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Lebanon exposes UN irrelevance
KOFI Annan finally made the headlines on Friday with his call for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East crisis. It was too little, too late.... 
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Afghanistan is close to anarchy, warns general LONDON: The most senior British military commander in Afghanistan has described the situation in the country as “close to anarchy” with feuding foreign agencies and unethical private security companies compounding problems caused by local corruption....
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Zaeef pens ‘Picture of Guantanamo’
KABUL, July 22: After almost four years in Guantanamo Bay, the Taliban’s ex-envoy to Pakistan says he has a ‘dangerous’ story to tell about mistreatment, terror and confinement in the notorious US detention facility....
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Russia calls for softening of Iran draft resolution
VIENNA, July 22: Unexpected Russian opposition to key parts of a U.S.-backed Security Council draft resolution is threatening international unity on how to deal with Tehran’s nuclear defiance, U.N....
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Muslims allege witch-hunt after Mumbai blasts
NEW DELHI, July 22: Angry Indian Muslim leaders claim their community is the target of a witch-hunt by police investigating the Mumbai train bombings last week which killed 200 people and wounded 800....
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Storms, heat wave, buffet Europe: 22 die
PARIS, July 22: Europe sizzled and soaked alternately on Saturday as a deadly heat wave broke down into storms over parts of the continent amid warnings that temperatures would peak again....
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Pentagon allowed weapons to be sold in market: GAO
WASHINGTON, July 22: Undercover government investigators purchased sensitive surplus military equipment such as launcher mounts for shoulder-fired missiles and guided missile radar test sets from a Defence Department contractor....
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UN official hints at ‘serious obstacles’
UNITED NATIONS, July 22: A UN official said on Friday that there were ‘serious obstacles’ to achieving a comprehensive ceasefire in the Lebanese conflict, calling on the Security Council to take urgent action for alleviating the suffering of civilians....
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600 Afghans killed this year, says HR body
KABUL, July 22: More than 600 Afghan civilians have been killed or wounded in unrest in Afghanistan this year, the country’s main human rights watchdog said on Saturday....
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7,500 Americans leave Lebanon
WASHINGTON, July 22: Some 7,500 Americans have been evacuated from Lebanon this week and 1,600 more were to leave on Sunday amid Israel’s continuing offensive, the State Department said on Saturday....
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Anti-hijack software
BERLIN, July 22: Some 30 European businesses and research institutes are working to create software that would make it possible from a distance to regain control of an aircraft from hijackers, according to a German news magazine....
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Riyadh to buy $3.8bn arms from Paris
RIYADH, July 22: Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdel Aziz on Saturday signed a military deal with France for the purchase of helicopters and other weapons worth $3.8 billion....
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US backing for Israel sours Arab ‘hearts & minds’
WASHINGTON: Washington’s strong backing — hedged by occasional calls for restraint — for Israel’s 10-day-old military campaign in Lebanon has won it very few friends in the Arab world, despite recent...
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Lebanese brace for 1982-like invasion
TYRE (Lebanon): “They’re coming — again,” said Yussuf Ismael, a teacher who grabbed his family and fled his Lebanese border village, fearing an imminent full-scale invasion like that of 1982 when Israeli troops marched on Beirut....
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Somalia slides towards war
NAIROBI: Neglected by the world for years, Somalia appears on the verge of a war that could escalate into a major regional conflict and play into the hands of hardline Islamists....
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9/11 documentary director wants truth to prevail
LOS ANGELES: The director of a new documentary on Sept 11 fears that two upcoming Hollywood dramatisations of the World Trade Centre attacks may eclipse her project....
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Hezbollah eager to take on Israelis
AL QUDS: Hezbollah ambushes that have killed six Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon suggest the Israeli army, which appears poised for a massive ground invasion, will face a bloody fight driving the militia back from the frontier....
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