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Washington softening stand on aid to PA
UNITED NATIONS, May 9: The quartet of Middle East peace brokers haggled on Tuesday over how to channel aid to the Palestinians, with signs the United States might soften its stand to prevent the collapse of a Hamas-led government.... 
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Pentagon puts off Iraq deployment
WASHINGTON, May 9: The Pentagon announced on Monday it was putting off next month’s scheduled deployment of a Germany-based Army brigade to Iraq, as officials pondered a broader cut in the US force in the second half of the year....
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British court orders cleric’s extradition
LONDON, May 9: Abu Qatada, once described as Osama bin Laden’s ‘right-hand man in Europe’, has no grounds to stay in Britain and should be deported to his native Jordan, a court in Britain heard on Tuesday....
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Blair hints at quitting within a year
LONDON, May 9: British Prime Minister Tony Blair raised expectations on Tuesday he would quit within a year as his government’s popularity plummeted and his heir apparent warned against a repeat of Margaret Thatcher’s ‘undignified’ exit....
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Muslim candidate stirs row in Greece
ATHENS, May 9: The choice of a Muslim woman to stand in local elections in Greece has stirred a bitter row between the right, which has questioned her allegiance to the...
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Ahmadinejad’s letter: excerpts
NEW YORK, May 9: The following are excerpts from the letter written by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to US President George Bush on Monday THE WAR IN IRAQ: “Under the pretext...
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Iraqi cabinet ready, says Maliki
BAGHDAD, May 9: Iraq’s prime minister-designate Nuri Al-Maliki said on Tuesday that the line-up for country’s first permanent government of the post-Saddam era was almost ready, after months of tortuous negotiations....
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Lebanon seeks UK’s help over Shebaa
LONDON, May 9: Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora on Tuesday urged Britain to help build up pressure on Israel to withdraw its troops from the occupied Shebaa Farms territory....
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UNGA blocks proposal to cut its powers
UNITED NATIONS, May 9: In a vote manifesting the greater divide between North and South the UN General Assembly on Monday blocked a reform proposal which would have given UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan more budgetary and administrative power....
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Burqa-wearing pupil
DUESSELDORF, May 9: A Muslim girl in Germany who was briefly suspended from classes for wearing a burqa, has decided not to return to her school in the western city of Bonn....
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Nasa, India to look for ice on the moon
NEW DELHI, May 9: Nasa will have two scientific instruments on India’s maiden voyage to the moon expected to take place in late 2007, both sides said on Tuesday....
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France making life hard for immigrants
PARIS: Less than three years after passing a tough law to curb immigration, the French government has proposed another law to further restrict the rights of immigrants and asylum-seekers....
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High salaries reversing brain drain in India
NEW DELHI: Talent hunters from the big global names in business and finance, who regularly scout India’s top business schools, are suddenly finding themselves competing with local companies, ready to match the top dollar salaries....
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UK has worst behaviour problem in Europe: poll
LONDON: Britain is perceived as one of the most loutish countries in Europe, according to a new survey published on Tuesday, just a month before the start of the World Cup in Germany....
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Western firms keen to stay in Iraq
AMMAN: Worsening sectarian violence has greatly hampered business activity in the last six months but Iraq’s enormous long-term potential means western firms are keen to retain a foothold there, international executives say....
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UK tax law to hit Muslims badly
HUNDREDS of Muslim families could be forced to sell their houses to pay inheritance tax bills as a result of changes to the way trusts are taxed....
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