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Karzai warns neighbours against ‘meddling’ KABUL, Feb 17: President Hamid Karzai has a pointed warning for neighbouring nations: “Stop meddling in Afghan affairs or risk seeing chaos spread from a destabilized Afghanistan across the region.”...		US lawmakers oppose UAE firm’s control over ports WASHINGTON, Feb 17: A Dubai-based company’s deal to gain control of six major US ports has sparked a storm of criticism from US lawmakers and others who question whether security would be compromised....
Israeli cabinet okays move against Hamas TEL AVIV, Feb 17: The Israeli cabinet decided to submit a range of reprisals against a Hamas-led Palestinian Authority (PA) for government approval, the day after the radical faction takes up seats in parliament for the first time on Saturday....		Warning to Turkey ANKARA: A senior Israeli official on Thursday criticised Turkey for inviting the leader of the Hamas for talks, saying it could damage relations between the two countries....
US-Iran standoff worrying, says Manmohan NEW DELHI, Feb 17: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday that he was deeply concerned by the chances of an open conflict breaking out between Iran and the United...		Sanctions against Iran a tough task: Rice WASHINGTON, Feb 17: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice conceded on Thursday it would take tough diplomacy to agree UN nuclear sanctions on Iran and suggested worried countries take their own action....
Tycoon, son kidnapped in Iraq BAGHDAD, Feb 17: One of the wealthiest men in Iraq and his son were kidnapped from their luxury home in a bloody abduction that saw their five bodyguards murdered and laid...		Police close case against Cheney CORPUS CHRISTI (USA), Feb 17: Local police cleared US Vice-President Dick Cheney of any wrongdoing in his weekend hunting mishap and closed the case on Thursday, saying no charges would be filed....
Rice to lobby S. Arabia against Hamas NEW YORK, Feb 17: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will undertake a visit to Middle East next week to persuade Saudi Arabia and other Arab states not to make up...		Advertising congress DUBAI, Feb 17: The 40th International Advertising Association (IAA) World Congress begins on March 20 at the Dubai International Convention Centre. More than 2,000 delegates from over 50 countries are expected to attend....
Japanese putting all their energy into saving fuel KAMIITA (Japan): When the Japanese government issued a national battle cry against soaring global energy prices this winter, no one heeded the call to arms more than this farming town in the misty mountains of western Japan....		African-Americans trace their roots: Celebrities in the forefront WASHINGTON: Oprah is a Zulu. Never mind that she was born and raised in Mississippi and her great grandparents hailed from no further away than Georgia and North Carolina, Ms Winfrey,...
UN investigators call on US to release detainees Five independent investigators of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights have called upon the United States to close immediately the detention centre in Guantánamo Bay and bring all detainees before...		Pentagon civilans: the other Americans in Iraq BALAD (Iraq): When Americans think about Iraq they tend to focus on the 137,000 US troops here. But there also are 944 Defense Department civilian employees working in the country....
Cheney misfired on PR: experts WASHINGTON: Vice-President Dick Cheney badly handled an exercise in damage limitation after accidentally shooting a hunting partner and could now become a case study for future politicians, experts said....		Big decision time? Best to sleep on it NEW YORK: When faced with a major decision, such as buying a car, it’s best to do your homework, and then forget about it for a while and let your unconscious churn through the options....
Terror trial SACRAMENTO, Feb 17: Hamid Hayat underwent terrorist training in Pakistan and planned to strike a blow in the United States, a prosecutor argued before jurors as his trial began in California on Thursday....		Salman Khan jailed for killing deer JODHPUR: A court in western India on Friday sentenced Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to a year in jail for shooting two rare black buck deer....
Bush seeks $72bn for Iraq, Afghanistan WASHINGTON: US President George Bush asked Congress on Thursday for 72.4 billion dollars in additional funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan this year, the White House said....		Sikhs in Kashmir cartoon protest SRINAGAR: A group of Sikhs joined thousands of Muslims in occupied Kashmir on Friday to protest the publication of anti-Islam caricatures....