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Bush declassifies terror report
WASHINGTON, Sept 26: Bemoaning an election-year leak, President George Bush on Tuesday said he had ordered declassification of a secret terrorism document that included a judgment that the Iraq invasion had spread ‘Islamic extremism’.... 
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Iran, West close to ‘secret deal’, says paper
WASHINGTON, Sept 26: Iran is close to a secret deal that would have it suspend its uranium enrichment program for 90 days, in order to hold additional talks with several European nations, The Washington Times reported on Tuesday....
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Bulgaria, Romania to join EU in Jan
STRASBOURG, Sept 26: Bulgaria and Romania received the green light on Tuesday to join the European Union in January, rather than a year later, but under the toughest terms imposed on any new entrants....
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Blair says ‘it’s hard’ to be US ally
LONDON, Sept 26: British Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted on Tuesday it can be hard to be the strongest ally of US President George Bush, as well as being a player in Europe....
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Chavez boosts Chomsky’s book sales
CARACAS: If he ever tires of running Venezuela, Hugo Chavez would make an outstanding book club president, judging by his impact on Noam Chomsky’s book sales. Since waving a copy during an address to the UN last week, the Venezuelan president has made Hegemony or Survival:...
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Enron official gets 6-year sentence
HOUSTON, Sept 26: Andrew Fastow, who helped engineer the financial trickery that sank Enron Corp. and then helped prosecutors convict others involved in the scandal, received a six-year sentence on Tuesday, four years less than the deal he had made....
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BD award for lawmakers
DHAKA, Sept 26: The speaker of Bangladesh’s parliament has decided to honour 20 lawmakers with awards in recognition of their attendance record....
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— jokes off Cherie gaffe
LONDON, Sept 26: British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a joke Tuesday about the tension between his wife and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, following an alleged gaffe by Cherie...
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Islamists slap curfew on Somali town after protests
KISMAYO, Sept 26: Somali Islamists on Tuesday put down a small women’s protest in this key southern port and imposed a curfew after violent demonstrations by residents against their new leaders....
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3 pro-LTTE parties invited to New Delhi
COLOMBO, Sept 26: India has invited three anti-LTTE Tamil-dominated parties for discussions on the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka....
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West’s old approach to control world’s oil is failing
LONDON: It always comes back to oil. The continuing misguided interventions in the Middle East by the United States and the United Kingdom have their roots deep in the Arabian sand....
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Israel likely to ‘lift N-veil’ in Iran standoff
TEL AVIV: In October 1973, with its forces battling to repel invasions by Egypt and Syria, Israel did what had previously been unthinkable: It briefly wheeled its nuclear-capable Jericho-1 missiles out of their secret silos....
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Japan’s poor have low hopes from new PM
TOKYO: Japan’s new premier has yet to spell out clear plans for his stewardship of the world’s second-largest economy but shopkeeper Mineo Hayakawa, like many of the elderly, is not getting his hopes up....
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Serbia faces a ‘perfect storm’ on all fronts
BELGRADE: Barring a lucky break, Serbia may face a ‘perfect storm’ in the next two weeks as its government crumbles, its European Union bid falters and its plea to keep Kosovo province fails....
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Russia gives out mixed signals over controversial oil project
MOSCOW: Western oil companies have been in confusion about the investment climate in Russia after the government appeared to soften its position with Shell but opened a new line of attack against BP....
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Lebanon crisis brings a windfall for Qatar
DUBAI: The war between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah ended in early August. The five-week war once again exposed the inherent divisions among members of the Arab League and the...
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