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States non-committal about Nato’s call: Afghanistan reinforcements
BRUSSELS, Sept 13: Top NATO officers made no formal offer on Wednesday of reinforcements to combat a raging insurgency in southern Afghanistan but gave “positive indications” that they might, a spokesman said.... 
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Democrats accuse Bush of exploiting 9/11 tragedy
WASHINGTON, Sept 12: Top Democrats on Tuesday accused President George Bush of exploiting the Sept 11 anniversary to boost his faltering Iraq war policy and his party’s sagging popularity in an election year....
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Dutch minister sparks row with Shariat remarks
THE HAGUE, Sept 13: Dutch Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner roused political ire on Wednesday with comments that Shariat law should be applied in the Netherlands if two-thirds of the population support it....
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100 heads of state to attend UN session
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 13: Almost 100 heads of state and foreign ministers are expected to attend the 61st special session of the United Nations general Assembly next week....
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Kissinger fears ‘war of civilisations’
WASHINGTON, Sept 13: Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger warned on Wednesday that Europe and the United States must unite to head off a ‘war of civilisations’ arising from a nuclear-armed Middle East....
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Shia bloc defers federalism plan
BAGHDAD, Sept 13: Iraq’s dominant Shia bloc said on Wednesday it has agreed to delay the implementation of a law on setting up autonomous regions, in the event it is adopted, until violence subsides in the country....
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Pope Benedict questions concept of jihad
REGENSBURG (Germany), Sept 13: Pope Benedict XVI hit out at Islam and the concept of jihad on Tuesday during one of the last public appearances of his six-day visit to his Bavarian homeland....
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Shooting in Montreal school
MONTREAL, Sept 13: A suspected gunman was killed and 20 people were injured in a school shooting here on Wednesday, the Montreal police director said. “For now, I will only say...
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Muslim wins Democratic primary
WASHINGTON, Sept 13: The mid-term congressional polls in November may lead to the election of the first Muslim representative to the US Congress. On Tuesday, Keith Ellison, already a two-term member...
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US seeing religious revival: Bush
WASHINGTON, Sept 13: President George Bush believes the United States has embarked on the latest great religious awakening of its history. Mr Bush, who counts on religious conservatives as a key...
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Fighting jeopardises Nato’s long-term aims in Afghanistan
BRUSSELS: Nato troops have been sucked into bloody combat with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan that risks turning local opinion against them and undermining their ultimate goal of fostering reconstruction, analysts say....
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Taliban expose cracks in Nato
KABUL: Nato chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer’s public plea on Tuesday for up to 2,500 additional soldiers to fight alongside British, Canadian and Dutch forces in southern Afghanistan has highlighted deep...
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BD garment workers reject wage package
DHAKA: Bangladesh garment manufacturers and workers both rejected a proposed new monthly minimum wage of 23 dollars a month on Wednesday following violent protests in May over pay and conditions....
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Donors’ pressure forces Lankans to hold talks
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will hold peace talks with Tamil rebels, likely in early October, after pressure from foreign donors who want to stem an upsurge in violence since December that has left more than 1,500 dead, officials said on Wednesday....
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UN calls for crackdown on opium business
BRUSSELS: The UN has called on Nato forces to destroy the booming opium industry in southern Afghanistan, where 3,600 British combat troops are battling a resurgent Taliban....
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Sobhraj hopes he will be pardoned
KATHMANDU: French national Charles Sobhraj, dubbed the “Bikini Killer” over a string of grisly deaths in the 1970s, has said he is confident Nepal’s highest court will overturn his life sentence....
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India benefiting from reverse brain drain
NEW DELHI: In the early 1990s, when India’s economic liberalisation was not yet on a firm footing, an Indian official, N Vittal, told a Singaporean delegation that its country should hire more Indian engineers....
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UN plea to Maoists
KATHMANDU: The United Nations has urged Nepal’s Maoist rebels to fulfil their commitment to human rights, saying it was concerned over cases of killings, torture, ill-treatment and abductions by the guerrillas....
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