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Palestinians, Israelis reject AL peace plan: Algiers summit ends
ALGIERS, March 23: Arab leaders steered clear of the region’s most contentious issues, wrapping up a summit on Wednesday with a rehashed Middle East peace plan that Israel and Palestinian militant... 
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Annan’s son got $300,000 from Swiss firm: papers
UNITED NATIONS, March 23: Kojo Annan, son of UN General Secretary Kofi Annan, received at least 300,000 dollars from Cotecna, a Swiss inspection company awarded under the Iraqi oil-for-food contract, two...
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India outlaws copying of low-cost generic drugs: WHO criticizes parliament’s move
NEW DELHI, March 23: India’s upper house of parliament passed a controversial patents law on Wednesday despite criticism from health activists and opposition members that the legislation would prohibit the manufacture...
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11m illegal immigrants in US: study
WASHINGTON, March 23: The undocumented population of the United States has increased to nearly 11 million people despite strict anti-immigration measures introduced after the Sept 9, 2001, attacks, says a report...
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Qadhafi calls both sides ‘idiots’
ALGIERS, March 23: Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi grabbed the spotlight at an Arab summit on Wednesday, calling Israelis and Palestinians idiots for seeking separate states and saying the UN Security Council...
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Kyrghyz protesters warned of tough steps
BISHKEK, March 23: Kyrghyzstan’s new interior minister warned on Wednesday that authorities could resort to the use of force to restore order, as the government tried to keep opposition-led protests over...
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US court rejects plea in brain-damaged woman’s case
PINELLAS PARK, March 23: A US appeals court rejected an appeal for brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube to be restored on Wednesday as the woman’s parents sought help from...
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Russian body to prevent ‘revolutions’
MOSCOW, March 23: The Kremlin has created a government department to strengthen ties between Russia and former Soviet republics and help stem the rising tide of so called ‘velvet’ or ‘orange’...
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UN reform: It’s India vs Pakistan again
NEW DELHI: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s report suggesting sweeping reforms has set the stage for intense lobbying among member nations, with India and Pakistan on opposite ends yet again, for a...
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Pakistan, India trade still hostage to politics
NEW DELHI: Sixteen months into a cautious peace process between India and Pakistan, two-way trade between the nuclear-armed neighbours is still an exercise in frustration and missed opportunities. Since the two...
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Indian navy to build aircraft carrier
NEW DELHI: After much delay, Indian navy is all set to launch its most ambitious project of building an indigenous aircraft carrier. Defence minister Pranab Mukherjee will cut the steel on...
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New Delhi’s river-linking plan slated
DHAKA: The proposed Indian riverlinking project, after its implementation, will bring about environmental disaster and worsen arsenic problems, said experts at a seminar in Dhaka on Tuesday. The Bangladesh National...
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Tsunami swept away Lanka’s artefacts
GALLE (Sri Lanka): Marine archeologists spent nine years trawling the seabed of Sri Lanka’s Galle port to collect thousands of centuries-old treasures buried underwater in shipwrecks. But it took just a...
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Colombo perplexed by LTTE’s air power
COLOMBO: Last week it was reported that cadres supporting the dissident LTTE militant Karuna were training in remote jungles bordering the north-eastern region assumedly in preparation for battle with the LTTE...
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