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Fear grips Kabul after four blasts in two days
KABUL: Sher Mohammad survived one of the blasts that shook Kabul on Wednesday but the 22-year-old is frightened there will be more if the violence plaguing the south fully engulfs the Afghan capital.... 
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First Kashmir train in February
NEW DELHI: Come February 2007 and Srinagar will have it first railway station as Northern Railway’s engines will chug through the Kashmir Valley in Feb-March 2007, facilitating the first-ever sight of a train and its station in the region....
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Iran postpones talks with EU in protest
BRUSSELS, July 5: Iran postponed crucial nuclear talks with the European Union on Wednesday in apparent anger at an exiled opposition leader’s visit to the European Parliament, but the meeting will go ahead on Thursday....
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US places missiles on alert
WASHINGTON, July 5: The United States placed its interceptor missiles in Alaska and California on alert for the long-range North Korean missile that failed less than a minute after being launched, US officials said on Wednesday....
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Blair’s deputy in fresh sleaze row over casinos
LONDON, July 5: British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s deputy, John Prescott, faced an official investigation on Wednesday into his contacts with an American billionaire who hopes to open a massive casino in London....
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US urges China to be ‘firm’ with DPRK: Talk of ‘World War III’ brushed aside
WASHINGTON, July 5: The United States warned on Wednesday that China must be ‘very firm’ with North Korea (DPRK) over its missile tests, but said shockwaves from the launches fell well short of a ‘World War III’ situation....
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20 guerilla groups ready for compromise: Iraqi govt
BAGHDAD, July 5: Iraq hinted on Wednesday it might be ready to compromise in negotiations with guerillas as officials said nearly 20 groups had expressed an interest in opening talks on certain conditions....
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Survey by Seoul ship angers Tokyo
TOKYO, July 5: A South Korean survey vessel left disputed waters after a day of protests by Japan on Wednesday, but Seoul said it had a right to exercise sovereignty over the area....
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Gaza siege violates HR law, says UN
GENEVA, July 5: A UN human rights envoy accused Israel on Wednesday of violating the ‘most fundamental norms’ of international human rights law with its siege of the Gaza Strip....
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Enron founder Lay dies
HOUSTON, July 5: Enron Corp. founder and former Chief Executive Ken Lay, who was convicted in May for his role in the Houston-based company’s downfall, died after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday at his vacation home in Colorado....
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Tamil Tigers observe ‘black day’
COLOMBO, July 5: Tamil Tiger rebels on Wednesday marked ‘Black Tiger Day’ to honour 261 suicide bombers, as security was stepped up across Sri Lanka amid fears of more bombings, witnesses and officials said....
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Planes seen near missile landing area
TOKYO, July 5: About a dozen passenger planes were flying in the area and at about the same time that North Korea’s missiles splashed down in the Sea of Japan, a press report said Wednesday....
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Hamas must free Israeli soldier: Rice
WASHINGTON, July 5: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday it was ‘high time’ for Hamas to return an Israeli soldier whose abduction has sparked Israeli retaliation in the Gaza Strip....
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Truce monitors to stay in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, July 5: As violence mounts in Sri Lanka with seven persons killed on Monday, the head of the Nordic truce monitoring mission said on Tuesday that his team will not pull out of the country....
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Ugly incident disrupts prayers
NEW YORK, July 5: A group of Muslim men praying at a Lewiston (Maine) mosque were shocked on Monday night when somebody threw a severed pig’s head into the mosque while they stood to pray....
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Somali militia kills two over World Cup
MOGADISHU, July 5: Somali Islamist militia shot dead two people demanding to watch the World Cup semi-final, witnesses said on Wednesday, in the latest sign of a hardline religious edge to the newly powerful movement....
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Mistrust clouds Nepal’s tenuous peace process
KATHMANDU: On paper at least, the path to permanent peace in Nepal looks pretty simple: institute an interim government with rebel Maoist participation, hold constituent assembly elections, and ensure that the...
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Colombo’s Muslim mayor speaks out his dreams
COLOMBO: Uvais Mohamed Imthiyaz, a 22-year-old three-wheel auto rickshaw driver, belonging to Sri Lanka’s minority Muslim community is a staunch believer both in fate and God....
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Left quiet on N-deal
NEW DELHI: The Left parties met on Tuesday for close to three hours and emerged with a mild, and often repeated, statement on rising prices and disinvestment....
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Hu to visit India this year
BEIJING: The attempt to enhance ties between India and China gained momentum on Tuesday with Beijing confirming Chinese President Hu Jintao’s plans to visit India later this year....
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