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Bush admits mistakes made in Iraq: Baghdad govt rebuked
WASHINGTON, Jan 11: In a speech to his nation that differed sharply in both tone and substance from his previous claims that America was winning the war in Iraq, President George W.... 
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Democrats grill Rice on Bush’s Iraq strategy
WASHINGTON, Jan 11: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice faced a hostile Senate on Thursday which questioned President Bush’s decision to send more troops to Iraq and wondered if the Iraqi government was capable of bringing stability to the country....
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US carrier group for ME
WASHINGTON, Jan 11: President George Bush vowed on Wednesday to boost defence measures in the Middle East to promote stability throughout the region. In his speech, Mr Bush said he had...
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Senator warns against sending troops into Iran WASHINGTON, Jan 11: President George Bush risks a major fight with Congress if he should send US troops across Iraq border into Iran, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warned on Thursday....
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HRW calls for EU to show leadership
NEW YORK, Jan 11: The Human Rights Watch painted a grim picture of rights abuses around the world in its annual report on Thursday, urging Europe to play a stronger role in the absence of “credible leadership” from the United States....
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German minister seeks ‘enlightened’ Islam
BERLIN, Jan 11: Some parts of the Islamic world have still not reached the Age of Enlightenment, German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday, advocating increased dialogue with clerics who abide by universal human rights....
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Muslims in EU facing a rise in discrimination
ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: Muslims in the European Union’s 25 member- States are facing an alarming rise in discrimination particularly following the September 11 attacks in the United States, says a report....
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Democrats move to ‘lead US out of war’: Funds to be ‘blocked’
WASHINGTON: Senior House Democrats said on Wednesday that they will attempt to derail funding for President Bush’s proposal to send an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq, setting up what could become...
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Women, children living in abject condition: Camps in Nepal
KATHMANDU: About 35 of a planned force of nearly 200 UN monitors will be joined in the exercise by 111 former Ghurkha soldiers, Nepalis who served in the British or Indian armies....
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State Department under Rice is a mess
WASHINGTON: Members of the Senate intelligence committee, Republicans and Democrats alike, were alarmed last week that John Negroponte was leaving as director of national intelligence after less than two years to become deputy secretary of state....
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UAE govt adopts worker-friendly laws
DUBAI: Stricter laws against human trafficking and blue-collar worker-friendly regulations are now in place in the UAE that is heavily dependent on expatriate labour and skills....
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The ‘blasted gizmos’
LONDON: Anyone who tries to tell you at some point in 2007 that videogames are now an accepted mainstream art form, is incredibly wrong and need to be reprogrammed....
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Death risk high for released prisoners
LOS ANGELES: Prison life may be dangerous, but getting out can be deadly, too. Newly released inmates were almost 13 times more likely than the general public to die during their...
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