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No regrets about alliance over Iraq war: Bush-Blair summit
WASHINGTON, May 17: U.S. President George W. Bush and outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted at a farewell summit on Thursday they have no regrets about their wartime alliance...
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Nine dead, minister hurt in Afghan blasts
KANDAHAR, May 17: Three bombs struck Kandahar on Thursday, killing nine people, as the Taliban warned of a wave of violence to avenge the death of its top commander....
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Sarkozy names Fillon as PM
PARIS, May 17: French President Nicolas Sarkozy named fellow conservative Francois Fillon, a loyal advisor and jogging partner, as prime minister on Thursday to steer through his ambitious social and economic reform programme....
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Israeli troops enter Gaza
GAZA, May 17: Israel launched air strikes in Gaza on Thursday against a Hamas security force, killing at least four people and plunging Palestinians deeper into turmoil after six days of fierce internal fighting verging on civil war....
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Algeria votes amid tight security
ALGIERS, May 17: Algeria went to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament amid heightened security, fears of a resurgence of extremism and a boycott call from the north African wing of Al Qaeda....
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Khaleda postpones trip to Singapore
DHAKA, May 17: Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia has postponed plans to travel to Singapore for medical treatment after an extortion case was filed against her younger son, an official said on Thursday....
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UN rejects Belarus’s HR Council bid
UNITED NATIONS, May 17: The United Nations General Assembly voted here on Thursday to reject a bid by Belarus to join the Human Rights council, a move hailed by rights campaigners and the United States....
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Three radio stations shut after Thaksin call
BANGKOK, May 17: Thai authorities on Thursday began shutting down three Bangkok radio stations after deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra went on air to urge a swift return to democracy....
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Maldives probes LTTE suspects
COLOMBO, May 17: The Sri Lankan government is closely liaising with Maldivian authorities in the interrogation of five LTTE suspects who were on board an ammunition laden trawler that was destroyed...
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3 Thai Muslims killed
YALA (Thailand) May 17: Suspected separatist rebels have shot dead three Muslims in separate attacks in southern Thailand, police said on Thursday. A 43-year-old villager, who police said was a...
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US Congress in key immigration deal
WASHINGTON, May 17: Key Democratic and Republican senators said on Thursday they had reached a deal on bringing 12 million illegal immigrants out of the shadows and securing US borders, after exhaustive round-the-clock talks....
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Malaysian wins hearing in case against Muslim husband
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17: A Hindu woman on Thursday succeeded in persuading Malaysia''s highest court to consider an appeal to stop her Muslim husband from divorcing her in an Islamic court, her lawyer said.In...
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Now ‘blooks’ catch the eye of publisher
LONDON: Read any good blooks recently? A guilty romp through a private memoir, perhaps, or a slow, greedy wallow in a cookery diary rich with flavours? Maybe just a quick glimpse...
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US policy on terror breeds new enemies
WASHINGTON: Fear can be a strong motivator. It led Franklin Roosevelt to intern tens of thousands of innocent US citizens during World War II; it led to Joseph McCarthy’s witch hunt, which ruined the lives of hundreds of Americans....
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Kashmir simmers as rights violations worsen
BEHRAMPUR (India): By charred ruins and walls peppered with bullet holes, some villagers gesticulated in the air, others shouted, a few cried. All recounted their version of Indian rule in one of the world’s most militarised regions....
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Turkey’s opposition not a credible alternative
ANKARA: Turkey’s secular opposition parties must stop squabbling and come up with credible policies if they are to have any chance of unseating the Islamist-rooted government in elections set for July....
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US, Russia waddling through differences
MOSCOW: After extensive talks over two days with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other Russian government and civil society leaders, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appears...
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Zimbabwe’s law fails to curb inflation
HARARE: A new pricing law approved by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as inflation exceeded 3,700 per cent could worsen rather than relieve widespread shortages and price rises, analysts warned on Thursday....
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US offer to refugees stokes tension
KATHMANDU: An offer by the United States to resettle tens of thousands of Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal has raised many hopes but the gesture has also sparked tension in the camps, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday....
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Cooked street food in Delhi banned
NEW DELHI: India''s Supreme Court on Thursday banned street sellers from cooking food on the pavements of New Delhi to clean up India''s chaotic capital. The ban will hit at the...
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Malaysia police detain Indian woman
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police said on Thursday they had detained a 35-year-old Indian woman who threatened to “hijack” a Malaysian Airlines aircraft after her children were refused access to see the cockpit....
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US-Iran talks to begin in Iraq on 28th
ISLAMABAD: US-Iran talks about Iraq’s security will begin in Iraq on May 28, Iran’s foreign minister said on Thursday, and kept up Tehran’s call for foreign troops to leave....
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