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Tel Aviv destroyed 100 mosques, says report
JERUSALEM, July 6: Israel destroyed more than 100 mosques in Palestinian villages incorporated into the state, a daily wrote on Friday. According to archives quoted by the Haaretz newspaper, Israel''s legendary... 
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Israeli troops pull out of Gaza
GAZA CITY, July 6: Israeli troops withdrew from the Gaza Strip overnight after an operation in which they killed 11 Palestinian fighters during heavy fighting, sources on both sides said on Friday....
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Rains maroon thousands in India
KOLKATA, July 6: Thousands of people in eastern India were marooned for a fourth straight day on Friday as torrential rains hampered relief work, and in neighbouring Bangladesh two people were killed by landslides....
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Rice terms Iran dangerous
WASHINGTON, July 6: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice described Iran as “increasingly dangerous” and refused to rule out US military action if Tehran refuses to suspend its nuclear programme....
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Another key ally ditches Bush on Iraq
WASHINGTON, July 6: A key ally of US President George W. Bush has abandoned his policy on Iraq, urging him to devise a new strategy to deal with the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Arab country....
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Islamic school shut down in Thailand
NARATHIWAT (Thailand), July 6: Thai authorities said on Friday they have shut down an Islamic school with alleged links to separatist rebels in the nation''s restive south, where three people were killed in fresh unrest....
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Iran expects no new sanctions
VIENNA, July 6: Iran expects the United Nations to hold off on new sanctions while Tehran pursues new talks with the UN atomic agency about its disputed nuclear work, a senior Iranian official said on Friday....
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Students in Nepal plan to spoil king’s party
KATHMANDU, July 6: Left-wing student groups in Nepal said on Friday they were determined to spoil embattled King Gyanendra''s plans for a public celebration of his 60th birthday this weekend....
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6 Sri Lankan soldiers killed in clashes
COLOMBO, July 6: The Tamil Tiger rebels killed at least six soldiers and wounded another seven in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday as war planes bombed suspected guerilla positions in the same region, officials said....
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India’s growing relations with US annoy China
NEW DELHI: Indian decision-makers are coming under growing pressure to narrow their foreign policy options as New Delhi deepens its “strategic partnership” with Washington. Of particular importance here are India’s complex relations with its giant neighbour, China....
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Americans’ silence emboldened Bush administration
LOS ANGELES: The media’s Stockholm syndrome finally seems to be wearing off. Like freed hostages who gradually cease to identify with their captors, mainstream media outlets seem to have been seized...
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Gypsies in Belgrade slums living in abject poverty
BELGRADE (Serbia): Piles of garbage, dirt and mud are everywhere. There is no running water, no electricity. Yet, Mica Tulipovic and his family have no other home....
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France to reform higher education
PARIS: The ugly concrete campus of Paris 6 university is dominated by a tower that has been a building site for 11 years as asbestos is removed....
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Yawning? Your brain is cooling down
NEW DELHI: Yawning too often? Don’t blame lack of sleep. It’s just your brain cooling down. Contrary to popular belief that has long associated yawning with sleepiness, exhaustion, boredom and...
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