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Saudi women journalists struggle to fight hurdles
RIYADH: They are few in number but determined to make their mark — women journalists in Saudi Arabia have fought hard to get where they are and say they have more than proved themselves the equal of men.... 
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Democrats vow to target Rumsfeld
WASHINGTON, Sept 3: There is substantial support among US Senate Democrats for a resolution demanding the resignation of Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, a senior Democrat said on Sunday....
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Death penalty in Iraq case likely: US troops facing murder charge
WASHINGTON, Sept 3: A US Army officer has recommended that four US troops face the death penalty if convicted of killing three detainees during a raid in Iraq in May, one of the soldier’s lawyers said on Sunday....
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US Muslims plagued by discrimination after 9/11 attacks
DEARBORN (Michigan): Discrimination and harassment by US law-enforcement agencies have come to plague American Muslims in the years since the terrorist attacks of September 11....
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Anger boils in Halabja, the ‘town of martyrs’
HALABJA: Broken glass crunched under Adnan’s feet as he walked through Halabja’s vandalised memorial. He stopped and pointed to an inscription on the wall....
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Move to block aliens’ boats
MADRID: Three patrol boats from Spain and Italy were heading towards Senegal on Saturday to try to stop vessels bringing migrants into Europe via the Canary Islands....
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November elections — the ‘great war of 2006’
STRAP ON YOUR HELMET. Fix that bayonet. It’s time for a tour of the 2006 elections, and the best way to understand them is to understand World War I....
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Russians mourn victims of Beslan siege
BESLAN, Sept 3: Sobs broke out during a minute of silence on Sunday marking the precise moment two years ago when a vicious firefight broke out between hostage takers and federal troops at Beslan’s School Number One, leading to 332 deaths....
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Georgian chopper shot at
TBILISI, Sept 3: A helicopter carrying Georgia’s defence minister was shot at by rebels from the breakaway region of South Ossetia, forcing it to make an emergency landing on Sunday, a military commander said....
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Le Pen predicts rivals’ downfall
PARIS, Sept 3: French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen mocked the two favourites to win next year’s presidential election, likening them on Sunday to an opening act and saying they would not even make the run-off....
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Beauty queen refused catwalk
NEW DELHI, Sept 3: Organisers of India’s premier fashion week refused to let an Afghan beauty queen take part in a show inspired by her life as she did not have a work permit, a report said on Sunday....
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European probe smashes into Moon
PARIS, Sept 3: One of the most innovative missions in space exploration came to a dramatic close on Sunday as Europe’s first probe to the Moon crashed into the lunar surface giving stargazers around the world an astronomical fireworks display....
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