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Militants reject Iraqi PM’s initiative
BAGHDAD, June 30: Iraqi militants have rejected the prime minister’s reconciliation plan, a top Sunni leader said on Friday. Muthana Hareth al-Dhari, a leader of the influential Sunni Muslim Scholars Association,... 
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US soldiers under probe over murder of four Iraqis
BAGHDAD, June 30: US soldiers may have raped an Iraqi woman and murdered her and three members of her family, including a child, military officials said on Friday....
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US says it is ready for long fight with Osama
WASHINGTON, June 30: The United States said on Friday it was ready for a long fight with Osama bin Laden as it studied the new message from the Al-Qaeda leader, which threatened new attacks....
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US wants tradeoff with Russia: paper: Support on Iran issue
MOSCOW, June 30: A meeting of G8 foreign ministers this week showed that the United States is ready to mute its criticism of Moscow on questions of democracy in exchange for...
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Italy to keep troops in Afghanistan
ROME, June 30: Prime Minister Romano Prodi’s government agreed on Friday to keep Italian troops in Afghanistan despite opposition from pacifists in his coalition threatening to vote against the mission in parliament....
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Romania reverses plan for pullout
BUCHAREST, June 30: Romania’s Supreme Defence Council on Friday rejected plans backed by the prime minister to pull the country’s troops out of Iraq by the end of this year, the president said, in a move effectively quashing the proposal....
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Koizumi, Bush visit Elvis home
MEMPHIS, June 30: President George Bush took devout Elvis fan Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on a road trip to Graceland on Friday to pay homage to the King of Rock-n’-Roll, underscoring the allies’ ‘Love Me Tender’ bond....
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Religious curbs severe in S. Arabia, Iran: US
WASHINGTON, June 30: Restrictions on religious practice in Iran and Saudi Arabia are among the most severe in the world, a senior State Department official said on Friday....
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US fails to shield Israel at HR council
GENEVA, June 30: Arab and other Muslim states on Friday won a decision to keep Israel in the United Nations dock for abuses in the occupied territories, overcoming US-led opposition to singling out the Jewish state....
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Giant algae linked to climate change
VANCOUVER, June 30: A giant growth of algae in the waters off Canada’s west coast, so huge it can be seen from space, may be linked to climate change, say scientists who hope to collect samples Friday for analysis....
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Lawyer allowed to tell Hamdan of court win
WASHINGTON, June 30: The US military is making arrangements for a defence lawyer to notify Ahmed Salim Hamdan that the Supreme Court struck down as unlawful the military commission set up to try him, a senior administration official said on Thursday....
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UN condemns killing of four Russians
UNITED NATIONS, June 30: Underscoring that no cause can justify acts of terror, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned ‘in the strongest possible terms’ the killing of four Russian diplomats in Iraq following their abduction last week....
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Afghan guard kidnapped
KANDAHAR, June 30: Militants kidnapped an Afghan security worker, while three Taliban rebels were killed and eight were arrested in southern Afghanistan, police and officials said on Friday....
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Former Mexican president’s arrest ordered
MEXICO CITY, June 30: A judge ordered the arrest on Friday of former Mexican President Luis Echeverria for a 1968 student massacre in a surprise move just two days before crucial elections....
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Retired German soldier on trial for arms deal
BERLIN, June 30: A retired German soldier told a court on Friday he had arranged an arms deal on behalf of the US military during the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, but believed he had official German approval....
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Checking the president
WASHINGTON: Finally. It seemed almost too much to hope for, but the Supreme Court finally called George W. Bush onto the carpet on Thursday and asked him the obvious question: What...
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21st century will be age of charity: The rich join hands
LONDON: When the world’s second-richest man gives most of his money to the world’s richest man we do well to count our spoons. Warren Buffett has given $31bn to Bill Gates to add to his $29bn foundation....
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Decision restores role of judiciary: Guantanamo tribunals
WASHINGTON: In its decision in Hamdan vs. Rumsfeld, the Supreme Court sent a clear message to the White House on behalf of itself and a Congress reluctant to assert its own...
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Civil Rights period for sale
WASHINGTON: A consortium of Atlanta-based corporations, led by Mayor Shirley Franklin, has bought a collection of the papers of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. from Sotheby’s auction house for $32 million....
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Consumer society and trappings of success
LONDON: Last week my son got mugged for his iPod. He wasn’t hurt, just a bit embarrassed about some of the songs his assailants will find on it....
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