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Bombers had ‘links with Al Qaeda’: Report on London attacks clears intelligence
LONDON, May 11: Two of the suicide bombers behind last year’s deadly London transport attacks probably had contacts with Al Qaeda but British security lacked resources to stop the atrocity, two reports said on Thursday.... 
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Bush govt accused of monitoring phone calls
WASHINGTON, May 11: The US government has monitored tens of millions of phone records in a massive anti-terrorism effort, media reported on Thursday, as President George W....
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Main points
LONDON, May 11: Here are the main points of the report into the London bombings: The men who carried out the attack were named as Mohammad Sidique Khan, Shehzad Tanweer and Hasib Hussain — three British-born men of Pakistan...
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China won’t block move against Iran: US
WASHINGTON, May 11: China ‘will not be an obstacle’ to efforts to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions if the United States can convince Russia to get tough on Tehran, Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick said on Wednesday....
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Indian group challenges AIDS drug patent
NEW DELHI, May 11: A legal challenge has been launched in India against a patent application for a vital AIDS drug and the outcome could affect thousands of lives in the developing world, health groups said on Thursday....
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Israel will be destroyed: Ahmadinejad
JAKARTA, May 11: Iran’s president said on Thursday he was ready to hold talks with the United States and its allies over his country’s nuclear ambitions, but warned that efforts to...
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US terms China, Russia’s policies worrying
PARIS, May 11: The United States is concerned about Russia’s use of its energy resources as a political weapon and China’s lack of transparency over military spending, U.S....
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US rejects plea to close Guantanamo
WASHINGTON, May 11: The US government has rejected calls to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, although it said it would like other countries to take back their prisoners and try them at home....
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Diplomacy will work: Bush
WASHINGTON, May 11: US President George W. Bush has said that he believes ‘diplomacy’ will work with the Iranians and it is also his ‘first choice’ to resolve the nuclear crisis....
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Three-wheeled scooter
ROME, May 11: Piaggio, the Italian scooter giant which gave the world the iconic Vespa, unveiled a revolutionary three-wheeled scooter on Thursday which will make it almost impossible for its rider to fall off....
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Egypt police beat up anti-govt protesters
CAIRO, May 11: Violent clashes broke out on Thursday between Egyptian riot police and demonstrators supporting two pro-reform judges who accused the judiciary of helping to rig last year’s parliamentary elections....
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Who are you, Hillary?: Pragmatism carried too far
WASHINGTON: I know a businessman who says that if the answer to a question is not about money, the question has to be restated. If that applied to politics, the answer...
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How UK has changed, and for the better
LONDON: When the prime minister suddenly and unexpectedly resigned, Simon Hoggart wrote in his sketch on the front page of the Guardian that ‘nothing was more typical of the man than the way he left it’....
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Azeris caught between two fires
ASTARA (Azerbaijan): In ordinary times, few men could care less about UN resolutions than the regulars at the 1001 Nights Cafe in Astara, southern Azerbaijan....
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Video games touted as prime force in economy
LOS ANGELES: Video games are transforming technology, education and the US economy, a trade leader proclaimed on Wednesday at the world’s largest computer games show....
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‘Queen of Iraq’ rests in forgotten cemetery
BAGHDAD: The cemetery gate groans and the gaunt grave keeper leads the visitor along rows of broken tombs. “There she is,” Ali Mansur says pointing to a sandstone gravestone....
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