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Arab states urged to uphold treaty on N-arms: EU backs peace initiative
BREMEN, March 31: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Saturday Arab countries planning to develop nuclear energy programmes must do so in keeping with a global pact aimed at stopping the spread of atomic weapons.... 
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Press advises Britain against use of force
LONDON, March 31: On Saturday, in its editorial the left-of-centre Independent blamed wrong diplomatic moves by the UK and sabre-rattling by the US for Iran’s increasing stubbornness....
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Qadhafi says only Islam a universal religion
AGADEZ (Niger), March 31: Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi said on Friday that it was a mistake to believe that Christianity was a universal faith alongside Islam....
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70 rescued from ice floe off Russian coast
MOSCOW, March 31: Rescuers on Saturday recovered about 70 fishermen from an ice floe that broke away from Russia’s far eastern coast in high winds near Vladivostok, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported....
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Great Pyramid was built inside out, Frenchman says
PARIS, March 31: A French architect said on Friday he had cracked a 4,500-year-old mystery surrounding Egypt’s Great Pyramid, saying it was built from the inside out....
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Sydney finds climate change a real turnoff
SYDNEY, March 31: Sydney landmarks turned off their lights for an hour on Saturday, throwing icons such as the Sydney Opera House into darkness as part of a campaign to cut greenhouse gas emissions....
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No plan to host joint missile shield: Russia
MOSCOW, March 31: Russia has no plans to allow a US missile defence shield onto its soil, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, after a senior source said Moscow was ready...
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22 arrested in BD after executions
DHAKA, March 31: At least 22 Islamists were arrested in overnight raids as Bangladesh strengthened security nationwide on Saturday after authorities hanged six top Muslim militants, police said....
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Iraqi woman wins talent show
BAGHDAD, March 31: After enduring one of the bloodiest weeks in Iraq’s sectarian conflict, Iraqis on Saturday were united in celebrating the win of an Iraqi woman in the hit pan-Arab television talent show Star Academy....
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Britain has limited options in Iran standoff
LONDON: Tough talk hasn’t worked. Britain didn’t get very far at the UN. And the public’s appetite for more military adventures is low — amid widespread agreement the British military is already overstretched.So...
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Nepal Maoists face a tough challenge
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Maoists are facing a make-or-break test in their shift from jungle and mountain warfare to negotiating their way through the corridors of power, analysts said on Saturday....
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Geopolitical considerations make Turkey turn to the East
WASHINGTON: With full European Union (EU) membership on hold, the Middle East the focus of global attention, and both China and India on the rise, Turkey has begun to turn to the East....
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Sanctions stunt economic life in Palestinian areas
LOS ANGELES: Two weeks ago, I became the minister of finance for a country whose economy has all but collapsed. It was the start of business for the new Palestinian unity...
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Israel sends conflicting signals
RIYADH: Conflicting signals are emerging from Tel Aviv on the Riyadh Declaration....
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Frequent long-haul flights bad for health: study NEW YORK: Airplane crew and passengers who frequently fly between several time zones face a number of health problems including disruptions in a woman’s menstrual cycle and even short-term psychiatric disturbances,...
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Nair’s latest film a tale of two cities
PARIS: Mira Nair’s just-released epic movie “The Namesake,” tracing 30 years in the life of an Indian couple who move to the United States, “gave me in one rhythm the opportunity...
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