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Banks hesitant about sending funds to Hamas government
RAMALLAH, April 23: Under US pressure, regional and international banks are balking at transferring funds from donors to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority, western diplomats and Palestinian officials said on Saturday.... 
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Troops must stay in Helmand: Reid
KABUL, April 23: Coalition troops must continue war against Taliban and Al Qaeda militants in Afghanistan to prevent their return to power, Britain’s visiting defence secretary said on Sunday....
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Clashes in Trincomalee spark exodus
TRINCOMALEE, (Sri Lanka) April 23: Hundreds of Tamils and Sinhalas have started fleeing the eastern port town of Trincomalee after two mine attacks on the police triggered tit-for-tat clashes between armed men from both sides....
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Action sought to contain oil prices
DOHA, April 23: A major energy forum opened in Qatar on Sunday with no significant decisions expected as the United States and Iran traded blame for market tension that has pushed oil prices to record highs....
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150 injured in BD strike
DHAKA, April 23: Over 150 people were injured in Bangladesh on Sunday in clashes between striking supporters of the Awami League and police....
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Prince Harry says he be sent to war zone
LONDON, April 23: Prince Harry is threatening to quit the British army if he is not allowed to join fellow soldiers in harm’s way, The Mail newspaper reported on Sunday....
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US ‘needs to find a scapegoat’: Mother dwells on Moussaoui’s childhood
LONDON: Only in the quiet moments, when she is sitting alone in her surburban house in south-eastern France with its sea view and framed pictures of her children on the wall,...
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It’s time to cool the rhetoric: Iran-US confrontation
WASHINGTON: Iran’s announcement that it has enriched a minute amount of uranium has unleashed urgent calls for a preventive US airstrike from the same sources that earlier urged war on Iraq....
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Maliki has no magic cure for Iraq’s woes
BAGHDAD: Iraqis may hope tough-talking Prime Minister-designate Jawad Al-Maliki can fulfil his promises to unite the shattered country, but are still awaiting a key ingredient from the Shia leader — a plan....
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Russians descend on London
LONDON: Dust off your bling and your Dolce and Gabbana: the Russians are coming to London — and they are bringing their roubles....
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