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Indian initiative on J&K hits snag
NEW DELHI: Even before it takes off, New Delhi’s efforts to find a consensus on the Kashmir issue seems to be getting into trouble. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had announced the... 
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Iran says it is ready to discuss N-freeze
TEHRAN, Aug 16: Iran said on Wednesday it was ready to discuss suspension of uranium enrichment, barely two weeks before a UN Security Council deadline to halt the sensitive nuclear work or risk sanctions....
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Tel Aviv names commission to probe war
JERUSALEM, Aug 16: Iraeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz on Wednesday appointed a commission to investigate Israel’s conduct of its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, a ministry spokeswoman said....
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Manuscripts go digital in Kolkata
KOLKATA: Centuries-old manuscripts at a colonial-era library in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata are set to become available online before they disintegrate, a library official said on Wednesday....
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Experts fear compromise over N-deal
MUMBAI: Top Indian scientists have highlighted four points to express their anxiety about the Indo-US nuclear: one, that India’s nuclear weapons programme shouldn’t come under any international scrutiny; two, facilities developed...
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Lebanese general arrested
BEIRUT, Aug 16: A Lebanese general was ordered arrested on Wednesday for appearing in a videotape drinking tea with Israeli soldiers who had occupied his south Lebanon barracks during their incursion of the country....
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Expert goes missing after solving mystery
NEW YORK, Aug 16: A Russian mathematician who solved the most difficult of mathematical problems and then disappeared without discussing his work is being sought by the community of scientists....
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Oil spill devastates Philippines coastline
LAPAZ (Philippines), Aug 16: Rescue workers battled on Wednesday to stop a huge oil spill from further polluting the central Philippine coastline as fishermen, smeared in the foul-smelling sludge, returned to shore with empty nets....
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Actor Bruno Kirby dies
LOS ANGELES, Aug 16: Veteran character actor Bruno Kirby, best known for his supporting roles in such films as ‘Good Morning Vietnam’, ‘City Slickers’ and ‘The Godfather: Part II’, has died at age 57, relatives said on Wednesday....
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US looking for missile defence site in Europe
HUNTSVILLE (US), Aug 16: The head of the US missile defence agency said on Tuesday he expects to make recommendations in a matter of months on where to position interceptor missiles...
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US senator under fire over racist remarks
WASHINGTON, Aug 16: A leading US Republican lawmaker has sparked a furore for his use of a pejorative term to refer to an Asian man of Indian descent, US media reported on Tuesday....
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100,000 trapped in Jaffna fighting
JAFFNA, Aug 16: The Tamil Tigers claimed on Wednesday they had hit a radio tower at a military air base in Jaffna. The military denied the claim, saying that the LTTE had suffered heavy casualties....
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Osama hunt downgraded, says senator
WASHINGTON, Aug 16: The White House denied on Wednesday that the hunt for Osama bin Laden has been downgraded after the Central Intelligence Agency disbanded a unit set up in the 1990s to oversee the search for the Al Qaeda leader....
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Delhi dithering in talks with northeast rebels
GUWAHATI: The Indian government has contained violence in its restive northeast by engaging rebel groups in peace talks, but analysts say it lacks a long-term strategy to resolve complex disputes in the remote region....
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UN to ensure Maoists, army stay in barracks
KATHMANDU: With the Nepal government and Maoist rebels agreeing to begin the process of arms management, all eyes are now focused on the United Nations to manage a difficult and touchy issue in Nepal’s peace process....
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Reforms in BD jails
DHAKA: Sweeping reforms planned for Bangladesh’s prisons will be the most far-reaching in the country’s history and transform many prisoners’ lives, an official said on Tuesday....
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