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Palestinians reject US peace plan
GAZA, May 5: Palestinian leaders roundly rejected a US proposal on Saturday that aims to foster peace moves by setting a timetable of reciprocal security measures with Israel.... 
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Labour Party defeated in Scotland
LONDON, May 5: The Scottish National Party (SNP) seems to have taken its first significant step towards its goal of winning independence for Scotland from the UK as it emerged as...
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12 Tigers killed in clashes with Navy
COLOMBO, May 5: At least 12 LTTE tigers were killed in clashes with the Navy off the north-eastern coast of Mulativu, military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said on Saturday....
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Sanctions won’t stop N-plan, says Iran
TEHRAN, May 5: Iran’s president on Saturday told major powers considering United Nations sanctions they could “issue resolutions until you get tired”, making clear the country would press ahead with its disputed nuclear programme....
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Iran jails suspected nuclear spy: report
TEHRAN, May 5: A man arrested on suspicion of leaking secrets of Iran’s disputed nuclear activities to an exiled opposition group has been sentenced to three years in jail, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Saturday....
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French expatriates begin voting for president
PARIS, May 5: Voting began overseas in French presidential elections on Saturday and front-runner Nicolas Sarkozy condemned “warlike” remarks by his rival Segolene Royal, who said his election on Sunday could trigger riots....
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UK intervenes in Jewish row
LONDON, May 5: In what is viewed here as a timely move, the British government has directly intervened in the controversy over Jewish colonisation in Arab East Jerusalem after the formation...
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Germany to send troops to southern Afghanistan
BERLIN, May 5: Germany is to send six soldiers to Afghanistan’s volatile south, but for non-combat operations, a spokesman for the German defence ministry said on Saturday....
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Iran, US miss a good opportunity
SHARM EL-SHEIK (Egypt): If this was supposed to be the spring thaw in the chilly relationship between Iran and the United States, it was a short season......
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Hillary on the course of mending past
NEW YORK: Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s move to repeal President George W. Bush’s authority for the Iraq war amounts to a do-over — an effort to rectify her most glaring vulnerability among presidential primary voters....
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Taiwanese men seek brides from Vietnam
TAIPEI: In Taiwan, some men choose brides from the comfort of their living rooms by watching a TV show that airs photographs and biographical details of Vietnamese women looking for husbands....
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More Iraq deployment means more mental illness
WASHINGTON: More than one-third of US soldiers in Iraq surveyed by the Army said they believe torture should be allowed if it helps gather important information about insurgents, the Pentagon disclosed on Friday....
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Wildlife a victim of web trade
WASHINGTON: The wildlife poacher has a new ally: the internet, say activists who plan to tame this illegal trade in live animals and the remains of their slaughter, such as ivory, skins and tusks....
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