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Earth is hottest now in 2,000 years: study
WASHINGTON, June 22: It has been 2,000 years and possibly much longer since the Earth has run such a fever. The National Academy of Sciences, reaching that conclusion in a broad... 
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US Senate rejects call for pullout from Iraq
WASHINGTON, June 22: The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a Democratic call to start withdrawing US troops from Iraq by years’ end, ignoring recent opinion polls showing that the war has grown increasingly unpopular....
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China, Russia pressure N. Korea to ease tension
MOSCOW, June 22: Russia and China urged North Korea on Thursday to head off a looming diplomatic crisis in its nuclear negotiations with the rest of the world after reports that Pyongyang is preparing to test a ballistic missile....
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Karzai criticises ‘war on terror’
KABUL, June 22: President Hamid Karzai criticised the US-led coalition’s anti-terror campaign on Thursday, saying the deaths of hundreds of Afghans, including Taliban militants, is unacceptable and that his government needs more help....
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Cheney rules out pre-emptive strike
WASHINGTON, June 22: US Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday shot down a suggestion that the United States consider a limited pre-emptive attack to prevent North Korea from launching a long-range missile....
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Nato holds first war games in Africa
SAO VICENTE (Cape Verde), June 22: Seven thousand NATO troops conducted war games on the Atlantic Ocean island of Cape Verde on Thursday in the latest sign of the alliance’s growing interest in playing a role in Africa....
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Bush cites Hungary as inspiration for Iraq
BUDAPEST, June 22: US President George Bush said on Thursday that former communist Hungary’s long fight for freedom is an inspiration for Iraq as it struggles to solidify its democracy, in...
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Australians kill Iraqi minister’s guard
BAGHDAD, June 22: Iraq’s trade minister threatened on Thursday to reconsider trade deals with wheat supplier Australia after Australian troops killed one of his bodyguards in a shooting incident in the capital....
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Saddam on hunger strike
BAGHDAD, June 22: Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has gone on hunger strike to protest the killing of a member of his defence team, his lead lawyer Khalil al-Dulaimi and the US military said on Thursday....
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Permanent US bases in Iraq rejected
WASHINGTON, June 22: The US House of Representatives has passed a bill barring the military from establishing permanent bases in Iraq....
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Plane crash rumour rocks markets
TOKYO. June 22: Anxiety over the North Korea standoff spooked financial markets, pushing the yen down against the dollar on a rumour — later denied — that a US military plane had crashed in the North....
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Palestinians’ plight is worsening: UN
UNITED NATIONS, June 22: A UN Human Rights expert on Thursday cited the worsening human rights situation in Israeli occupied Palestinian territory after election victory by Hamas and subsequent cut-off of international funding....
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Russia holds out on energy blueprint before G8 summit
MOSCOW: Russia is holding out against its European partners’ demand it agree trading rules for energy, a crunch question for the G8 summit it is hosting next month, officials and diplomats say....
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Iran is debating, not stalling, on N-offer
TEHRAN: Iran’s reluctance to respond swiftly to proposals aimed at ending a nuclear standoff is less a time-wasting tactic and more a sign of a real debate among decision-makers on how to reply, analysts and diplomats say....
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Murder of Saddam lawyer ‘big blow’ to trial
BAGHDAD: The murder of one of Saddam Hussein’s lawyers is a “big blow” to the former Iraqi dictator’s trial on crimes against humanity and casts doubt over the court’s credibility, analysts warned....
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Lightning a ‘peril’ for mobile phone users
PARIS: Lightning poses a threat to people who use mobile phones out of doors during a thunderstorm, according to a case study reported in this week’s British Medical Journal (BMJ)....
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Afghans struggle to police sensitive border
SPIN BOLDAK: The motorbikes surge across the border in waves, hundreds of riders in turbans jostling for space in a cloud of milky fumes and a feverish revving of engines....
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs may cut cataract risk: study
NEW YORK: Taking a ‘statin’ cholesterol-lowering drug may be good for the eyes as well as the heart. People who take statins such as Zocor or Lipitor, for example, have a...
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