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Israel frees over 250 Palestinian prisoners
RAMALLAH (West Bank), July 20: Israel on Thursday freed more than 250 Palestinian prisoners, who flashed victory signs to a West Bank heroes'' welcome, in a move promoted to bolster moderate president Mahmud Abbas.... 
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US, allies drop UN bid for Kosovo independence
UNITED NATIONS, July 20: The US and its European allies on Thursday abandoned a bid to secure independence for Kosovo through the Security Council in face of a Russian veto threat and said they would seek an alternative route....
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UK, France to launch fight against terror
LONDON, July 20: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and President Nikolai Sarkozy of France have announced plans to set up a joint working group to exchange information that could help combat terror....
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Potter fans await Harry swansong, but leaks mar surprise
LONDON, July 20: Excitement mounted among Harry Potter fans worldwide on Friday as the clock ticked down to the release of the last instalment of his adventures, though a tide of leaks threatened to spoil the event....
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Karabakh election
STEPANAKERT (Azerbaijan), July 20: A presidential election in Azerbaijan''s breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh was won by a former head of security for the territory, Bako Sahakian, election officials said on Friday....
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The A to Z of Harry Potter
LONDON, July 20: In the Harry Potter books, British author J. K. Rowling has created a fictional, self-contained wizarding world of magic and mystery. Here is an A to Z of...
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La Nina pattern to play havoc with world’s weather: UN
GENEVA, July 20: The UN''s weather agency on Friday said a disruptive La Nina climate pattern was taking shape in the Pacific, raising the prospect of an active Atlantic hurricane season and strong monsoons in Asia....
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Bush has lost touch with reality
WASHINGTON: One hopes the leader of the free world hasn’t really, truly lost touch with objective reality. But one does have to wonder. Last week, George Bush invited nine conservative pundits...
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Tamils fearful of forced recruitment by LTTE
KILINOCHCHI (Sri Lanka): In Tamil Tiger territory, youths like Rajathurai Ponnambalam are living in hiding to avoid being forcibly recruited by the rebels and sent to fight in a Sri Lankan civil war they don’t believe in....
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Three parties likely to dominate Turkish house
ANKARA: With the Turkish legislative elections coming up on Sunday, the picture of the post-July 22 National Assembly takes a firmer shape. The number of the parties to share the red...
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Vests to cool army in the heat of battle
BAGHDAD: The Humvee’s air conditioner conked out right after four US soldiers clambered aboard for a run through some of Baghdad’s most dangerous streets. The temperature was 46 degree Centigrade —...
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Lessons to be learned from floods
LONDON: As communities around the world battle the worst floods in living memory, experts warn such events may become more frequent due to climate change and that lessons still need to be learnt to limit losses....
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