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N-plan to be pushed to the limit: Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN, May 25: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday that Iran will continue developing its nuclear programme to the limit as threats loom of yet more UN sanctions against the country.... 
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Israeli planes pound Gaza Strip
GAZA CITY, May 25: Warplanes pounded the Gaza Strip for a ninth day on Friday killing two militants as rocket fire continued to strike Israel despite a call from Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas for a truce....
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Moqtada Sadr returns to Iraq
KUFA, May 25: Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr made a dramatic return to frontline Iraqi politics on Friday, calling for national unity and the withdrawal of US troops in his first speech in seven months....
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Six US soldiers killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD: The US military announced on Friday the deaths of six more soldiers in Iraq, hours after US President George W. Bush predicted a bloody summer lay ahead....
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Man held over India mosque blast
NEW DELHI, May 25: Indian police have arrested a man in connection with a bomb attack in a mosque last week which killed nine people, said a report on Friday....
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US concern over China’s military build-up
WASHINGTON, May 25: The US is concerned over China’s military build-up, including deployment of long-range ballistic nuclear missiles, via a ballooning and non-transparent budget, an annual Pentagon report said on Friday....
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Thai parties ready to accept court ruling
BANGKOK, May 25: Thailand''s two major political parties -- facing possible dissolution in an upcoming court ruling -- said on Friday they would accept any verdict following rare comments by the country''s revered king....
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Congress passes war-funding bill
WASHINGTON, May 25: The bill to continue funding the Iraq War till September with no timelines has been passed by both chambers of the US Congress....
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Britain deports Jamaican Muslim cleric
LONDON, May 25: Britain deported a Jamaican Muslim cleric on Friday after he served a sentence for inciting the murder of Americans, Hindus and Jews in his sermons....
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Last lap hurdles in India-US N-deal
NEW DELHI: The United States-India nuclear cooperation agreement, initialled almost two years ago, has run into obstacles in the final stages of negotiation. Unless the hurdles are quickly overcome, it seems...
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Everyone stands to lose in Lebanon blowback
BEIRUT: The violence that has engulfed the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in northern Lebanon over the past few days, started after a night raid by internal security forces to arrest alleged bank robbers in Lebanon’s second largest city, Tripoli....
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The good, the bad and the prosecuted
LOS ANGELES: Last week, in a news cycle dominated by Attorney-General Alberto R. Gonzales’ latest woes, the conviction and sentencing of Lt-Cmdr Matthew M. Diaz made hardly a ripple....
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Batman asked to solve garbage crisis
ROME: If the children of Naples had their way, they would ask Batman to save them from rotting garbage that threatens a major health emergency and may force some schools to close early for the summer holidays....
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War on terror a ‘Pandora’s box’
CAPE TOWN: The US-led “war on terror” has opened a Pandora''s Box of unintended consequences and is veering dangerously close to Islamophobia, South Africa''s intelligence minister said on Thursday....
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Lebanon army receives US arms
BEIRUT: Lebanon received supplies of US ammunition on Friday, security sources said, as the Lebanese army battles Islamist militants in the north of the country. The Lebanese government had requested more...
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Bosnian Serb war criminal escapes
SARAJEVO: A Bosnian Serb sentenced last month to 20 years in jail for serial rape, enslavement and torture of civilians in the 1992-95 war is on the run, local media reported on Friday.Bosnian...
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US plan for Bhutan refugees in Nepal
KATHMANDU: The United States will begin accepting applications for the resettlement of at least 60,000 refugees from Bhutan living in camps in Nepal in September, the US ambassador said on Friday....
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Suu Kyi’s detention extended
YANGON: Military-run Myanmar on Friday extended the house arrest of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, police sources said, ignoring international calls for her freedom....
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