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Russia, EU agree to boost trade, fight terror: Putin hails accord as step toward ‘greater Europe’ MOSCOW, May 10: Russia and the European Union (EU) trumpeted a landmark accord on Tuesday to boost cooperation, in what President Vladimir Putin called a key step towards a united, ‘greater...		Blair under fire over appointments LONDON, May 10: British Prime Minister Tony Blair, already under a barrage of criticism from Labour Party rebels despite winning a historic third election, came under fresh fire on Tuesday over two government appointments seen as typifying his centralized grip on power....
No offence meant, says US paper WASHINGTON, May 10: In an editorial comment published on Tuesday, the Washington Times said that it never intended to insult Pakistan or the Pakistani nation when it published a now...		Rafsanjani to run for presidency TEHRAN, May 10: Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani confirmed on Tuesday that he would stand again for the post in Iran’s elections next month. “He is a candidate and will announce...
Emphasis on trade displeases Arabs: Summit opens in Brazil BRASILIA (Brazil), May 10: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for a new era of trade and commerce between South America and the Arab world on Tuesday at an...		Oil-for-food probe: UN plea against Congress upheld NEW YORK, May 10: The United Nations won the first round of a skirmish against the US Congress on Monday when a federal judge temporarily blocked a former investigator from distributing...
Egyptians allowed to contest presidency CAIRO, May 10: Egypt’s parliament, facing mounting calls for reform, on Tuesday approved a constitutional change allowing multiple candidates to stand in presidential elections for the first time, paving the way...		Dog saves baby in Kenya NAIROBI, May 10: A baby girl rescued by a dog after being dumped in a Kenyan forest to die was offered homes across the world on Tuesday, with callers from as...
Mandela sues ex-lawyer JOHANNESBURG, May 10: Nelson Mandela has filed a lawsuit to stop a former confidant and his businessman associate from “pursuing a secret agenda” and selling millions of dollars of fake artwork...		Delhi moves to outlaw nuclear proliferation NEW DELHI, May 10: India, which shocked the world with a series of nuclear tests in May 1998, introduced a bill in parliament on Tuesday to ban proliferation and the transfer...
An ‘ethical’ blank cheque LONDON: In 1945, as at the end of all wars, the victor powers spun the conflict’s history to serve the interests of their elites. Wartime propaganda thus achieved an extraordinary afterlife....		Israeli moves dampen hopes for peace TEL AVIV: New eras in Middle East peacemaking have never been noted for long lifespans. Three months after Israelis and Palestinians agreed a ceasefire, the latest new start shows signs of...
NAM takes on new social role KUALA LUMPUR: Most women in Afghanistan don’t get a chance to grow old, Massouda Jalal told the elegantly dressed delegates at the inaugural Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Meeting on Woman and...		‘Prince Harry was helped to cheat’ LONDON: Former teachers of Prince Harry at the elite British boarding school Eton College helped him cheat in his graduation art course because he was such a weak student, a tribunal...
2,000-year-old shoe found LONDON: Archaeologists said on Tuesday they believed they had dug up Britain’s oldest shoe, dating from the early Iron Age about 2,000 years ago. The leather shoe, about 30 cm long...		India lifts Nepal arms embargo NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday announced a partial resumption of arms supplies to Nepal, citing the lifting of the emergency there on April 29, but a New York-based media watchdog wrote...
US warning to Iran WASHINGTON: The United States warned Iran on Monday that a resumption of its suspended nuclear fuel activities would have ‘consequences’. But acting State Department spokesman Tom Casey did not specify what...		Israel closes PLO poll offices JERUSALEM: Israeli police on Tuesday raided and closed two Palestinian election offices in the Arab sector of Jerusalem that were registering voters for a July parliamentary election, accusing them of operating...
‘MineBurner’ unveiled PRETORIA: A British inventor on Tuesday unveiled a remote-controlled device to clear landmines that kill or maim 2,000 people a month, saying the new “MineBurner” could generate huge savings for mine-clearing...		US undermining NPT, says Blix UNITED NATIONS: Former chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said on Monday that the United States ambivalence towards the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty is dimming global support for the US campaign to...