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House calls for US pullout from Iraq
WASHINGTON, July 13: A day after the US House of Representatives set a deadline for withdrawing troops from Iraq, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the lawmakers to give the Bush administration’s policy more time to work.... 
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Army pounds Islamists in Lebanon refugee camp
NAHR AL-BARED (Lebanon), July 13: The Lebanese army pounded positions of rocket-firing Islamists in heavy clashes around a refugee camp on Friday, as the military''s death toll neared 100 almost eight weeks into a bloody showdown....
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26 killed in Nepal landslides
KATHMANDU: At least 26 people have been killed in landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains in western Nepal, officials said on Friday. “Twenty one people were swept away by landslides Thursday...
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Annan urges Malaysia to lead Muslim world
KUALA LUMPUR, July 13: Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan on Friday called on Malaysia to play a more prominent role in the Muslim world to help overcome international tensions.Annan...
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No evidence against doctor held in Australia: reports
SYDNEY, July 13: Australian police have failed to uncover any incriminating evidence against an Indian doctor held for nearly 11 days in connection with attempted car bombings in Britain, a report said Friday....
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Indian peacekeepers accused of gold trafficking
KINSHASA: Indian UN peacekeepers have been accused of gold trafficking with Rwandan Hutu rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to UN documents and witnesses....
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Ottawa asked to change stand on Afghan war
OTTAWA, July 13: Canada’s Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been told to stop referring to “fighting terrorism” and the Sept 11 attacks, and to banish the phrase “cut...
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Media mogul found guilty of criminal fraud
CHICAGO, July 13: A US jury on Friday found former media mogul Conrad Black guilty of multiple counts of criminal fraud and a single count of obstruction of justice, but acquitted him of racketeering and tax charges....
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Pro-ChineseIndian groups protest against war games
NEW DELHI, July 13: Proposed naval war games in the Bay of Bengal in September involving India, the United States, Australia, Japan and Singapore ignited protests on Friday from India''s main communist groups known to be sympathetic to China....
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Sri Lanka rebels train for the kill
DEEP INSIDE REBEL TERRITORY (Sri Lanka): First there is a blazing back-flash, then a thunderous explosion — squeezing the trigger of his rocket-propelled grenade launcher, Tamil Tiger fighter S....
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Iraq war policy failing: report
WASHINGTON: President George Bush insisted on Thursday that he had a winning strategy in Iraq even as a White House report said the Iraqi government had failed in its efforts to stem violence and bring about reconciliation....
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South Africa’s justice system keeps innocent behind bars
PRETORIA: All charges may have been dropped before they came to court but Julia Mashela still paid a heavy price for her years on remand behind bars as a victim of South Africa''s creaking justice system....
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‘Iron river of guns’ flows from US to Mexico
PHOENIX: When machinegun-toting hit men fought a bloody battle with police and troops around the Mexico town of Cananea that left 23 dead in May, it at first seemed to be the latest chapter in a very Mexican drug war....
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Concern about India’s Maoist insurgency
RAIPUR (India): The killing of 24 Indian troops this week by Maoist rebels has raised concerns over whether security forces can successfully battle the insurgents, officials and analysts said on Friday....
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How mind blocks painful memories
LONDON: Brain scans showing how the mind buries painful memories could lead to revolutionary therapies for emotional problems such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, psychologists said on Thursday....
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Only non-smoking candidates for polls
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s main Islamic opposition party will only field candidates for the upcoming general elections who do not smoke or are willing to kick the habit, its leader said....
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Typhoon injures dozens in Japan
TOKYO: Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a powerful typhoon lashed Japan''s southern island of Okinawa on Friday, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring at least 34 people, reports said....
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