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China refuses to support US over N. Korea
BEIJING, July 11: China on Tuesday repeated its rejection of a proposed UN resolution on possible sanctions against North Korea, dashing US and Japanese hopes for quick action over Pyongyang’s missile tests.... 
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Guantanamo men brought under Geneva Convention: US reverses policy on terror suspects
WASHINGTON, July 11: The Bush administration on Tuesday announced a major reversal of its policy towards terror suspects when it announced that all detainees at Guantanamo Bay and in US military custody everywhere are entitled to protections under the Geneva Conventions....
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Asian should succeed Annan: Bush
WASHINGTON, July 11: President George Bush said on Tuesday the United States is looking to an Asian candidate to replace outgoing UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The comment appeared to be a...
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33 die in BD accident
DHAKA, July 11: At least 33 people were killed and 20 severely injured as an express train rammed into a bus at a level-crossing in the northern district of Jaipurhat on Tuesday....
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India says rocket failure not a big blow
BANGALORE, July 11: Indian scientists were on Tuesday probing the failure of a rocket meant to launch a communications satellite, but said it was not a major blow to the country’s three-decade-old space programme....
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N-deal: Rice for approval by 31st
WASHINGTON, July 11: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged US lawmakers on Tuesday to approve the Indo-US nuclear deal by the end of this month. Addressing Indian-American physicians and hotel owners...
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G8 likely to approve US-India accord
BERLIN, July 11: G8 leaders meeting this week are likely to give tacit approval to a controversial deal giving India access to US nuclear technology, despite fears this could undermine non-proliferation efforts, diplomats say....
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Kyrgyzstan to expel 2 US diplomats
BISHKEK, July 11: Kyrgyzstan’s foreign ministry has decided to expel two US diplomats from this ex-Soviet republic for ‘inappropriate’ contacts with non-governmental organisations, an official said on Tuesday....
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Showjumper’s clone born in Texas
PARIS, July 11: Gene scientists on Wednesday announced the birth of a cloned horse — son of a prize-winning show jumper — who they hope will pass down the genes of his sire to future generations of champions....
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False pretences for Israeli aggression
GAZA CITY: As Americans commemorated their annual celebration of independence from colonial occupation, rejoicing in their democratic institutions, we Palestinians were yet again besieged by our occupiers, who destroy our roads...
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The twisted saga of Chechnya’s Che
MOSCOW: The afternoon I spent drinking tea with the man who became Russia’s most-wanted terrorist was, considering the circumstances, quite civilized. Was Shamil Basayev already a monster? I don’t know....
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Putin gets ready to flex muscles at G8 summit
MOSCOW: The official agenda for this weekend’s Group of Eight summit of leading industrial countries in St Petersburg includes action on energy security, global education and disease pandemics....
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Missile crisis boosts Japan’s hawks
TOKYO: If North Korea’s Kim Jong-il was hoping to drive a fresh wedge into regional faultlines with the test-launch of missiles last week, he may be celebrating already....l arms....
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WMDs in slow motion
LONDON: Last week, Pyongyang test-fired seven missiles in defiance of international opposition. The response has been justifiably high, but far less attention has been given to an equally dangerous threat to security around the world — the spread of small arms....
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