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Davos talks rekindle hope, says Blair
DAVOS, Jan 27: British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned on Saturday of “a yawning gap” between an understanding of global challenges like climate change and the capacity to deal with them.... 
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Germany, Jordan call for ME push
BERLIN, Jan 27: European Union president Germany and Jordan called on Saturday on the international community to work together to revive the stalled peace process between Israelis and Palestinians....
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Kerry describes US as international pariah
DAVOS, Jan 27: Massachusetts Senator John Kerry slammed the foreign policy of the Bush administration on Saturday, saying it has caused the United States to become “a sort of international pariah”.The...
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Opposition to Iraq plan will help enemy: US
WASHINGTON, Jan 27: A congressional rebuke of President George W. Bush’s troop build-up in Iraq would undercut American commanders in a way that “emboldens the enemy”, Defence Secretary Robert Gates says....
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Abu Ghraib official faces court-martial
HAGERSTOWN, Jan 27: The only US military officer charged with a crime in the Abu Ghraib scandal will be court-martialled on eight charges, including cruelty and maltreatment of prisoners, the Army said....
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1 dead, 3 missing in US Navy chopper crash
SAN DIEGO, Jan 27: A Navy helicopter doing training operations from a ship crashed 80 kilometres off the California coast, killing one crew member and leaving three missing long after darkness fell over the Pacific....
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Blair supports Bush’s Iraq strategy
DAVOS, Jan 27: British Prime Minister Tony Blair offered strong support for US President George W. Bush’s new plan in Iraq and said he believes the Iraqi prime minister can meet the benchmarks the United States has set....
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11 girls die as school collapses
AHMADABAD, Jan 27: At least 11 girls were killed and another 14 injured when a school building in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed, an official said on Saturday....
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Suspect denies any role in spy poisoning
MOSCOW, Jan 27: The Russian reported by British media to be a suspect in the radiation poisoning murder of a former Russian agent in London hit out on Saturday at “lies,...
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Internet to revolutionise TV: Gates
DAVOS (Switzerland), Jan 27: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has said that the Internet is set to revolutionise television within five years, due to an explosion of online video content and the merging of PCs and TV sets....
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Top French Socialist thrown out of party
PARIS, Jan 27: The French Socialist party threw out one of its leading members on Saturday for having said there were too many black players in the national soccer team, adding to the woes of its presidential candidate Segolene Royal....
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Islam bars women from presidency: Egypt edict
CAIRO, Jan 27: Islam bars women from becoming head of state, Egypt’s top Muslim mufti, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, ruled in an official fatwa or religious edict published on Saturday....
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Aishwarya is domesticated, says Amitabh
NEW DELHI, Jan 27: Legendary Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan said in an interview broadcast on Saturday he considered his future daughter-in-law, leading actress Aishwarya Rai, “domesticated” and a “simple girl”....
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US clamps down on terror suspects
WASHINGTON, Jan 27: The US has ordered a financial clampdown on two South African businessmen for sending money to Pakistan for supporting the Taliban and Al Qaeda extremists....
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Rocket lands in US embassy
BAGHDAD, Jan 27: A huge explosion thundered across central Baghdad shortly before sunset on Saturday when what appeared to be a rocket slammed to earth just inside the heavily fortified Green Zone....
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Pelosi’s Baghdad visit sends Bush a message
WASHINGTON: The visit to Iraq by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, leader of the US House of Representatives, is a clear sign the newly empowered Democratic Congress is not going to abide by...
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Iran’s unpredictability troubles Bush govt
WASHINGTON: As the Feb 21 deadline for Iran to halt its uranium enrichment programme fast approaches, both Iran and the West are scrambling to prepare themselves for all possible moves by the other side....
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Hezbollah in a fix over ‘street option’
BEIRUT: After this week’s deadly violence in Lebanon, the pro-Iranian Hezbollah finds itself in a corner. It remains determined to unseat the US-backed government, but if it pushes too hard, it could be blamed for throwing the country into civil war....
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Cell phone can cause tumour: study
LONDON: Long-term use of mobile phones could be linked to brain tumours, a new study by scientists suggests. People who have used a mobile for ten years or more seem to...
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White House plans to start a new game
WASHINGTON: We saw it with Yaser Hamdi and then Jose Padilla. We saw it with the military tribunals for Guantanamo Bay. And we are seeing it again with the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance programme....
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