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OIC fails to take tough stand on Lebanon
KUALA LUMPUR: Notwithstanding the strongly worded demands for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and intervention by the United Nations, the emergency session of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in... 
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Lebanon to deploy army in south: Reservists called up
BEIRUT, Aug 7: The Lebanese government on Monday announced plans to send 15,000 troops to the south, hoping to pave the way for changes to a U.N....
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French aid group recovers bodies of 17 Lanka workers
TRINCOMALEE, Aug 7: Workers from a French aid group on Monday recovered the bodies of 17 local colleagues found killed in a battle-scarred Sri Lankan town, taking them by tractor on Monday towards their families....
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Succession under way in Cuba: official
HAVANA, Aug 7: Cuban officials on Monday mocked opponents who had hoped that unrest would erupt in the Communist-ruled nation following the hospitalization of veteran leader Fidel Castro....
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Lieberman in a spot for backing Iraq invasion
WASHINGTON, Aug 7: The anti-war movement in the US enters a new phase on Tuesday when voters in Connecticut will decide whether to punish or spare former vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman for supporting the war in Iraq....
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Nuclear deal with India on track: Boucher
NEW DELHI, Aug 7: A senior US official said on Monday a controversial US-India civilian nuclear energy deal was “on track,” a report said. “The agreement is on track (and) is...
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Landing system failure hits LA airport
LOS ANGELES, Aug 7: Aeroplanes were backed up at Los Angeles International airport, the world’s fifth busiest, for at least an hour on Monday after an instrument landing system failed, an airport spokesman said....
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Imam shot dead in Russia
CHERKESSK (Russia), Aug 7: A high-profile imam in southern Russia was killed during evening prayers, authorities said on Monday. Authorities said they suspected fundamentalist Muslim groups were involved the killing Friday of Adulkerim Hadzhi-Bayramukov in the city of Karachevsk....
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US plane recalled over security
LONDON, Aug 7: A Boston-bound American Airlines jet with 240 passengers and 13 crew aboard returned to London’s Heathrow airport on Monday over a security issue, but there was no threat to the aircraft, the company said....
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Novelist’s anti-Israel comments anger Jews
OSLO, Aug 7: Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder faced heavy criticism on Monday after he said Israel had lost its legitimacy as a country and mocked the notion of the Jews as God’s chosen people....
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Intellectuals ask US not to interfere with Cuba
HAVANA, Aug 7: Leftist intellectuals and human rights activists from around the world pleaded with the United States in an open letter on Monday not to interfere with Cuba while Fidel Castro recovers from intestinal surgery....
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AOL apologises for releasing data
NEW YORK, Aug 7: America On Line (AOL) on Monday apologised for releasing information on about 20 million keyword searches in a move that ignited a firestorm of criticism about privacy rights on the Internet....
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Morocco breaks up ‘jihad’ cell
RABAT, Aug 7: Morocco’s security services on Monday broke up a terrorist network planning to declare a holy war in the northeast of the North African country....
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Nato to seek Pakistan’s cooperation
KABUL, Aug 7: Afghanistan’s foreign minister urged the world to stem the flow of extremists, weapons and terror funding into the country, as a Nato-led security force suffered its ninth fatality and its main base came under rocket attack....
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Market gutted in Meerut
NEW DELHI, Aug 7: A major fire erupted on Monday in a shopping mall crowded with shoppers and filmgoers in the northern Indian city of Meerut but there were no immediate reports of casualties, officials said....
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Afghan drug war has failed: UN
KABUL, Aug 7: The war against drugs in Afghanistan is a failure and the strategy needs to be changed, the top United Nations official in the world’s biggest heroin-producing country said on Monday....
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Child welfare: India among ‘six worst’
NEW DELHI, Aug 7: India is ranked as the sixth most dangerous place for children, after Sudan, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq and Somalia, the Indian parliament was told on Monday....
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Police official killed in Lanka
COLOMBO, Aug 7: A senior police officer was killed in a claymore mine attack carried out by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels on Monday morning, 10 kilometres southeast of Kandy....
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Arrest of speaker slammed
STRASBOURG, Aug 7: The Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly president, Rene van der Linden, slammed on Monday Israel’s arrest of the Speaker of the Palestinian legislative council, Aziz Dweik, and called for his immediate release....
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New York heat wave kills 22
NEW YORK, Aug 7: A heat wave that scorched New York last week has killed 22 people and may claim additional lives, the office of the city’s chief medical examiner said on Monday....
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