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Ijaz’s remarks anger UK media
LONDON, June 20: The British media seems to understand why Muslims the world over are angry on Salman Rushdie’s knighthood, but it is livid over the remarks of Pakistan’s Federal Minister... 
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UK to stay engaged in Afghanistan for decades: envoy
LONDON, June 20: Britain will need to stay involved in Afghanistan for “decades” to help restore stability, London''s ambassador in Kabul said on Wednesday. In an interview with BBC radio, Sir...
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38 items of documentary heritage added to UN register
UNITED NATIONS, June 20: The world’s first feature-length film, the family archives of the Swedish industrialist and philanthropist Alfred Nobel and the proceedings of the trials of South African anti-apartheid figures...
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US action leaves 30 dead in Iraq
BAGHDAD, June 20: US and Iraqi troops stepped up a massive offensive against suspected Al Qaeda strongholds northeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 30 alleged insurgents, the US military said....
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Israel attacks Gaza; contacts new Abbas govt
GAZA, June 20: Israel attacked Islamist fighters in Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since Hamas seized the territory, and ended an embargo of the Palestinian Authority by opening contacts with a new government in the West Bank....
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Ties with US not aimed at containing China: India
SINGAPORE, June 20: India’s improved bilateral relations with the United States are not intended to try and contain the growing might of China, the Indian foreign minister said here on Wednesday....
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Abused boys rescued from Iraqi orphanage
BAGHDAD, June 20: US soldiers helped rescue 24 abused and severely malnourished boys this month from a Baghdad orphanage, where they were found in conditions of appalling squalor, the US military said on Wednesday....
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UK plans to restrict immigration
LONDON, June 20: The migration policy of Britain is being made restrictive for incoming students and workers by basing it on points system to be introduced in the next year....
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Rajapakse’s coalition facing split
COLOMBO: The fragile coalition that comprises of President Mahinda Rajapakse’s alliance government is facing an imminent split with two former ministers announcing the formation of a new political party....
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Better times, new problems for model Afghan city
HERAT: The man who runs the western Afghan province of Herat has many problems, but he says his biggest headache has nothing to do with the Taliban....
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Everest mystery remains as Mallory bid recreated
KATHMANDU: A decades-old mystery over whether Britain''s George Mallory scaled Mount Everest three decades before Sir Edmund Hillary may remain unsolved, an American climber investigating it said on Wednesday....
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The lure of TV irks Bhutan’s authorities
THIMPHU (Bhutan): Television reached the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan only eight years ago but the country is hooked....
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70 Tamil rebels killed, says army
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan troops killed around 30 Tamil Tigers in a clash overnight in jungle in the island''s restive east, the military said on Wednesday, hours after the navy said it had killed around 40 insurgents in a sea battle....
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Indian tribals protest gainst uranium mining
GUWAHATI: Tribal groups blockaded highways in India''s northeast Meghalaya state on Wednesday, the start of a five-day campaign to protest government plans to mine uranium....
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BD top leaders may be forced out: minister
DHAKA: The leaders of Bangladesh''s main political parties are likely to lose their positions as a result of an anti-graft crackdown by the country''s emergency government, a minister said on Wednesday.... |
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