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Iran again offers talks — without pre-conditions
NEW YORK, March 25: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday his country will consider opening talks with the United States, European nations, Russia and China over their concern about its nuclear programme which it considers its “right”....”.... 
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Police was close to quizzing Blair as suspect
LONDON, March 25: Prime Minister Tony Blair had come too close to being questioned by the police as a suspect rather than a witness in the cash-for-honours case but the police...
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No early pullout from Iraq, vows Cheney
WASHINGTON, March 25: US Vice President Dick Cheney has vowed that the administration would not allow an early withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, despite efforts by Congress to impose a deadline on US combat operations there....
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Ban urges ME to seize peace moment
RAMALLAH, March 25: UN chief Ban Ki-moon, on his first official visit to the region, called on Israelis and Palestinians on Sunday to seize the opportunity to revive stalled peace talks.“Above...
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Rice urges revival of peace talks
RAMALLAH, March 25: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Israelis and Palestinians to work together on a common peace agenda on Sunday after talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas....
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Blair should make full apology: Church
LONDON, March 25: Britain should formally apologise for its role in the slave trade, a senior Anglican cleric said in an interview broadcast on Sunday, 200 years to the day since the practice was banned....
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23 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
KHOST, March 25: US-led coalition troops and Afghan forces killed 23 Taliban militants in two separate clashes in south and southeastern Afghanistan, Afghan army and coalition officials said on Sunday....
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Sri Lanka fighting intensifies
COLOMBO, March 25: Thousands of Tamil civilians were on the run in northern Sri Lanka on Sunday as troops and Tiger rebels traded artillery fire across a de facto border, with both sides claiming heavy casualties....
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Unrest in Zimbabwe fuels exodus to South Africa
BEIT BRIDGE BORDER: Editor Mafema peers over the bridge linking Zimbabwe to South Africa, points to a gap in the barbed wire fence and plots his escape....
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Deep divisions in US blocking way to Iraq pullout
WASHINGTON: President Bush staked out his position on Iraq in January, and the House has now staked out its own. Deep divisions between these positions signal a stalemate among our political leaders....
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Seized Britons face trial as Iran claims confession
LONDON: Iran defiantly rebuffed international demands on Saturday for the release of 15 seized British naval personnel, claiming that the sailors and Royal Marines had confessed to entering its waters in...
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Russians sell souls to ‘black gold’ in mines
OSINNIKI (Russia): Coal is so deeply ingrained in this Siberian community that everywhere you go, the snow is stained black with coal dust and soot....
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Fear of maths springs from brain lobe, say experts
WASHINGTON: The right parietal lobe in the brain is responsible for dyscalculia, the mathematics learning disorder, according to scientists at the University College London. The study may provide a better understanding of the condition, and lead to better diagnosis and treatment....
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Malaysia mulls minimum price for cigarettes to curb smoking
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia may introduce minimum retail prices for cigarettes to counter tobacco companies that are trying to attract buyers with cheap products, a news report said....
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London exhibition on ‘tea culture’
LONDON: As Britain marks on Sunday the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, a new exhibition is opening here to shed light on links between the practice and that quintessentially British beverage: tea....
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Hong Kong leader gets new term
HONG KONG: Hong Kong''s China-backed leader Donald Tsang was awarded another term in office on Sunday when the handful of city elites allowed to vote easily re-elected him over a pro-democracy challenger....
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Bird flu spreads in BD
DHAKA: Three new farms reported bird flu outbreaks in Bangladesh on Sunday after thousands of poultry were destroyed last week due to confirmed cases of the deadly virus, the government said....
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$1.1m robbed from casino
BRUSSELS: Armed robbers stole 820,000 euros ($1.1 million) from a casino in Brussels early on Sunday, authorities said. The robbery took less than five minutes, prosecutor Eric Dehon said, adding that no one had been injured in the heist....
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Indian hostage released
LAGOS: An Indian and a Lebanese man kidnapped in volatile southern Nigeria last week amid disputes over oil revenues have been released, a diplomatic source said....
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Chirac gets beer mug
BERLIN: What to get the French president who has everything and is at his last EU summit? German Chancellor Angela Merkel decided the answer was an antique beer stein....
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