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US, Japan agree to ‘pressure’ N. Korea: Bush, Koizumi hold summit
WASHINGTON, June 29: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Thursday that he and US President George Bush had agreed to impose unspecified ‘pressures’ on North Korea if it launches a long-range missile.... 
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Evacuation of 200,000 ordered as floods hit US
NEW YORK, June 29: Flooding and rainstorms have killed seven people, cut power to thousands and caused mass evacuations in the north-eastern United States, officials said on Wednesday....
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Big turnout in Kuwaiti elections
KUWAIT CITY, June 29: Polling stations closed on Thursday in historic Kuwaiti elections in which women took part for the first time in large numbers, with initial reports indicating a high turnout....
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Romanian president opposes Iraq pullout
BUCHAREST, June 29: Romanian President Traian Basescu slammed on Thursday a defence ministry proposal to pull out troops from Iraq, saying other state institutions and foreign partners should have been consulted....
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US court verdict: main points
WASHINGTON, June 29: The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-3 to strike down the military tribunal system set up to try prisoners being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....
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Ruling won’t affect camp: commander
GUANTANAMO BAY, June 29: The US Supreme Court ruling on war crimes tribunals being held at Guantanamo navy base will have little effect on the detention camp that holds 450 foreign captives, the camp commander said....
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Hamdan — from Yemen to Cuba jail
WASHINGTON, June 29: Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a US ‘war on terror’ detainee whose lawsuit struck a major blow against President George Bush’s administration, is a Yemeni alleged to have served as...
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World Cup gets captive audience
GUANTANAMO BAY, June 29: A few dozen Guantanamo prisoners who refused to take part in a riot were rewarded with a chance to watch three World Cup soccer matches, their American captors said on Wednesday....
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Rice, Lavrov in testy exchange
MOSCOW, June 29: A testy exchange overheard between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov exposed tensions in US-Russia ties and gave an insight into how the two interact away from the world’s cameras....
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Weapons found along G8 route
SAINT-PETERSBURG, June 29: Russian police said on Thursday that a small weapons cache has been discovered in a building situated along the route to be used by visiting G8 leaders next month....
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US Senate panel okays India N-deal
WASHINGTON, June 29: A key US Senate committee gave initial approval on Thursday to a deal for sweeping civilian nuclear cooperation with India, hailing it as the beginning of a new era of Washington’s relations New Delhi....
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NGO funding militancy, says BD govt
DHAKA, June 29: Four officials of a Kuwaiti non-government organisation, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society, widely suspected to have channelled funds to militant organisations, have been asked to leave Bangladesh by July 31, said sources....
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A donkey in court
NEW DELHI, June 29: A donkey used in a public protest by rights activists against the government of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state has been produced in court as evidence, a report said on Thursday....
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UN budget cap lifted
UNITED NATIONS, June 29: A major financial crisis was averted at the United Nations as the UN member states lifted a $950 million spending cap on Wednesday which was forced by...
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Dutch govt resigns
THE HAGUE, June 29: The Dutch government on Thursday decided to resign after losing the support of its junior coalition partner in a row over Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said.—AFP...
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Kuwaiti women hail historic day in their lives
KUWAIT CITY: “I have waited a very long time for this historic day,” said Iqbal Moumtaz as she cast her vote in Kuwait’s first election open to women....
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Israeli threats not likely to detach Syria from Hamas
BEIRUT: Syria will probably respond with public defiance and military caution if Israel carries out its threats to attack Hamas leaders in Damascus, analysts said....
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Europe has much riding aboard US space shuttle
CAPE CANAVERAL: While the upcoming flight of space shuttle Discovery marks a critical test for the US space agency Nasa, Europe will have a lot riding on the shuttle, too....
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Nato changing image with war games
SAO VICENTE (Cape Verde): The islanders of Cape Verde are slowly getting used to German armoured vehicles and Spanish helicopters descending on their sun-drenched beaches as US fighter F-16 jets roar overhead....
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Controversy dogged US mly tribunals
WASHINGTON: The US military tribunals set up to try Guantanamo detainees came under attack almost as soon as President George Bush authorised them in the weeks after the horror of Sept 11, 2001....
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