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UN warns of new chaos in Afghanistan
KABUL, Feb 21: More than three years after US-led forces overthrew the Taliban, the United Nations has painted a gloomy picture of conditions in Afghanistan and warned it could fall back into chaos if popular grievances were not met. ... 
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Bush outlines agenda to resolve ME crisis
Brussels, Feb 21: US President George W. Bush on Monday outlined a new agenda for transatlantic cooperation with joint efforts in the Middle East as the top priority. ...
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UNHCR chief quits amid controversy
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 21: Ruud Lubbers, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, has stepped down from his post amid the persistent controversy over allegations of sexual impropriety ...
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US plotting to kill me, says Chavez
CARACAS, Feb 21: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday the United States was planning to assassinate him, but offered no evidence to support his accusation. ...
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China, Iran and Iraq loom over Bush's bid to woo Europeans
LONDON: When Richard Nixon visited China in February 1972, the world was agog. His reputation as an anti-communist and cold war hawk was well established. ...
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The nuclear domino effect
NEW YORK: Even as the United States leans on North Korea and Iran to renounce any nuclear objectives, peace activists say it has stepped up spending on its own arsenal ...
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Charles says wedding must be open to public
LONDON, Feb 21: The office of Prince Charles acknowledged on Monday that his April 8 wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles must be open to the public free of charge. ...
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Protests held in Cairo against Mubarak
CAIRO, Feb 21: More than 500 people rallied in Cairo on Monday to protest against a new term in office for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and against moves to enable his son Gamal to succeed him afterwards. ...
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Legendary journalist commits suicide
LOS ANGELES, Feb 21: Legendary US author Hunter S. Thompson, a sharp-witted icon of 1960s counter-culture, has died after apparently shooting himself, police and his family said. ...
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Could Blair lose?
LONDON: Polls, financial markets and bookmakers unanimously predict British Prime Minister Tony Blair will cruise to a third term in a May election. ...
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'Environmental change may spread diseases'
NAIROBI, Feb 21: Environmental changes wrought by population movement, destruction of habitats and other factors may be behind a resurgence of infectious diseases, a United Nations study says. ...
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S. Arabia plans to raise indigenous workforce
RIYADH, Feb 21: Saudi Arabia is determined to eradicate unemployment within five years and increase the pace of 'Saudization', Labor Minister Dr Ghazi Al-Gosaibi told the ongoing 6th Jeddah Economic Forum on Sunday. ...
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