesday (Nov 2), the next president faces an overflowing in-tray of international problems. ...
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