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Bush warns N. Korea against missile test: Bilateral talks rejected
VIENNA, June 21: President George W. Bush warned North Korea on Wednesday against test-firing a long-range missile, while other US officials rejected an overture from Pyongyang for bilateral talks with Washington on the issue.... 
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8 US troops charged with murdering Iraqi
WASHINGTON, June 21: The US military will charge seven Marines and a Navy corpsman with murder and other crimes in the April 26 killing of an Iraqi civilian in a village west of Baghdad, a defence official said on Wednesday....
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US govt looking for early approval: N-deal with India
WASHINGTON, June 21: The United States Congress is expected to begin initial action on the Indo-US nuclear deal from June 27 under pressure from the Bush administration which hopes to have...
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Gaza’s international gateway closed after alert GAZA, June 21: The Gaza Strip’s main international gateway was closed on Wednesday after European monitors said an Israeli security alert prevented them from manning the crossing....
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China signs pacts with SA, Angola
CAPE TOWN, June 21: China secured a series of agreements with South Africa and Angola on Wednesday to strengthen political ties and bolster trade relations with the key African nations....
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US refuses to set date for closure of Cuba jail
Vienna, June 21: Seeking to respond to EU concerns over human rights, US President George Bush said on Wednesday that he wanted to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects, but gave no timetable....
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EU slow to blacklist terrorists, says US
ROME, June 21: The European Union is too slow at identifying and blacklisting terrorist organisations, a senior US official said on Wednesday, adding that the EU’s failure to brand Hezbollah a terrorist group was ‘regrettable’....
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Denmark for better ties with OIC states
GENEVA, June 21: Denmark, shaken by protests in the Muslim world over anti-Islam cartoons, said on Wednesday it wanted to work more closely with Islamic states....
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Oslo allows schools to ban veils
OSLO, June 21: Norwegian schools will be allowed to ban the wearing of some Islamic veils in class, the directorate concerned ruled on Wednesday, warning however that such bans could be found to be in violation of human rights....
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Pakistani comedians on Indian TV
MUMBAI, June 21: Three stand-up comedians from Pakistan have jested their way to the finals of a popular Indian television show, as cultural and sporting ties lighten relations between the two countries....
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Overseas Tamils fill Tigers’ coffers
LONDON: It’s thanks to Sri Lanka’s overseas Tamils — people like engineer S. Vijayadeva or accountant Kana Naheerathan — that the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) can afford to keep up its insurgency....
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Nepal peace deal hinges on trust, Maoist guns
KATHMANDU: The pace of change has been as breathtaking as the Himalayan scenery. In just a few short weeks, Nepal has rediscovered democracy and brought 10 years of civil war tantalisingly close to an end....
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Film revives cinema in occupied Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Hundreds of Muslims watched in rapt attention on Saturday night at an old, closely guarded cinema hall in Srinagar, the capital of the Indian-occupied Kashmir and the base of the uprising against Indian rule....
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Indian general says sorry, ends gender row in army
NEW DELHI: Seeking to put an end to the controversy generated by his “misconstrued” remarks about women officers in the force, Army Vice-Chief Lt-General S. Pattabhiraman on Tuesday apologised if his...
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Metro rail in Mumbai
MUMBAI: India began building a multi-billion dollar city rail project for Mumbai on Wednesday, hoping to shore up creaky infrastructure in the nation’s financial capital and help it compete with global hubs....
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Afghan newsmen given ‘guidelines’
KABUL: Journalists and legislators in Afghanistan have been outraged by the intelligence service’s new media guidelines that bar interviews with Taliban leaders and criticism of foreign troops....
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First Indian CM to have Mercedes
JAIPUR: Rajasthan clearly has a government on the move. And move it will, but only on fancy wheels. The wheel fetish starts right at the top with Vasundhara Raje, who seems to tire easily of her cars....
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Thai offer to build Afghan Buddhas
BANGKOK: Thailand prime minister has offered to take the remains of the Buddhas of Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province, and rebuild them in Thailand....
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