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Iran warns Europeans ahead of N-talks TEHRAN, May 22: Iran warned Britain, France and Germany on Sunday against pushing for the Islamic republic to be referred to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme, saying such...		Karzai criticized on poppy cultivation NEW YORK, May 22: The United States officials warned this month in an internal memo that an American-financed poppy eradication programme aimed at curtailing Afghanistan’s huge heroin trade had been ineffective,...
UN condemns torture of Afghan prisoners KABUL, May 22: The United Nations condemned new allegations of abuse of prisoners by US troops in Afghanistan and called for tough action to deal with the offenders, a day before...		Immigrants needed to keep US economy growing WASHINGTON, May 22: Immigration has become the key to growth of the US labour force and immigrants provide a net fiscal benefit to the US economy, says the 2005 Economic Report...
US plans to consolidate bases in Iraq WASHINGTON, May 22: The US military has plans to consolidate its forces in Iraq onto four big air bases as Washington looks ahead to giving up over 100 bases used by...		3 sentenced to death in Iraq KUT, Iraq, May 22: An Iraqi court sentenced three members of the Ansar al-Sunna extremist group to death for rape, murder and kidnapping Sunday, a report said. This was the first...
DPRK confirms US meeting SEOUL, May 22: North Korea confirmed on Sunday a rare meeting with the United States had taken place earlier this month and announced it would give its latest position on the...		Anxious Turkey awaits EU votes MADRID: If France votes “No” to the European Union’s constitution next Sunday, Turkey worries that it could be one of the first victims. Just five months after winning a historic date...
EU to hitch space ride on Russia’s rocket LONDON: European space scientists are planning to join Russia in constructing an ambitious new manned spaceship, the Clipper. The craft, which would be launched on a standard rocket, would carry up to six astronauts into Earth orbit and return them by gliding back down. The Clipper has been designed to fly to and from the International Space Station....		Sunnis stepping out of political sidelines in Iraq BAGHDAD: More than 1,000 Sunni Arab clerics, political leaders and tribal heads ended their two-year boycott of politics in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq on Saturday, uniting in a Sunni bloc that they...
Time for Israeli initiative to prevent disaster GAZA: The reality of Gaza, West Bank, and East Al Quds was far worse than my expectations, and they were bad enough. The humiliation, hatred and imprisoning walls are omnipresent as...		Philippine peace deal may not end trouble MANILA: Zorayda, peddling pirated DVDs of Hollywood movies in Manila’s business district, is looking forward to a happy ending of her own. Five years ago, her Muslim family was scattered to...