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30 killed as Tigers attack naval base
COLOMBO, May 24: Violence peaked on Thursday with a pre-dawn ambush by the Tamil Tiger rebels on a northern Navy camp and three separate bomb explosions, one in the capital Colombo targeting an army bus.... 
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Bush warns Iran of tougher sanctions
WASHINGTON, May 24: President George W. Bush warned Iran on Thursday that the United States and its European allies would further toughen sanctions on the Islamic Republic if Iran continues to defy UN demands to rein in its nuclear programme....
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Beirut vows to crush ‘terror’
NAHR AL-BARED (Lebanon), May 24: Lebanese leaders vowed on Thursday to crush Islamic fighters holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp, raising fears of a deadly new showdown after fierce fighting that has killed 69 people and sent thousands fleeing....
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US court allows oath-taking on Quran
WASHINGTON, May 24: A US judge ruled on Thursday that any religious text, not just a Bible, may be used to swear in witnesses or jurors in courtrooms....
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Bangladesh armed forces elite promoted
DHAKA, May 24: Bangladesh''s military-backed government on Thursday promoted the country''s powerful army chief Moeen U Ahmed to the post of full general as part of a major upgrade of the country''s armed forces, an official said....
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UN expresses concern over fate of civilians
UNITED NATIONS, May 24: The UN Security Council and the United Nations human rights chief on Thursday expressed strong concern over the fate of civilians caught in the fighting between the...
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Indian army ready for the worst: Singh
NEW DELHI, May 24: The Indian army is prepared to meet any threat to the nation''s security but the preferred choice to resolve disputes with neighbours is through dialogue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said....
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Japan arranging summit with China
TOKYO, May 24: Japan said on Thursday it is trying to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Germany next month....
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Journalists’ killing condemned
NEW YORK, May 24: The director-general of Unesco on Thursday condemned the killing of two Somali radio journalists Abshir Ali Gabre and Ahmed Hassan Mahad in the Shabelle province and called for improved safety of journalists in the country....
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Fortress embassies handicap US
WASHINGTON: With threats to American power growing stronger and American prestige slipping around the world, our professional Foreign Service officers are more crucial than ever. Unfortunately, our approach to their security...
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Demand for US pullout may unite Iraq factions
WASHINGTON: Nationalist Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s bid to unite Sunnis and Shias on the basis of a common demand for withdrawal of US occupation forces, reported last weekend by the Washington...
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Syria’s Assad stronger on eve of new term
DAMASCUS: The streets of Damascus are festooned with flags, banners and huge portraits of Bashar al-Assad ahead of an uncontested referendum to confirm him as president for another seven years....
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Renewed ME violence eclipses peace hopes
WASHINGTON: Condoleezza Rice talks about a brighter “political horizon” for Palestinians, a more hopeful vision of their future as an independent state. Yet renewed violence and political infighting are clouding the goal....
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A novel way to get diet advice
TOKYO: Wondering how much of a diet-buster that banana cream pie on your plate is? Some Japanese have a novel way to find out: Photograph it with your cellphone and send the image to an expert....
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Should Bush fire Alberto Gonzales?
LOS ANGELES: There is no basis to remove the attorney general so long as no evidence has been brought forth — and none has — that any US attorney was asked to resign for partisan or corrupt purpose....
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