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Tehran may review ties with IAEA, quit NPT: President’s warning
TEHRAN, July 13: Iran said on Thursday it would not abandon its right to nuclear technology in a statement after Tehran’s case was sent back to the UN Security Council over its atomic dispute with the West.... 
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Bush allows scrutiny of spying programme
WASHINGTON, July 13: In a reversal, the White House has agreed to allow a secret federal court review of the National Security Agency’s warrantless domestic spying programme, a top Senate Republican announced on Thursday....
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CIA official sues Cheney, Rove
WASHINGTON, July 13: The CIA officer whose identity was leaked to reporters sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his former top aide and presidential adviser Karl Rove on Thursday, accusing them and other White House officials of conspiring to destroy her career....
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Taliban’s return blamed on West
LONDON, July 13: The West is to blame for the resurgence of the Taliban because it sent too few troops to Afghanistan, but an expanding peace force of the North Atlantic...
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3 ex-bankers extradited to US by Britain
LONDON, July 13: Three former British bankers, with US marshals at their side, were extradited to the United States on Thursday to stand trial on Enron-related fraud charges....
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US president slams Hezbollah
ROSTOCK (Germany), July 13: US President George Bush blamed Hezbollah and Hamas on Thursday for escalating Middle East violence, but urged Israel not to respond in a way that undermines Lebanon’s fragile government....
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Labour fundraiser grilled by police
LONDON, July 13: The top fundraiser of British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Labour Party spent Thursday being questioned by police in a loans-for-Lordships scandal, and newspapers said police could have questions for Blair himself....
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S. Korean found guilty in Iraq scam
NEW YORK, July 13: A US federal court jury found South Korean lobbyist Tongsun Park guilty of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Iraq and money-laundering on Thursday for his role in the UN oil-for-food scandal....
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Pocahontas descendants in Britain
LONDON, July 13: A delegation of 50 American Indians landed in Britain on Thursday for a visit to the grave of Pocahontas, the fabled princess who acted as an ambassador between...
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Saddam on hunger strike since 7th
BAGHDAD, July 13: Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and three of his co-defendants on trial for crimes against humanity have launched a new hunger strike, the US military said on Thursday....
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Jolie to play Mariane Pearl
LOS ANGELES, July 13: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are teaming up for a film based on the story of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and killed in Pakistan, Paramount Vantage announced on Thursday....
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Security alert in Bangladesh
DHAKA, July 13: The government of Bangladesh has issued a countrywide security alert following serial bombings in Mumbai...
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Suspect steals from judge
BERLIN, July 13: A 61-year-old German on trial for theft got himself into more trouble when he stole from the judge during his court hearing, police said on Thursday....
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Hamas-Hezbollah liaison behind soldiers’ capture
CAIRO: The Lebanese Hezbollah’s capture of two Israeli soldiers on Wednesday bears the hallmarks of coordination with the Palestinian movement Hamas, inspired by their backers in Syria and Iran, analysts said....
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EU-Africa summit reveals differences
RABAT: Micro-credits, academic exchanges, tax cuts for money transfers — bright ideas abounded at a meeting of more than 50 countries’ ministers in Morocco aimed at combating illegal migration and promoting development....
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No sign of peace after Darfur accord
KHARTOUM: The future of a peace agreement signed by a Darfur rebel faction and the Khartoum government looks bleak as violence continues, rebel factions splinter into new groups and the West looks away....
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US influence shaken by rise of Russia & China
WASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush arrives for the G8 summit of key world leaders in Russia with Washington’s dominance shaken by global instability and the ascent of Moscow and Beijing....
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Gaza crisis exposes UN helplessness
LONDON: Leading UN agencies are issuing increasingly dramatic warnings about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where Israeli forces continue their search for a captured soldier, Gilad Shalit....
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Shift in Canada’s foreign policy
OTTAWA: Canadian foreign policy is swinging to the right under a new government that wants to pay more attention to the United States and pursue a less ambitious overseas role, experts and officials say....
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Aspirin does not increase risk of miscarriage, says study
NEW YORK: A new study has found no increased risk of miscarriage with aspirin use. But more research is needed, the study’s lead author told Reuters Health, to establish that aspirin is indeed safe for pregnant women....
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