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Long march in BD over India’s dam project
DHAKA, March 10: The “National Committee for Resisting India’s River Aggression” on Wednesday started marching towards Sylhet from Dhaka to protest against India’s decision to construct a dam on the river... 
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Saidullayev to succeed Maskhadov
MOSCOW, March 10: Chechen guerillas said on Thursday that a little-known religious leader would succeed long-time chief Aslan Maskhadov, as fighters in the Russian province regrouped following his slaying and vowed...
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US military officials cleared of charges: Report on Abu Ghraib abuse
WASHINGTON, March 10: US military policies did not cause prisoner abuse in Iraq, Afghanistan or Guantanamo Bay, an internal Pentagon report concluded, although it faulted the US Defence Department for some...
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UN help sought against Indian river plan
DHAKA, March 10: The International Farakka Committee, an organization of Bangladesh’s civil society members living at home and abroad, has demanded signing of a bilateral agreement on water distribution of trans-boundary...
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Annan takes veiled swipe at US
MADRID, March 10: UN chief Kofi Annan on Thursday outlined a five-point global strategy for fighting terrorism which called for dissuasive, preventive and deterrent measures — without sacrificing human rights....
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Shias, Kurds hopeful of deal on govt
BAGHDAD, March 10: The Kurdish and Shia political blocs announced on Thursday they were close to signing a principle of understanding that the Kurds had insisted on before joining any government....
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Data for 32,000 leaked in US
WASHINGTON, March 10: Some 32,000 Americans may have had sensitive personal data accessed fraudulently, an information broker said on Wednesday in the second major breach in the past two months....
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British judge moves to free 9 terror suspects
LONDON, March 10: A British judge awarded bail on Thursday to a foreign terrorism suspect detained for more than three years while also granting bail “in principle” to another eight suspects....
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US ready to deal with Hezbollah, says paper
WASHINGTON: In a major foreign policy shift, the Bush administration is ready to accept long-time pariah and militant group Hezbollah as a player in mainstream politics in Lebanon, The New York...
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Rafsanjani’s comeback tied to nuclear issue
TEHRAN: Iran’s nuclear negotiations with the West have become entwined with speculation over whether former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani will run in Iran’s June presidential elections....
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Sari falls from grace in India
BANGALORE: Spoiled for choice with easy-to-wear western-style clothing, Indian urban women are discarding the traditional Indian sari en masse....
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UK accused of fuelling corruption in Africa
LONDON: It is clear that the report of the Commission for Africa will identify corruption as a major impediment to development, and it will recognize that countries in the north will...
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