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Zarqawi died of lung wounds one hour after air strike: US military
BAGHDAD, June 12: Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi died of grievous internal injuries to his lungs caused by the shockwaves from a US strike on his hideout, the US military said on Monday.... 
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Global arms spending $1.12 trillion: study
STOCKHOLM: US spending in Iraq and Afghanistan is expected to help push global military expenditure further up in 2006 after hitting $1.12 trillion a year earlier, a research body said on Monday....
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Israel ready to kill anyone ‘implicated in terrorism’: PM
LONDON, June 12: Israel could kill anyone ‘implicated in terrorism’, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday in response to a question on whether the Jewish state was ready to terminate Hamas ministers....
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US trying to stop NAM’s pro-Iran N-statement
VIENNA, June 12: The United States is trying to keep non-aligned states at the UN atomic agency from issuing a statement backing Iran’s claims that it has a right to uranium enrichment, diplomats told AFP on Monday....
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UN investigator praises Syria’s role in probe
UNITED NATIONS, June 12: A fresh report by a United Nations investigator on the killing of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri has reported progress in its work and applauds Syria for cooperating with the investigation....
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Nepal PM, Maoist to hold first meeting
KATHMANDU, June 12: Nepal’s Premier Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist rebel leader Prachandra will soon hold historic peace talks, a senior insurgent said on Monday, as the government pledged to release hundreds of jailed Maoists....
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Bush, aides admit Iraq militancy still tough
CAMP DAVID, June 12: President George W. Bush acknowledged on Monday that the resistance in Iraq remains a serious challenge despite Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s death and insisted US troops must stay for now to help the country’s fledgling government....
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North Korea plans to test ICBM: US
WASHINGTON, June 12: North Korea is making plans to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could reach the United States and the launch could come soon, US officials said on Monday....
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EU agrees to start talks with Turkey
LUXEMBOURG, June 12: The European Union clinched a last-minute deal to start detailed membership talks with Turkey on Monday, overcoming Cypriot objections and narrowly avoiding a new crisis for the beleaguered bloc....
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Lankan govt’s plea to LTTE
COLOMBO, June 12: The Sri Lankan government said on Monday that it would push for talks with the Tamil Tigers on the Norwegian-backed peace process despite the breakdown in last week’s talks in Oslo....
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Football envy at the United Nations
UNITED NATIONS: The Football World Cup makes us at the UN green with envy. As the pinnacle of the only truly global game, played in every country by every race and...
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Secular Turks and Islamists fight for supremacy
ISTANBUL: When it comes to negotiating the treacherous faultlines of Turkey’s fast road to modernity, chewing gum and garlic can make a dangerous cocktail. As Veysel Dalci, a leader of the...
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Who is winning the ‘war on terror’?
LONDON: There are two rituals that, repeated at an average interval of five or six months, mark the road travelled since 11 September, 2001, like mournful milestones....
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Guantanamo suicides tried to hide
NEW YORK: Three detainees at the United States military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, tried to conceal themselves in their cells — behind laundry and through other means — to prevent...
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Terrorism threat seems real for Canadians
TORONTO: The arrest of 17 male suspects — 12 men and five youths — accused of planning attacks has made the threat of home-grown terrorism seem real for many Canadians....
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Shrinking Dead Sea faces fight to survive
EIN GEDI (Israel): These days, a cart takes visitors from Israel’s Ein Gedi resort to the edge of the Dead Sea. Twenty years ago, tourists stepped right onto the shore....
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