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British PM hit by backlash: Straw breaks cabinet ranks over ME
LONDON, July 30: British Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared increasingly isolated on Sunday over his handling of the Lebanon crisis after his former foreign secretary Jack Straw broke cabinet ranks to attack Israel’s ‘disproportionate’ assault on Hezbollah.... 
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Sri Lankan jets strike as troops advance on Tigers
COLOMBO, July 30: Sri Lankan troops on Sunday began their first deliberate advance on Tamil Tiger rebels since a 2002 ceasefire, moving to secure a rebel-held water supply and using air strikes to hold off rebel reinforcements....
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Deals cement Chavez’s ties with Iran
TEHRAN, July 30: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez enveloped his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a bear hug on Sunday and the two men backed their anti-US rhetoric with deals on everything from bicycles to oil....
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Mexican leftists swarm capital
MEXICO CITY, July 30: A massive crowd marched through Mexico City on Sunday to back a leftist who claims he was robbed of victory in a fiercely contested presidential election and is demanding a vote-by-vote recount....
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‘Arms’ planes avoid Scottish airport
LONDON, July 30: Two US cargo planes believed to be carrying bombs bound for Israel failed to land on Sunday for refuelling at a Scottish airport, where a protest was staged at the expected stop-over, the airport said....
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Hezbollah’s popularity soaring: NYT
NEW YORK, July 30: With hundreds of Lebanese dead and Hezbollah holding out against the vaunted Israeli military for more than two weeks, the tide of public opinion across the Arab...
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Somali leader survives vote
BAIDOA (Somalia), July 30: Some Somali lawmakers threw punches and wrestled on the floor after Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi survived a crucial confidence vote that could have led to the collapse of his government....
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Gibson arrest sparks new accusations
LOS ANGELES, July 30: The arrest of Mel Gibson for drunk driving prompted renewed accusations on Sunday that the Oscar-winning director and actor harboured anti-Semitic feelings....
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Bangladeshis return from Lebanon
DHAKA, July 30: A planeload of Bangladeshis returned to Dhaka early on Sunday from war-torn Lebanon....
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Heavy rains kill 12 in India
AHMEDABAD, July 30: Heavy monsoon rains in India’s state of Gujarat have killed at least 12 people and forced thousands to evacuate their homes and move to higher ground, officials said on Sunday....
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Iran is Bush’s target in Lebanon
WASHINGTON: To President Bush, the conflict in Lebanon is more than a campaign by Israel to protect its citizens from Hezbollah missiles. Instead, it is “a moment of opportunity” for the...
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Qana revives memories of 1996 carnage
QANA (Lebanon): For Fatima Balhas, the Israeli air strike on her village which killed over 50 civilians on Sunday has revived painful memories....
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US credibility harmed by aid to Israel
JEDDAH: Ever since the seizure of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah sparked an Israeli offensive in Lebanon, Huda Fatani has set her alarm for 3:15 each morning, gotten up to perform...
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Hezbollah TV stays defiant
BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television may have gone underground, broadcasting from a secret location since Israeli air strikes pulverised its headquarters, but its journalists are still out in the field and refuse to be silenced....
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Sri Lankan returns home penniless
TYRE: Vasanthi Darmadasa was sweeping her employers’ garden when her life changed. An Israeli bomb came thundering out of the sky, destroying the house and killing everyone there — except her....
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Rice tactic under scrutiny
JERUSALEM: Israel’s bombing of a Lebanese village on Sunday will make it harder for US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to continue to justify Washington’s refusal to call for an immediate ceasefire....
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