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Kuwait Amir dissolves parliament: Row with govt
KUWAIT, May 21: Kuwait’s Amir dissolved parliament on Sunday a week after lawmakers and the government clashed over an election reform law and called for parliamentary elections next month.... 
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Montenegro votes for independence
PODGORICA (Serbia and Montenegro), May 21: Montenegro voted in favour of independence on Sunday in a referendum on ending its state union with Serbia, according to an unofficial projection of the result....
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Malaysia to give $16m to Palestinians
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, May 21: Malaysia pledged on Sunday to donate 16 million dollars to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority after a Western aid freeze left its Hamas-led government in financial crisis....
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N-enrichment to continue: Iran
TEHRAN, May 21: Iran said on Sunday it would not suspend uranium enrichment despite European Union plans to offer incentives to the Islamic Republic if it halts the sensitive nuclear work....
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US faces dilemma over Guantanamo: Rice
WASHINGTON, May 21: The US would be delighted to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but cannot do it until settling the fate of “hundreds of dangerous people” held there, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday....
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BD minister removed after power cuts
DHAKA, May 21: Bangladesh Prime Minister on Sunday removed the power minister amid growing protests over massive power shortages across the South Asian nation which faces a federal election by early 2007....
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Iraq’s neighbours hail new govt
TEHRAN, May 21: Iraq’s neighbours on Sunday hailed the formation of the new government in Baghdad after months of tortuous negotiations, with Iran saying it was determined to improve ties with Iraq....
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Abbas warns against civil war
GAZA CITY, May 21: The head of the security services became the latest bomb target of increasingly vicious factional violence on Sunday, prompting a vow by Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to avoid a descent into civil war....
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Turkey court attack suspect to appear before judge
ANKARA, May 21: The suspected Islamic activist behind a deadly attack on a Turkish court was set to appear before a judge on Sunday afternoon, along with three other alleged collaborators, Anatolia news agency reported....
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Riyadh-Total $6bn oil deal
RIYADH, May 21: Saudi Aramco and French oil firm Total signed an agreement on Sunday to build a 400,000 barrel per day (bpd), export-oriented refinery in the kingdom at a cost of around $6 billion....
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The shrinking Palestine
LOS ANGELES: The history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be glimpsed through a series of maps....
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Mom and Dad want you to start earning a living!
LOS ANGELES: Because so much of the US economy seems to rely on undocumented workers, Washington’s recent calls for cracking down on illegal immigration have many worried about how the resulting hole in the workforce would be filled....
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A new voice for human rights in Myanmar
YANGON (Myanmar): Su Su Nway was orphaned as a child and has a heart condition. But that hasn’t kept her from challenging one of the most brutal regimes on earth....
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Five myths about US-Saudi ties
WASHINGTON: The United States and Saudi Arabia form one of the world’s most misunderstood partnerships. The Saudis are a longtime oil supplier for the US economy — but on 9/11, their kingdom accounted for 15 of the 19 hijackers....
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Don’t phone home
STANFORD (US): Invariably, when I would tell people that for the past eight months I have lived apart from my husband and twenty-something children while on a fellowship...
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