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US, Canada sever contacts with Hamas-led govt
JERUSALEM, March 29: The US government told its diplomats and contractors on Wednesday to sever contacts with Palestinian ministries after a Hamas-led government was sworn in.... 
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Abbas swears in ministers: Haniya dismisses border plan
GAZA, March 29: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas swore in a Hamas government on Wednesday, handing the militant group an administration on the brink of financial collapse and fighting Western isolation....
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Eclipse turns day into night in half the world
ASTANA, March 29: The faithful said prayers, astronomers and thrill-seekers gazed in awe and dervishes whirled in Turkey as a total eclipse of the sun turned day into night on Wednesday on a path halfway round the world....
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Convert leaves for asylum in Italy
KABUL, March 29: An Afghan Christian who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam arrived in Italy from Kabul on Wednesday, Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced....
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UN members agree on Iran text
UNITED NATIONS, March 29: The five key members of the Security Council reached agreement here on Wednesday on a statement urging Iran to abandon uranium enrichment activities and hope to have...
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Quake fears send Turks outdoors
ANKARA, March 29: Hundreds of people in northern Turkey took shelter in camps on Wednesday following rumours that a major quake would hit the region after Wednesday’s total solar eclipse....
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Russia warns against using force
MOSCOW, March 29: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Wednesday that any attempt at using force or coercion to resolve the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme would be counter-productive....
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Nigeria captures Taylor, deports him to Liberia ABUJA, March 29: Nigeria captured former Liberian leader and warlord Charles Taylor on Wednesday and deported him towards Monrovia, where UN peacekeepers were waiting to arrest him on charges of crimes against humanity....
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Students get swords
AHMEDABAD, March 29: A Hindu priest was arrested on Wednesday after 30 Indian teenagers were given swords as part of a school graduation ceremony aimed at encouraging them to fight ‘Islamic militancy’....
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German FM opposes US-India deal
BERLIN, March 29: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticized the landmark nuclear deal between the United States and India on Wednesday in light of the dispute with Iran over its nuclear programme....
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US judges concerned over tribunals
WASHINGTON, March 29: Several justices of the US Supreme Court appear deeply upset with the Bush administration’s claim that a new federal law bars them from ruling in cases against terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay....
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Iraq, Kashmir brought closer by ordeal
KUTCHA SYEDAN: For a small Kashmiri Shia community, last October’s earthquake has brought them closer to another tragedy — the conflict in Iraq. Living on the banks of the Jhelum river,...
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Ancient people’s fight for identity
ANATONGRE (India): Sitting in his out-of-the-way village, an old man quietly sorts strips of cane for weaving baskets. Villagers say he is nearly 100 years old, but still weaves the finest baskets around....
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Women face heaviest odds in Afghanistan
KABUL: Every 30 minutes, an Afghan woman dies from pregnancy-related complications. Girls have minimal access to education in many parts of the country and forced marriages are widespread, say rights watchdogs....
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Nepalese tired of protests
KATHMANDU: For six days this month, a rebel blockade of key highways paralyzed life across Nepal: Food prices spiralled, fuel ran short and simply getting by became an enormous struggle....
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LTTE attack puts strain on troubled ceasefire
COLOMBO: The LTTE suicide attack on a Navy speed boat last Saturday, just three weeks prior to the scheduled second round of peace talks in April, has once again raised fears...
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