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Beijing, Delhi to begin border trade
BEIJING, June 19: China and India have agreed to resume frontier trade next month through a Himalayan pass that was closed 44 years ago following a border war, state media said on Monday.... 
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Prosecutors seek death for Saddam
BAGHDAD, June 19: Prosecutors demanded the death penalty on Monday for Saddam Hussein and three of his former aides for crimes against humanity following a 1982 crackdown on Shias in which hundreds were killed and tortured....
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Foreign troops to quit Iraqi region
BAGHDAD, June 19: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced on Monday that foreign troops would quit the southern province of Muthanna next month, in the first such handover to Iraq’s fledgling security forces....
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US soldiers attacked during search for comrades
BAGHDAD, June 19: Seven US troops were wounded in search operations for the two US soldiers who went missing south of Baghdad as an Al Qaeda-led group in Iraq claimed their abductions on Monday....
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US considering UN move on N. Korea missile test
UNITED NATIONS, June 19: The United States is consulting with fellow members of the UN Security Council on possible steps if North Korea tests a missile, US Ambassador John Bolton said on Monday....
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‘Septuplets’ entangled in BD probe
DHAKA, June 19: A former Bangladesh police chief who says seven 19-month-old children living with him are septuplets has been ordered to send them for DNA tests after trafficking allegations, lawyers said on Monday....
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HR Council begins functioning
GENEVA, June 19: The UN Human Rights Council, heralded as a new start in the world body’s attempt to uphold fundamental freedoms, opened on Monday under pressure to show it can do better than its discredited predecessor....
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Aide betrayed Zarqawi: TV
BAGHDAD, June 19: Slain Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was betrayed by an aide and fellow Jordanian, Iraq’s state-owned television said on Monday, citing a security source....
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LTTE clashes with army
COLOMBO, June 19: Tamil Tiger rebels and the army exchanged artillery fire on Monday evening as the government peace secretariat appealed to the LTTE to recommence peace talks....
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Fear starts to lift after Nepal deal
BETAHANI (Nepal): Ram Kumar Jaisawal says the people of his tiny village on Nepal’s baking southern plains would never have had the courage to speak out against Maoist rebels a few days ago....
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EU struggling to be a major world player
LONDON: Javier Solana, the European Union’s energetic foreign policy chief, was entrusted with an unusually delicate mission when he flew to Tehran to deliver a new international package deal that attempts to defuse the looming crisis over Iran’s nuclear ambitions....
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The global trade in life and death
LONDON: From Africa to Bosnia, back to Africa and on to the Middle East — the often secretive flow of guns and bullets follows the world’s cycle of wars....
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Guantanamo shadow over EU-US summit
BRUSSELS: President George W. Bush meets EU leaders this week seeking to bolster cooperation in fighting terrorism, but he will also hear loud calls for closure of the Guantanamo prison camp and for easing US visa requirements....
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Mogadishu Islamists show moderate face
MOGADISHU: Mogadishu’s new Islamist leaders are bending over backwards to reassure the West and present a moderate image after they kicked out US-backed warlords who ran the Somali capital for 16 years....
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Egyptian actress’s move stirs row
CAIRO: Young Egyptian actress Hanan Turk, known for her daring roles in a conservative society, caused a stir when she recently called Iranian cinema a “role model” and donned the Islamic headscarf....
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Confucius confusion
SHANGHAI: Chinese claiming Confucius for an ancestor can now use a genetic test to prove a direct blood connection to the grandfather of Chinese social mores, a state newspaper said....
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