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Israeli troops kill six Palestinians in West Bank JENIN (West Bank), May 14: Two leaders of the Islamic Jihad were among six Palestinians killed by Israeli troops on Sunday during an eruption of violence in the northern West Bank.... 
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4 policemen, 11 Taliban killed in Afghan battle KANDAHAR, May 14: Four Afghan policemen and at least 11 suspected Taliban were killed in fierce fighting on Sunday in volatile southern Afghanistan, a provincial government spokesman said....
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BD varsity VC resigns after student protest
DHAKA, May 14: The Vice-Chancellor of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, resigned on Sunday after a student shot by police on Friday died....
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US war bill goes up to $125bn a year
WASHINGTON, May 14: America’s annual war expenditure has increased fourfold since 9/11, from $31 billion in 2001-02 to an estimated $125 billion for the current fiscal year, says a congressional report....
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Doctors go on strike over quota issue
NEW DELHI, May 14: Medical services across India were hit on Sunday as doctors at state-run hospitals staged a strike against plans to set higher quotas for disadvantaged students at leading universities....
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Chavez sees oil at $100 a barrel if US hits Iran
LONDON, May 14: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that if the United States attacked Iran in its dispute with Tehran over nuclear technology, the price of oil could soar to triple figures....
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US citizens willing to give up freedom to avert terror attacks
WASHINGTON, May 14: Opinion polls, conducted since the revelation that US spy agencies have monitored billions of telephone calls since 9/11, show that not just America but Americans also have changed considerably since the terrorist attacks five years ago....
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Darfur rebel leader resists pressure to join peace deal
ABUJA, May 14: A rebel leader from Sudan’s Darfur region has rebuffed the latest proposals from African Union (AU) mediators for him to join a peace deal despite intense pressure by diplomats desperate to gain wider support for the accord....
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Thousands flee Indonesian volcano
MOUNT MERAPI (Indonesia), May 14: Thousands of people fled the slopes of one of Indonesia’s most dangerous volcanoes on Sunday as its crater spewed blazing lava and deadly heat clouds but many villagers in the danger zone disobeyed orders to leave....
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Saddam’s trial resumes today
BAGHDAD, May 14: The trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants for crimes against humanity resumes on Monday with the presentation of the first defence witnesses....
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When will this abuse of human rights end?
LONDON: The concept of extraordinary rendition does not have a clear meaning in international law. It is not referred to in any treaty or international instrument of which I am aware....
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Emerging nations powering global economic boom
WASHINGTON: The global economy is on a growth streak that is shaping up to be the broadest and strongest expansion in more than three decades....
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A rebel prince’s vision for reform
RIYADH: The coffee was served, then the dates. And at that, Prince Talal, the son of Saudi Arabia’s founder and long the ruling family’s bete noire, smiled wryly....
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Thinking outside the Iran box
WASHINGTON: The United States and Israel exercise absolute conventional military domination over the Middle East but are bled by costly asymmetrical warfare. They must now pursue war by other means, through asymmetrical diplomacy and statecraft built on flexibility and open-ended tactics....
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Vintage US cars keep chugging in Cuba
HAVANA: “All aboard for Capitolio, via Linea!” cries a jitney cab driver looking to fill his shiny black 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster. Eight passengers pack...
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