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4 killed as Gujjars go on rampage in Rajasthan JODHPUR, May 31: Four more people have died in clashes between an ethnic group demanding more government aid and police in northern India, bringing the death toll this week to 17, officials said on Thursday.... 
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India, US hold talks on N-deal
NEW DELHI, May 31: India and the United States began talks on Thursday intended to resolve delays in a nuclear energy deal that will give India access to long-denied Western nuclear technology....
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TI report comes down hard on Indian judiciary
NEW DELHI: The reputation of India’s judiciary, considered overbearing and democratically unaccountable by many, has taken a knock with the publication of a report by Transparency International (TI) called the “Global Corruption Report 2007”....
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N-plan: Iran urged to show flexibility
MADRID, May 31: The EU and Iran began a fresh round of talks here on Thursday aimed at ending a tense standoff over Tehran''s atomic programme, with the bloc urging greater flexibility from the Islamic republic....
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Putin condemns US ‘imperialism’
MOSCOW, May 31: President Vladimir Putin issued an acerbic warning on Thursday to the United States, saying the recent test of a new Russian missile was a direct response to US actions and condemning “imperialism” in world affairs....
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Bush unveils climate change plan
WASHINGTON, May 31: US President George W. Bush said on Thursday he would urge major industrialised nations at a summit next week to join a new global framework for fighting climate change after the Kyoto Protocol lapses....
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Bush has okayed covert operations in Iran: papers
WASHINGTON, May 31: The Bush administration has authorized the CIA to launch covert operations inside Iran to achieve a regime change in that country, say reports published in the US media on Thursday....
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Thousands protest after Thai party dissolved
BANGKOK, May 31: Thousands of protesters denouncing Thailand''s junta braved a security clampdown here on Thursday after a ruling barring the ousted prime minister and his party from elections cast uncertainty on the country''s political future....
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14 space agencies set sights on Moon and Mars
LONDON, May 31: In an unprecedented move, 14 of the world''s leading space agencies on Thursday revealed their agreed vision for globally coordinated space exploration to the Moon, Mars and beyond....
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UN votes to form tribunal for Lebanon
UNITED NATIONS, May 31: A deeply divided UN Security Council on Wednesday voted to form an international tribunal to prosecute suspects in the assassination of Rafik Hariri, a former prime minister of Lebanon....
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Seven Iranian soldiers die in border clashes
TEHRAN, May 31: Seven Iranian soldiers, including two generals, have been killed in clashes with rebels in a Kurdish populated area in the north of the country, the IRNA reported on Thursday....
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UK accused of killing Litvinenko
MOSCOW, May 31: The chief suspect in the murder of Russian ex-agent Alexander Litvinenko on Thursday accused the British secret service of being behind the killing and said Litvinenko himself had been spying for MI6....
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Somali regime faces music of resistance
NAIROBI: Upon entering a tiny recording studio in a grimy Nairobi building, Felis removes her face veil, slides headphones onto her ears and starts singing in a high voice: “Girls are raped....
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US army, navy at odds over accountability
LOS ANGELES: The US navy is on a tear. Last week, for the sixth time in six weeks, a skipper was relieved of command. The latest to get the sack was Cmdr....
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US leaders shifting opinions on immigration, Iraq
WASHINGTON: Republican and Democratic presidential candidates are abandoning the middle ground for positions on Iraq and immigration that cater to their parties’ fringes — the latest example of polarisation trumping moderation in Washington....
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Dispute erupts over deep sea treasure
MADRID: Hardly had deep-sea treasure hunters had time to celebrate their discovery this month of perhaps the world’s richest treasure wreck before the marine booty became the centre of a heated ownership debate....
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TB may also catch you in air
ATLANTA: SARS on a plane. Mumps on a plane. And now a rare and deadly form of tuberculosis, on at least two planes. Commercial air travel’s potential for spreading infection continues...
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