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US warns N. Korea against second test
WASHINGTON, Oct 17: The United States on Tuesday warned North Korea against conducting a second nuclear test and flatly dismissed its claim that UN sanctions imposed after its first test amounted to a declaration of war.... 
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Partition of Iraq to cause chaos: Bush
WASHINGTON, Oct 17: US President George Bush on Monday said he opposed dividing Iraq into a Kurdish, a Shia and a Sunni region, which he said would create even more chaos....
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Blair terms veil a mark of separation
LONDON, Oct 17: Two European leaders separately voiced concern at the Muslim veil on Tuesday, with Britain’s Tony Blair calling it a ‘mark of separation’ and Italy’s Romano Prodi saying it should not be used to hide behind....
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2 terror suspects on the run in UK
LONDON, Oct 17: British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday blamed judges for watering down security laws after media reports two terrorism suspects had gone on the run....
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Israel warns of massive offensive in Gaza
JERUSALEM, Oct 17: Israel on Tuesday ratcheted up threats of a massive ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. “Gaza should not become a second Lebanon,” said Immigrant Absorption Minister Zeev Boim,...
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Charges prepared against Katsav
JERUSALEM, Oct 17: Israeli prosecutors have begun to draft an indictment against President Moshe Katsav on charges including rape, army radio said on Tuesday, amid speculation over a successor should the embattled leader resign....
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EU backs limited sanctions on Iran
LUXEMBOURG, Oct 17: The European Union, spurred by North Korea’s nuclear test, backed limited United Nations sanctions against Iran’s nuclear programme on Tuesday after Tehran spurned conditions for opening negotiations....
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EU criticises Russia’s stance on Georgia
LUXEMBOURG, Oct 17: The European Union issued unusually strong criticism of Russia over its treatment of neighbouring Georgia on Tuesday, three days ahead of a sensitive EU summit with President Vladimir Putin....
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BD militants confess to attack on UK envoy
DHAKA, Oct 17: Two Bangladeshi Islamic militants have confessed to carrying out a 2004 grenade attack on Britain’s ambassador to Dhaka to avenge the death of Muslims in Iraq, an official said on Tuesday....
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Gorbachev slams big powers
NEW YORK, Oct 17: Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev on Sunday chided the five original nuclear powers for not doing enough to eliminate nukes and prevent other nations from acquiring them....
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US population now 300 million
WASHINGTON, Oct 17: The US population hit the historic milestone of 300 million on Tuesday, capping four decades of growth fuelled mainly by Hispanics and other immigrants, the Census Bureau said....
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Heaviest element discovered
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 17: American and Russian scientists announced on Monday that they had discovered a super heavy element, known as 118, albeit one that has only existed in three different...
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Venezuela, Guatemala deadlocked over seat
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 17: A pitched battle between Guatemala and Venezuela for one of Latin America’s UN Security Council seats went into a second day on Monday after delegates failed to end a deadlock....
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Woman MP
MANAMA, Oct 17: A woman won a seat in Bahrain’s parliament for the first time as registration for Nov 25 polls ended late on Monday without a contest in her constituency....
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Japanese PM hosts Iftar
TOKYO, Oct 17: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday treated ambassadors from Islamic nations to sushi and teriyaki chicken at an iftar...
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Iraq dismisses 3,000 police officials
BAGHDAD, Oct 17: Iraq’s National Police is being completely reorganised and over 3,000 officers have been dismissed, the Iraqi interior ministry spokesman said on Tuesday....
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War against Iraq is a crime
LONDON: In the early hours, two days before the attack on Iraq began, two men in their 30s, Phil Pritchard and Toby Olditch, cut through the fence surrounding the air base...
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The worst is yet to come
LONDON: In its external aspects, Iraq remains a live, occasionally explosive issue in the US and Britain, as last week’s row over General Sir Richard Dannatt’s thoughts on a British withdrawal showed....
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All Libyan pupils to get laptop
TRIPOLI: Libya could become the first country to provide every school-age child with a laptop computer and internet connection under a scheme supported by the UN Development Programme....
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Impact of sanctions on N. Korea uncertain
WASHINGTON: New UN sanctions are unlikely to persuade North Korea to abandon its weapons programme and their effectiveness at getting Pyonygang back to negotiations and curbing dangerous exports could be undermined by China and South Korea, analysts said on Sunday.... on Sunday....
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