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Iraq crisis strains US-Saudi ties
WASHINGTON, Nov 30: The deteriorating situation in Iraq has put a strain on Washington''s relations with Saudi Arabia, a top Middle East ally seeking greater US involvement in the region to counter Iran''s influence.... 
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US urged to retain only advisory role in Iraq
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Nov 30: A high-level bipartisan advisory group will call for a major withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, shifting the US role from combat to support and advising, US media reported on Thursday....
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Withdrawal timetable would cut US leverage: Clinton
WASHINGTON, Nov 30: Former US president Bill Clinton said on Thursday that setting a timetable to pull US troops out of Iraq would reduce US leverage on neighbouring countries and on Iraqi leaders to help quell the violence....
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Kuwait warns US against pullout
PARIS, Nov 30: A US pullout from Iraq would prompt a civil war with worldwide repercussions, the emir of neighbouring Kuwait warned in an interview with a French newspaper published on Thursday....
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Control over raw materials stressed: African-South American summit
ABUJA, Nov 30: Leaders of African and South American nations, holding their first joint summit on Thursday, urged themselves on to greater control over their vast reserves of raw materials and committed to boosting links between their continents....
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Philippine army kills 5 rebels in shootout
MANILA, Nov 30: Philippine troops exchanged fire with communist rebels who tried to run through a road checkpoint, killing five guerrillas, a military spokesman said on Thursday....
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Hawking awarded top medal
LONDON, Nov 30 : Humans will have to colonise planets in far-flung solar systems if the race is to survive, renowned physicist Stephen Hawking said in an interview on Thursday as he was awarded a top honour....
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CJ’s order sparks violence in BD high court
DHAKA, Nov 30: Furious lawyers on Thursday afternoon stormed the office and courtroom of the chief justice of Bangladesh, Syed JR Mudassir Husain, as he stayed the proceedings of three politically...
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Concern over UK-Saudi deal case
LONDON, Nov.30: The prospect of the $ 10 billion British Eurofighter deal with Saudi Arabia collapsing because Riyadh had suspended negotiations is causing serious anxiety in the business and political circles here....
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Six die in Somalia suicide bombings
MOGADISHU, Nov 30: Three suicide car bombers, among them a veiled woman, killed themselves and three companions at a police checkpoint outside Somalia''s government base of Baidoa, a senior official and a police officer said on Thursday....
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Talks between Israel, moderate Arabs urged
RIYADH, Nov 30: Former senior Israeli security and diplomatic officials say Tel Aviv needs to enter into dialogue with moderate Arab world on the basis of Saudi Peace Plan adopted by the Arabs during its 2002 summit in Beirut....
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EU on collision course with Turkey over membership issue
BRUSSELS/ISTANBUL: Turkey and the European Union were last night set on a collision course after Brussels took the unprecedented step of calling for a partial suspension of Ankara''s EU membership talks....
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US may be heading for new setback in Somalia
NAIROBI: Twice badly burned in Somalia, the United States appears to be pursuing a third intervention that many Western and regional diplomats say could set off a disastrous war in the Horn of Africa....
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Outlook gloomy for Iraq’s oil sector
LONDON: The present state of Iraq''s collapsing oil sector, its economic lifeline, is bleak and its future looks far worse, despairing officials say. Another damaging oil attack this week, the prospect...
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Most Russians support Putin’s policies
LONDON: Let us speculate on a less murky part of the Russian state than the possible poisoners of the FSB. We know that, among the other movements, trends and influences which...
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New weapon offers help in fight against Aids
MAPUTO: With almost 25 million Africans infected, 2.8 million new infections last year and 2.1 million deaths, the statistics are as grim as ever as Africa readies for World Aids Day on Dec....
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Gifts from the rich for world’s poor a boon or bane?
LONDON: Huge gifts to charity from US billionaire Warren Buffett and others have won widespread praise, but some say the same economic process that helped earn those fortunes is leaving billions more in dire poverty....
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Legal immigrants to US face a frustrating wait
PHOENIX: Following all the rules, Indian national Sanjay Mehta came to the United States on a temporary work visa in 1997, hoping to build a glittering career in the fast-moving information technology sector....
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