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| March 31, 2007 | Saturday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 11, 1428 |
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Olmert ready to discuss peace plan with S. Arabia
JERUSALEM, March 30: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he was ready to hold talks with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states about their renewed peace plan but rejected any return of Palestinian refugees as “out of the question”.... 
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Germany gets integrated anti-terror database
BERLIN, March 30: German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Friday said the country had created a single databank from which its security agents can tap information about terrorism suspects....
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UNSC calls for release of British soldiers
UNITED NATIONS, March 30: The UN Security Council on Thursday called for an early resolution of the row over Iran’s detention of 15 British marines and sailors, voicing grave concern at the situation and calling for their release,....
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Maoists join Nepal’s new govt
KATHMANDU, March 30: Nepal''s main political parties and Maoists struck a deal on Friday that brings the former rebels into government for the first time, officials said....
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US to deploy aircraft carrier
WASHINGTON, March 30: Nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz will sail on Monday to support US operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US Navy said, amid a spike in tensions over Iran''s seizure of 15 British marines and sailors....
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Hackers nab 45.6 million credit card numbers
WASHINGTON, March 30: Discount shoppers the world over were put on guard on Friday after the retail group TJX disclosed that some 45.6 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen by hackers in 2005 and 2006....
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Which is ‘the real war’?
WASHINGTON: On March 8, 2007, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said: “Our bill calls for the redeployment of US troops out of Iraq so that we can focus more fully on the real war on terror, which is in Afghanistan.”...
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‘Citizen journalism’ wins hearts and minds
SEOUL: Oh Yeon-Ho firmly believes in the slogan that hangs over the door of his office: “Every citizen is a reporter.” It’s a motto that has driven him to create one...
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Initiative from Arabs needs concessions from Israel
JERUSALEM: On the face of it, it’s what the Jewish state has been yearning for ever since its founding nearly 60 years ago: full acceptance by its Arab neighbours....
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Turkey uses Iran-UK row to promote itself as East-West mediator
ANKARA: Turkey’s bid to mediate in the escalating crisis between its eastern neighbour Iran and Nato ally Britain reflects Ankara’s ambitions to act as a bridge between East and West, analysts said on Friday....
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One brain part focuses, the other wanders
WASHINGTON: Spot a bear in the woods, and a different part of your brain will yell “pay attention” than if you were studying bears at the zoo....
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Fighting escalates in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU: Rebels shot down an Ethiopian helicopter gunship over Mogadishu on Friday as the worst fighting in the Somali capital for more than 15 years left dozens of civilians dead....
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World cup exit a boon for Bollywood
MUMBAI: India’s shock first-round exit from World Cup cricket last week has brought audiences back to Bollywood box offices after a sluggish start to the year, analysts said....
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Indian gang leader arrested
LUCKNOW: Indian police have arrested the leader of a gang implicated in more than 250 serious crimes including murder and robbery, officials said. Mohammed Salim Qureshi, the boss of the 31-member...
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Vietnam priest jailed
HUE (Vietnam): A dissident Roman Catholic priest in Vietnam was jailed for eight years on Friday, yelling defiance to the last as the court convicted him of spreading propaganda against the communist state....
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