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Iran agrees to suspend nuclear enrichment: Tehran not making N-bomb: UN
TEHRAN/VIENNA, Nov 16: Iran pledged on Sunday to suspend its uranium enrichment programme to ease concerns that its nuclear programme is aimed at developing weapons, but warned that the freeze was only temporary. ... 
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Iranian MPs oppose accord with EU
TEHRAN, Nov 16: Iran's powerful hardliners on Tuesday lined up to condemn an agreement by the clerical leadership to suspend sensitive nuclear activities in line with international demands and as part of a deal with Britain, France and Germany. ...
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Iran's N-deal hinges on US engagement
BRUSSELS: Europe has taken a first step to rein in Iran's nuclear ambitions, but only engagement by the United States may dissuade Tehran in the long term from seeking atomic weapons, if anything can, diplomats say. ...
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US army probing killing of Iraqi prisoner in mosque
WASHINGTON, Nov 16: US military officials said on Tuesday they are investigating a videotaped incident in a Fallujah mosque, in which pool television pictures show a US Marine shooting and killing an already captive and wounded Iraqi prisoner. ...
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Powell lost lustre with invasion of Iraq
WASHINGTON, Nov 16: Colin Powell, the first black US secretary of state and top military officer, saw his sterling reputation tarnished by a United Nations appearance at which he presented erroneous intelligence used to justify the invasion of Iraq. ...
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PA links elections to Jerusalem vote: Israel not to allow polling: FM
DUBAI, Nov 16: The Palestinian presidential election will only go ahead as planned if Israel allows Palestinian residents of annexed east Jerusalem to take part ...
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Peace prospects better than ever: UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS Nov 16: United Nations Special co-ordinator for Middle East, Terje Roed-Larsen, said on Monday that the prospects for a revived Middle-East peace were better than ever before in the backdrop of Israeli Palestinian cooperation ...
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Abbas faces uphill task to impose authority
RAMALLAH, Nov 16: A combination of Israeli intransigence, a rightward shift in US policy and a reluctance by armed factions to lay down their weapons is likely to undermine the new Palestinian leadership's bid to impose its authority. ...
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Israel hints at military reprisals in Lebanon
JERUSALEM, Nov 16: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom hinted on Tuesday that Israel may take military action in Lebanon after two homemade rockets were fired at northern Israel. ...
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Western sub slipped into Israeli waters?
JERUSALEM, Nov 16: A submarine from a Western country slipped into Israeli waters last week on a spy mission, evading missile boats scrambled to intercept it, military sources said on Monday. ...
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Arafat's passing is a major test for Bush
WASHINGTON: The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will test whether US President George W. Bush intends to maintain his staunch support for Israel's right-wing government at the risk of further alienating the US-European allies and Muslim public opinion. ...
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Minister says Muslims should pray in German
BERLIN, Nov 16: A regional politician's proposal that prayers in German mosques should be said in German was greeted with dismay on Monday amid fears that anti-Muslim attacks may spread over the border from the Netherlands. ...
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Revulsion in US media over Fallujah attack
AS THE US continues its assault on the Iraqi city of Fallujah, the American media maintains its systematic exclusion of any expression of opposition or criticism of the operation. ...
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Mongolian nomads fighting for survival
ULAN BATOR: Mongolia's nomadic reindeer people have roamed the rugged forest for centuries but poverty, lack of food, limited access to health care and encroaching tourism are threatening their way of life. ...
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