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No breakthrough at UN-Iran talks
VIENNA, April 26: No apparent breakthrough was made at eleventh-hour talks between the UN nuclear watchdog and Iran on Wednesday, 48 hours before the Security Council receives a report on Tehran’s atomic programme.... 
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Rise of Zarqawi, decline of Osama
BERLIN, April 26: Messages from two Al Qaeda leaders within three days highlight the increasingly symbolic role of Osama bin Laden and the rise of Abu Musab al Zarqawi as the dominant operational figure....
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UK says it freed 1,000 without check
LONDON, April 26: British Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted on Wednesday a ‘systemic failure’ at one of his key ministries had allowed more than 1,000 foreign prisoners to walk free without proper checks on their status....
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Ex-official alleges cover-up after Chernobyl
KIEV, April 26: The world has failed to learn the lessons of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, according to the man who was in charge of the reactor that blew up 20 years ago this week....
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Prescott admits he had affair with secy
LONDON, April 26: British Prime Minister Tony Blair, mired in a sleaze row over his Labour Party’s conduct, suffered a new blow on Wednesday when his deputy admitted an affair with a secretary....
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US colonel to be charged over Iraq abuse
WASHINGTON, April 26: US military authorities plan to charge an army colonel over abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq — making him the most senior officer to face legal action, media reports said on Wednesday....
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Equality sought in UN
UNITED NATIONS, April 26: Saying that the United States and other western nations could bring about a virtual shutdown of the United Nations over reforms and budget issues, the spokesman for...
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Army kills 6 protesters in Nepal
KATHMANDU, April 26: Soldiers shot dead six people on Wednesday and wounded three others after firing on a crowd of protesters outside an army camp in eastern Nepal....
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Beijing calls for ‘flexibility’
BEIJING, April 26: China insisted on Tuesday that the Iran nuclear issue could still be resolved through negotiations as it called on all sides to show flexibility in ending the escalating standoff....
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Baghdad urges Ankara to clarify build-up
ANKARA, April 26: Iraq handed a note to Turkey on Wednesday seeking information on a recent Turkish military build-up on the Iraqi border. Iraqi Ambassador Sabah Omran ‘gave us an official...
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Sri Lankans resigned to another long war
COLOMBO: As anti-LTTE groups clamoured for local and international banning of the LTTE, following Tuesday’s blast in Colombo by a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber, the country is preparing for what could be yet another bloody war....
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Delhi’s king-size blunder
NEW DELHI: Nepal’s King Gyanendra had no option but to bend, without appearing to crawl, before the might of the people. The threat to gherao Kathmandu by the seven-party alliance, the...
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Population now a boon for Indian economy
MUMBAI: In the mid-1970s, India was so worried about its explosive population growth that policemen and officials travelled to villages to sterilise men, who hid in sugar cane fields or climbed trees to avoid vasectomies....
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India trying to placate Iran
NEW DELHI: India has rejected any notions of sanctions or use of force against Iran. In an attempt to build bridges with Tehran, which have become strained after India’s “yes” vote...
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Nepal steps back from abyss; long trek ahead
KATHMANDU: The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal stepped back from the abyss this week, when its stubborn and autocratic king finally bowed to weeks of street protests and handed power back to political parties....
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India’s first military base abroad
MOSCOW: India is to open its first overseas military base this year in the impoverished central Asian country of Tajikistan — a testament to its emerging status on the world stage....
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