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Canadian troops kill 15 Taliban
SANGSAR (Afghanistan), July 14: Canadian troops drove Taliban into an Afghan army ambush on Saturday and then called in air strikes to hit the fleeing militants, killing at least 15, the Canadian army commander said.... 
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UK, Australia charge two Indian doctors in terror case
LONDON, July 14: Two Indian doctors were charged with terrorism offences in Britain and Australia on Saturday in connection with the three failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow last month....
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2 senior Republicans urge Bush to wind up Iraq mission
WASHINGTON, July 14: In the clearest sign yet of Republican anxiety over Iraq, two elder statesmen of the party have urged President George W. Bush to begin pulling US troops out...
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Army closes in on militants in Lebanon camp
NAHR AL BARED (Lebanon), July 14: Lebanese troops closed in on positions of militants holed up in a besieged Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday after two days of heavy fighting in which 11 soldiers were killed....
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Hamas moves to convene parliament
GAZA, July 14: Hamas on Saturday rejected as unconstitutional the government appointed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and called for parliament to convene to try to reverse the decision....
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Britain plans head-mounted cameras for police
LONDON, July 14: Britain is taking its surveillance to a new level by strapping video cameras to police officers’ heads. Advocates say the devices will cut down on paperwork and supply...
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Jordan, Canada for talks on two-state solution
OTTAWA, July 14: King Abdullah of Jordan on Friday welcomed Canada’s role in helping resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, saying this ‘core issue’ posed a threat to the Middle East....
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LTTE-held areas bombed
COLOMBO, July 14: Air force jets bombed LTTE-held areas in the northwestern Mannar district of Sri Lanka on Saturday, hours after heavy fighting erupted in northern Vavuniya as rebels clashed with troops, killing one soldier and injuring nearly 15....
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‘Casual’: the new video game buzzword
SANTA MONICA (USA): Video game companies are hungrily eyeing the millions of people for whom mowing down alien invaders or battling ninjas holds limited appeal. The video game industry’s annual expo...
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Who will be Putin’s successor?
WASHINGTON: There’s a sea of rumours and theories raging about the Russian presidential succession and what Vladimir Putin would do after — and if — he stepped down....
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US destroying homes in Baquba: residents
BAQUBA: Air strikes have destroyed civilian homes rather than Al Qaeda targets under the US military operation in Baquba, residents say....
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Cubans not allowed to speak their minds
HAVANA: Miguel is in mid-sentence when his face darkens and his eyes dart to the ground. His mouth is still open, but no words come out....
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Of religion and politics
WASHINGTON: Is it too late to draw a bright line in politics between the public’s right to know and a candidate’s right to privacy? Let’s hope there’s still time — though...
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Robot visits patients when doctor can’t
BALTIMORE (USA): Has it come to this? Robots standing in for doctors at the hospital patients’ bedside? Not exactly, but some doctors have found a way to use a videoconferencing robot...
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Lankan turtle egg poachers become turtle-savers
REKAWA (Sri Lanka): Weerawarna and more than a dozen other former nest-raiders work for the Turtle Conservation Project, a local group dedicated to safeguarding the turtle nests of Rekawa beach in...
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