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US, Israel question utility of UN force
UNITED NATIONS, July 17: British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on the UN Security Council on Monday to deploy a security force in Lebanon, but the United States and Israel frowned on the idea.... 
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Palestinian foreign ministry destroyed
GAZA CITY, July 17: Israel bombed the foreign ministry in Gaza on Monday for the second time in a week, demolishing the building and tightening the noose on the Hamas government three weeks after the capture of a soldier....
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Hunger strike affecting Saddam’s health: lawyer
AMMAN, July 17: Saddam Hussein plans to pursue a 10-day hunger strike until his lawyers are adequately protected and a fair trial is ensured, his chief defence counsel said on Monday....
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Microphone catches Bush unawares
ST PETERSBURG, July 17: A microphone picked up an unaware US President George Bush saying on Monday Syria should press Hezbollah to ‘stop doing this …’ and that his secretary of state may go to the Middle East soon....
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Human rights rules don’t apply to ‘war on terror’: US
GENEVA, July 17: A string of international human rights rules do not apply to the ‘war on terror’ lock-up in Guantanamo Bay or military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, US officials told a United Nations watchdog panel on Monday....
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Airbus to spend $10bn on A350
FARNBOROUGH (England), July 17: The European aircraft maker Airbus unveiled on Monday a revamped version of its long-haul A350 passenger jet, promising a wider, more fuel-efficient plane to lure customers unhappy with its initial design....
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Discovery lands safely
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 17: Space Shuttle Discovery ended a near-flawless 8.8 million-kilometre journey with a smooth return on Monday, giving a major boost to the trouble-plagued US space programme....
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UK ready for biggest evacuation since WWII
LONDON, July 17: Britain was preparing for the biggest evacuation carried out by its military since World War II, a Foreign Office minister said on Monday as Israel continued to pound Lebanon in deadly air raids....
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Iraq rifles used in US robberies
WASHINGTON, July 17: A Washington-area gang behind a string of bank robberies used AK-47 assault rifles that a former US soldier had smuggled from Iraq, investigators told the Washington Post....
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Somali group opens court in govt-held area
MOGADISHU, July 17: Islamists who control Mogadishu and a large swathe of southern Somalia have opened a Shariat court to serve two government-controlled regions, officials said on Monday....
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Israel has broken rules of the game: Bombing of Lebanon’s civilian targets
BEIRUT: The story reported in much of the western media in the past few days has painted a straightforward picture: Hezbullah’s militants suddenly decided to launch an attack against Israel, killed...
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Japan gets passing grade on N.Korea diplomacy at UN
TOKYO: A newly assertive Japan may have won the best UN resolution on North Korea’s missile tests it could have hoped for, but experts said Tokyo’s leaders often looked like diplomatic amateurs in their drive for sanctions....
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Foreigners flee bombing in fear and tears
BEIRUT: Wiping away tears and hugging loved ones left behind, hundreds of foreigners were fleeing Lebanon on Monday, under the thumps of missiles as Israel intensified its military onslaught on the country....
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Putin’s confident performance
ST PETERSBURG: Little had been left to chance by the Kremlin, including the weather. But even the seeding of the clouds could not prevent an awesome hailstorm from battering the Konstantinovsky Palace where Russia’s showcase G8 summit was held on Sunday....
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Marriage of donkeys to promote peace
NEW DELHI: A group of Indian villagers presided over the marriage of two donkeys at an ancient Hindu temple in southern India in a bid to promote world peace....
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Two sides of the war
BEIRUT: Most of the time in Beirut, the bombs come without warning. Occasionally, above the hooting of cars and other street noises, you hear the roar of an invisible plane....
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Bush sending Rice to ME
WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would head for the Middle East, on what one analyst termed a mission impossible....
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Ship to evacuate US citizens
WASHINGTON: The United States has hired a cruise ship to evacuate US citizens from Beirut starting on Tuesday, according to the Pentagon....
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$90m for Lebanon
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates pledged $90 million to help Lebanon after its prime minister said Israeli attacks turned the country into a disaster area....
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Islamic gallery
LONDON: Prince Charles will open the Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum on Tuesday, and the world’s oldest dated carpet, and one of the largest, will be among the highlights....
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