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Inspectors satisfied with visit: N. Korean reactor
SEOUL, June 29: UN inspectors on Friday said they were “satisfied” and praised North Korea''s cooperation after visiting a nuclear reactor at the centre of efforts to disarm the communist country.... 
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Israeli president resigns over sex offences
JERUSALEM, June 29: Israel''s disgraced president Moshe Katsav resigned on Friday after signing a controversial plea bargain that will see him convicted of sexual offences but escape jail for initial rape charges....
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India clears way for mega fighter plane deal
NEW DELHI, June 29: An Indian defence panel approved the invitation of bids to buy 126 fighter jets on Friday, marking a key step to modernising the country''s ageing air force in one of the world''s biggest military aircraft deals....
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Gandhi letter shows he admonished critics of Urdu
NEW DELHI, June 29: In a letter written 19 days before his death, Mahatama Gandhi had admonished those who were opposing Urdu, asking them not to copy “the bad manners of...
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Pakistan-UK flight lists vital to ‘terror war’ probe: Germany
BERLIN, June 29: German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday he believed it would be justified to collect personal data about air travellers in Europe in the ‘fight against terrorism’....
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US court accepts Guantanamo plea
WASHINGTON, June 29: In a major rebuke to the Bush administration, the US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to entertain pleas from Guantanamo Bay prisoners who want to challenge their detentions in federal courts....
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Abdullah avoids meeting with Abbas
RIYADH, June 29: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has skipped a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in an apparent diplomatic snub, Al Jazeera reported on Friday....
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UK hit by postal strike
LONDON, June 29: British postal staff went on strike on Friday in a row over pay and government plans to cut thousands of jobs at the semi-privatised Royal Mail....
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GoP to blame for Bush’s wounds
WASHINGTON: President Bush began the week struggling to salvage his most important foreign and domestic initiatives: the war in Iraq and an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws....
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Woes piling up for Bush
KENNEBUNKPORT (Maine): President George W. Bush often says he’s going to ‘sprint’ to the end of his second term. But if he suffers any more blows like this week’s barrage, he may have to limp across the finish line....
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Sarkozy makes speedy start, but obstacles lie ahead
PARIS: He’s here, he’s there, he’s everywhere. A certified workaholic, President Nicolas Sarkozy has dominated French politics since winning power last month and has already made his mark on the international stage....
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Can tainted toys spark US-China trade tiff?
WASHINGTON: From tainted pet food to lead-painted toy trains, a string of recalled Chinese-made goods threatens to tarnish the Made in China label in the United States and intensify calls for trade protection....
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A model for responsible withdrawal
WASHINGTON: In a recent column on this page discussing lessons of Vietnam as they pertain to the war in Iraq, Henry Kissinger noted that the fall of South Vietnam was precipitated...
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Immigrants improve US culture
LOS ANGELES: “The impact of immigration — legal and illegal — on jobs, schools, healthcare, the environment, national security, are all very serious problems,” insists Rep....
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Non-Communist minister named in China
BEIJING: China on Friday appointed only its second non-Communist Party minister since the 1970s, state media reported. A French-trained scientist Chen Zhu, aged 54, was given the post as the country''s...
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Bosnia to bury over 400 massacre victims
SARAJEVO: The remains of more than 400 Bosnian Muslims killed in Srebrenica will be buried there next month on the 12th anniversary of Europe''s worst atrocity since World War II, organisers said on Friday....
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Two protesters shot dead in Lebanon
NAHR AL-BARED (Lebanon): Two demonstrators were shot dead on Friday as Palestinians demanded to return to their shattered homes, even as Lebanese troops and Islamists battled around their refugee camp....
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