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Osama tape sparks war of words
MIAMI, Oct 30: Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry vowed to "hunt down and destroy" Osama bin Laden if he is elected and criticized President George Bush for failing to capture the Al Qaeda leader. ... 
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Excerpts from statement
DUBAI, Oct 30: Following are excerpts from the statement by Osama bin Laden aired on Friday. "O American people, I am speaking to tell you about the ideal way to avoid another Manhattan, about war and its causes and results. ...
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Bush orders action after threat
GRAND RAPIDS, Oct 30: President George Bush held urgent talks with top national security aides on Saturday after Osama bin Laden threatened the United States in the final hours of the presidential campaign. ...
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US asked Qatar not to allow airing
WASHINGTON, Oct 30: The US government asked the government of Qatar to stop Al Jazeera from broadcasting the latest Osama bin Laden tape after receiving a copy of the tape before it aired, a US official said on Friday. ...
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Russia protests to US over Iraq charge
MOSCOW, Oct 30: Russia summoned a US diplomat to protest at a Pentagon claim that Russian soldiers spirited away hundreds of tons of explosives from a site in Iraq just before the invasion, Interfax news agency said on Friday. ...
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BD fails to contact kidnappers in Iraq
DHAKA, Oct 30: The government of Bangladesh could not establish any direct or indirect contact with kidnappers of a Bangladeshi driver in Iraq till Saturday night. ...
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US deploys satellite jamming system
WASHINGTON, Oct 30: The US Air Force quietly has put into service a new weapon designed to jam enemy satellite communications, a significant step toward US control of space. ...
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Part of 9/11 report not released: paper
NEW YORK, Oct 30: The US Justice Department has not released a final chapter of the Sept 11 commission's report related to conflicting accounts of efforts to track and chase the jets hijacked that day ...
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100 feared dead in Somalia fighting
HARGEISA, Oct 30: About 100 people were killed on Saturday in fighting between Puntland and the rival Somali territory of Somaliland, which accused Puntland's leader, now Somalia's new president, of waging war on it. ...
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BD university closed after clashes
DHAKA, Oct 30: The authorities closed the University of Rajshahi for an indefinite period on Saturday after a series of clashes in which more than 200 teachers, students ...
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Delhi asked to probe Sikh killings
NEW YORK, Oct 30: The Congress-led Indian government should launch fresh investigations into the mass killings of Sikhs some 20 years ago, and make a public commitment to prosecute those involved, the Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. ...
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Sufism - a balm on India's religious wounds
DELHI: " Actually, what you must understand is this," said Amin, stroking his long, black beard. "Sufism is not Islamic. It is jadoo: magic tricks only. It is superstition. It has nothing to do with real Islam." ...
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