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Israeli air strike kills Jihad leader, 3 others: Intelligence chief wounded in blast
GAZA, May 20: An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed four Palestinians, including a top Islamic Jihad militant, on Saturday, prompting calls of revenge by the armed group to continue targeting Israel in rocket attacks.... 
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Mubarak accuses US of double standards
SHARM EL SHEIK (Egypt), May 20: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak opened the World Economic Forum in this booming Red Sea resort on Saturday with a surprisingly tough speech that signalled deepening...
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Enrichment to go on even if UN role ends: Iran rejects compromise
KUWAIT CITY, May 20: Iran’s foreign minister rejected on Saturday the latest idea being floated to resolve his country’s standoff with the international community saying that Tehran would not give up...
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EU, US split over incentives
BERLIN, May 20: The European Union and Washington are split over an EU proposal to offer Iran a generous package of incentives, including nuclear reactors and security pledges if it stops enriching uranium, diplomats said on Saturday....
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Pope sees ‘intolerance’ in India
NEW DELHI, May 20: India has hit back at criticism attributed to Pope Benedict XVI about ‘disturbing signs of religious intolerance’ in the country, saying people of all faiths enjoy equal rights under the law....
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Thousands protest Indian govt’s reservation plan
NEW DELHI, May 20: Thousands of students and professionals marched through the streets of India’s capital on Saturday to protest a government affirmative action plan to reserve more university seats for lower castes....
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Maliki’s image faces test
BAGHDAD, May 20: Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki was thrust to the forefront of Iraqi politics a month ago with the image of a tough, Shia Islamist strong enough to weld warring factions together into a national unity government....
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Iraqi cabinet: a list
BAGHDAD, May 20: Iraq on Saturday announced its new government, although only interim appointees were named to three crucial security posts....
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Guantanamo suicide was a ruse: US
WASHINGTON, May 20: Ten Guantanamo prisoners lured US guards into a room with a staged suicide attempt, then attacked them with broken light fixtures, fan blades and other improvised weapons before being overpowered, US officials said on Friday....
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‘Inconvenient Truth’ at Cannes
WASHINGTON, May 20: Former US vice president Al Gore’s crusade to save the planet from global warming has moved to the big screen in the form of a documentary in which he plays the central role....
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Iraq still faces long road to recovery
BAGHDAD: The five months of wrangling it took to form an Iraqi unity government after December’s election was the easy part. Parliamentary approval on Saturday for Nuri al-Maliki’s cabinet marked the...
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Spain marks Columbus’s 500th death anniversary
MADRID: Spain on Saturday marked the 500th anniversary of the death of Christopher Columbus, the enigmatic figure credited with opening up the New World to the Old, a name as divisive today as it was once awe-inspiring....
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Canadian PM walks a tightrope with Afghan vote
OTTAWA: A narrow government victory on extending the mandate of Canadian troops in Afghanistan has strengthened the image of rookie Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and highlighted divisions in the opposition Liberals....
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US elderly facing drug problem
BOSTON: When Patrick Gallagher first began nodding off at dinner, his family thought it was a symptom of old age. Their fears grew as it worsened....
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US facing irregular conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: US forces in Iraq, locked in a war that cannot be won by military force alone, are facing a weapon that tends to favour insurgents — time....
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For ex-hostages, Beslan nightmare is not over
BESLAN (Russia): Fatima Kochiyeva survived. But 20 months after being held captive in a school in the southern Russian town of Beslan, not a day goes by when Kochiyeva and her children do not feel death’s chilly breath....
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Venezuela studying jet deal with Iran
CARACAS: Venezuela is considering selling its fleet of 21 US-made F-16 fighter jets to another country, perhaps Iran, a Venezuelan military official said. The statement is the latest provocation by the...
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Darfur peace in doubt
TAWILLA: With Darfur’s remaining rebels still refusing to sign a peace deal, fighters that were united against the Sudanese government have turned on each other. Around Tawilla thousands of civilians have...
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