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Democrats reject Bush’s invitation for Iraq talks WASHINGTON, April 10: Leaders of the opposition Democratic Party on Tuesday turned down an invitation from US President George W. Bush to discuss the Iraq situation with them at the White House.... 
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US threatens more curbs against Iran
WASHINGTON, April 10: The United States prepares to push for more sanctions against Iran after Tehran proclaimed a major expansion of its capacity to enrich uranium....
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Over 100 escape from jail in Aceh
JAKARTA, April 10: More than 100 prisoners have escaped from an overcrowded prison in Indonesia''s Aceh province after holding a prison guard hostage at knifepoint, the state news agency said on Tuesday....
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Hillary, Obama to shun Fox News
NEW YORK, April 10: Democratic Presidential hopefuls Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will not participate in a Democratic debate co-hosted by Fox News Channel this fall, aides to both candidates told news reporters on Tuesday....
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Talk show host suspended over racist remarks
NEW YORK, April 10: A famous talk Radio/Television talk show host, Don Imus, based in New York – syndicated world over -- who in the past made racist remarks against Muslims,...
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Israeli PM questioned over tax fraud
JERUSALEM, April 10: Police questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday for four hours in an investigation into suspected corruption within Israel’s Tax Authority, a police spokesman said....
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Australian commandos sent back to Afghanistan
CANBERRA, April 10: Australia is sending special forces commandos back to Afghanistan to help counter a resurgent Taliban rebellion, as part of a doubling in the number of its troops there, Prime Minister John Howard said on Tuesday....
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Polygamy is no joke
RIYADH, April 10: A Saudi man lost a bit of his nose in a joint assault by his two wives after he jokingly threatened to marry a third woman....
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Elephant kills trainer
NEW DELHI, April 10: A rampaging male elephant crushed its trainer to death and injured 18 other people during a religious festival in southern India, witnesses said....
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Time for US leaders to negotiate a compromise on Iraq
WASHINGTON: In the continuing battle between the Democratic Congress and the Bush administration over policy in Iraq, logic is on the Democrats’ side, but the crucial political leverage belongs to the president....
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Iranian pop band rocks New York
NEW YORK: They rock. They roll. They drink herbal tea....
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More trees may worsen warming: scientists
LONDON: It may have become the penance of choice for the environmentally conscious individual, but planting trees to offset carbon emissions could contribute to global warming if they are planted outside the tropics, scientists believe....
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Tortured childhood
DHEISHEH REFUGEE CAMP (Occupied West Bank): Mohammed Mahsiri, a resident of Dheisheh refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, sits in a crowded café, a red kuffiyeh wrapped around his neck...
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Iran’s nuclear enrichment may open way for talks
BRUSSELS: Iran’s announcement that it has achieved the capacity to make nuclear fuel on an industrial scale drew international scepticism on Tuesday, but it may open an opportunity for negotiations with the West....
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Poor Iraqis crushed in war’s aftermath
BAGHDAD: An old man slumbers on a rotten and stinking sofa as a malnourished scruffy child in rags bats around a ball in the dust. Flies buzz through the decay....
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Da Vinci friend’s book on magic rescued from obscurity
LONDON: After lying almost untouched in the vaults of an Italian university for 500 years, a book on the magic arts written by Leonardo da Vinci’s best friend and teacher has been translated into English for the first time....
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