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Iraq effort ‘has not gone well enough’, admits Rumsfeld
WASHINGTON, Nov 9: US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld acknowledged Thursday that US efforts to stabilize Iraq have not gone well and that the military is ill-suited for imposing US will on violent extremists.... 
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Rumsfeld ‘worried’ Japan
TOKYO, Nov 9: Japan''s defense chief said on Thursday he had worried about his ousted US counterpart Donald Rumsfeld''s hawkish views and believed he could have done more to end the raging violence in Iraq....
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Tears and anger as Gaza buries dead
GAZA CITY, Nov 9: Tens of thousands of Palestinians wept and screamed for revenge on Thursday as they buried 18 civilians killed in Gaza by Israeli shelling that Israel''s prime minister blamed on a technical failure....
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Tigers sink 2 gunboats, capture 4 sailors
COLOMBO, Nov 9: Tamil Tigers sank two naval gunboats and captured four sailors in a fierce sea battle on Thursday, the rebels said, as Sri Lanka expressed regret over the killing of 65 civilians in an artillery blitz.The...
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Belgian hails exit
BRUSSELS, Nov 9: Belgian Defence Minister Andre Flahaut welcomed on Thursday the departure of former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, whom he described as `obstinate’, and said he hoped for a change in US policy....
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A victory for Rice, doves?
WASHINGTON, Nov 9: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice emerged strengthened within the US administration from this week''s Republican election defeat, with the ouster of longtime adversary Donald Rumsfeld expected to boost...
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World media ascribes result to Iraq, scandals
LONDON, Nov 9: The invasion of Iraq and a scandal-hit Republican Congress were the key issues that shaped the US mid-term elections in which Democrats swept to power, according to the world''s press....
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Nomination signals change, say experts
WASHINGTON, Nov 9: The nomination of former CIA director Robert Gates as the new US defence secretary is seen in Washington as indicating President Bush’s willingness to review his administration’s strategy for Iraq....
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Ex-East German spy chief dies at 83
BERLIN, Nov 9: Markus Wolf, the shadowy spy-master of communist East Germany and one of the legendary figures of the Cold War, died Thursday, his family said. He was 83....
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Woman charged with possessing ‘terrorist’ papers
LONDON, Nov 9: A 22-year old woman was charged on Thursday under British anti-terrorist legislation for compiling on her computer data, including handbooks on weapons and poisons, that could help perpetrate a “terrorist” act, Scotland Yard said....
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Democrats to give Bush tough time in Congress
WASHINGTON: In sweeping both chambers of Congress for the first time in 12 years, Democrats have handed US President George W. Bush the biggest defeat of his political career and set...
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Rumsfeld’s removal heralds early pullout from Iraq
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld''s departure makes it easier for President George W. Bush to change course in Iraq and some analysts believe a phased reduction of US troops there is now more likely....
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Israeli action a setback for Abbas
RAMALLAH: Lethal Israeli operations merely radicalise ordinary Palestinians and weaken moderates like President Mahmud Abbas who advocates a negotiated solution to the conflict, analysts believe....
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Middle class adopts capitalism in socialist Vietnam
HANOI: The middle classes of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as it is formally named, have taken quite well to capitalism....
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South Ossetia’s referendum may raise Russia-Georgia tension
TBILISI: A referendum and a ''presidential'' election in one of Georgia''s rebel regions planned for Sunday could intensify the stand-off between the Kremlin and pro-Western Georgia....
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China foresees bumpy road
BEIJING: China is uneasily anticipating a bumpy road ahead in relations with the United States now that the Democrats'' victory in US mid-term elections have placed one of Beijing''s most ardent critics in charge of Congress....
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Reactions to resignation
WASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush conceded on Wednesday that his Iraq policy was “not working well enough, fast enough”, after announcing Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was stepping down.Bush,...
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Arrest warrants for Rafsanjani
BUENOS AIRES: A judge issued an international arrest warrant on Thursday for Iranian ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and other top Iranian officials in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish charity in Argentina that killed 85 people....
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Democrats will toughen Russia policy:media
MOSCOW: Russian media, politicians and analysts said on Thursday that the elections that have put Democrats in charge of the US Congress will result in tougher American policy toward Russia....
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