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Gaza clashes claim 13 lives
GAZA CITY, May 15: Eight Palestinians were killed when gunmen ambushed a rival force in Gaza on Tuesday as spiralling factional fighting claimed 13 lives, jeopardising the future of a fledgling unity government.... 
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60 Taliban killed in air strikes
KANDAHAR, May 15: Air strikes on Taliban rebels in southern Afghanistan killed about 60 fighters, a provincial police chief said Tuesday, while the defence ministry issued a much lower death toll of 11....
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Iran making progress in enriching uranium: diplomats
VIENNA, May 15: Iran has made progress in enriching uranium despite UN sanctions against this strategic work, UN nuclear inspectors learned on a visit last weekend to a key site, diplomats said on Tuesday....
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Proposed US law to make Muslims vulnerable
WASHINGTON, May 15: Republican and Democrat lawmakers in the US Congress are jointly pushing for a law that would allow Americans to report anyone as a terrorism suspect without fearing repercussions....
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Five-year deadline to deal with climate change
GENEVA, May 15: Key decisions must be taken within five years on measures to tackle climate change if the world wants to cope with an expected doubling of energy demand over...
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US Senate to debate fate of 12m illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON, May 15: The US Senate is scheduled to open debate on Wednesday on how to deal with the country''s estimated 12 million illegal immigrants, after an earlier effort failed amid bitter political divisions....
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Chirac bids emotional farewell to France
PARIS, May 15: Outgoing French President Jacques Chirac on Tuesday bid an emotional farewell to the nation after 12 years in office, urging the people to remain “united and together” under his successor Nicolas Sarkozy....
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Youth violence helps stoke crime rate in US
WASHINGTON, May 15: Increasing violence among teenagers and other youths throughout the United States appears to have contributed to a countrywide crime spike, the Justice Department said on Tuesday....
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Iran, EU to hold N-talks on 31st
TEHRAN, May 15: Iran''s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet on May 31 for a new round of talks on Tehran''s nuclear programme, the IRNA news agency said on Tuesday....
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30 Suu Kyi supporters arrested
YANGON, May 15: Some 30 supporters of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi were arrested on Tuesday as they headed to pagodas around Yangon to pray for her release from house arrest, a party spokesman said....
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Pollution turns Taj Mahal yellow
NEW DELHI, May 15: Air pollution monitoring and curbs on nearby industrial activity have failed to prevent India’s famed monument to love, the Taj Mahal, from turning yellow, a parliamentary committee has found....
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Canadians fear execution
OTTAWA, May 15: Two Canadian brothers face beheading in Saudi Arabia for a murder they insist they did not commit, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Tuesday....
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Fight against Israel to continue: Haniya
GAZA CITY, May 15: Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya said on Tuesday that time should be given to a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but urged resistance against Israel to continue....
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Call for end to expansion of Israeli settlement
CAIRO, May 15: The Arab League on Tuesday called on the international community to press Israel to halt its plans for settlement expansion in occupied Arab east Jerusalem....
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Olmert ready to meet moderate Arabs
PETRA (Jordan), May 15: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday said he was ready to meet moderate Arab leaders to discuss their peace initiative but that no conditions should be set in advance....
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Rice, Putin seek to end tension
MOSCOW, May 15: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday on a visit aimed at allaying Russian complaints of American interference in both the military and political spheres....
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Chinese women in govt offices
BEIJING: Women are holding more government positions in China, an official said on Tuesday, although they still lag behind men in jobs at the very top....
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Indian law to restore order on roads
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday unveiled a draft law to discipline reckless motorists and try to restore order on its chaotic roads, where tens of thousands die in crashes every year....
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Sleepless nights in Madrid
MADRID: Every weekend hundreds of Spanish youths mass in the streets of central Madrid for all-night parties, despite a law against outdoor drinking and much to the despair of local residents who complain they cannot sleep....
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Ban on remote-control toys
YANGON: Myanmar banned the sale of remote-controlled children''s toys because of fears they could be turned into detonators for bombs, a local weekly journal reported on Tuesday....
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Fashion trends leave tie creased, crumpled
PARIS: The tie, that onetime symbol of manhood and social supremacy, is in trouble, creased and crumpled by lifestyle change....
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Democrats definitely have a paranoia
LOS ANGELES: Most fair-minded readers will no doubt take me at my word when I say that a majority of Democrats in this country are out of their gourds....
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Tony Blair described as a modern tragedy
WASHINGTON: He has been called everything from an “inferior Bill Clinton” to “as divisive a figure as Thatcher.” His record in the Middle East has been described as one of “catastrophic...
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Europe, US sidelined in Caspian deal
LONDON: Europe and the United States will have to get used to Russia as an energy superpower after Moscow gained the upper hand in a scramble for Central Asian gas....
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Rifts exposed
LONDON: A US commander’s repudiation of a ceasefire in Afghanistan that was backed by his British predecessor reveals rifts among the main Western allies over how to defeat Taliban insurgents and win hearts and minds....
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Individual terror acts put the left on backfoot
LONDON: On May 8 in Philadelphia, the FBI exposed an alleged terror cell of young Muslims planning to attack a military base in New Jersey. The authorities say the six men,...
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