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Afghan negotiators ‘hopeful’ in hostage crisis
GHAZNI, July 28: Negotiations resumed in Afghanistan on Saturday to free 22 South Koreans kidnapped by the Taliban as a top envoy from Seoul was set to hold high-level meetings over the crisis....
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Deal allows India to resume nuclear tests: experts
WASHINGTON, July 28: The United States should not make it easier for India to resume nuclear testing and produce fissile material for nuclear weapons, says a senior US nuclear....
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8 protesters killed in India
HYDERABAD (India), July 28: Eight people were killed in southern India on Saturday after police started firing on protesters demanding land for the poor, police said....
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US plans to sell $20bn arms to S. Arabia
NEW YORK, July 28: The Bush administration is expected to propose to US Congress to approve a $ 20 billion arms package for Saudi Arabia as the US officials continued to...
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Thais protest against junta
BANGKOK, July 28: At least 5,000 Thais rallied under tight security in Bangkok on Saturday to demand an end to the country''s army-backed government amid fears of a repeat of last Sunday''s violence....
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UN launches appeal for Iraqi children
UNITED NATIONS, July 28: Sounding alarm bells that a generation of Iraqis could grow up uneducated and alienated, the United Nations on Friday launched a $129 million appeal to ensure that...
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US Congress passes 9/11 bill
WASHINGTON, July 28: The US Congress on Friday sent President George Bush a bill implementing key recommendations of the independent probe into the Sept 11 attacks in 2001....
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Egypt says 600 Palestinians to cross into Gaza
AL-ARISH (Egypt), July 28: Egypt and Israel have agreed to allow some 600 Palestinians stranded in Egypt for weeks to cross into the Palestinian territories through Israel beginning on Sunday, an Egyptian official said....
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Two votes may change Japan
WASHINGTON: In the next few days, two votes on two continents could bring a wave of change to Japan. Today in Tokyo an upper-house election of the Japanese Diet will decide...
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Brown due for first summit with US president
LONDON: Gordon Brown makes his first official trip to the United States as British prime minister on Sunday, at a time many this side of the North Atlantic Ocean want clearer water between London and Washington....
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Time for Erdogan to land back to Turkish reality
ANKARA: Sunday’s elections have elevated Turkey to the rank of mature democracy. By giving an impressive 46.7 per cent of their vote to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish citizens have expressed determination...
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Poverty: a difficult subject to cover
MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay): Water used to be carried home, usually by women, in large jugs, as is still the case in many poor countries. But now that many people around the world...
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Indian doctor leaves Australia
SYDNEY: An Indian doctor cleared of involvement in failed British car bombings left Australia on Sunday (Saturday night in Pakistan), vowing through his lawyer to remove any lingering stain on his character....
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Asean still at odds on rights, charter
MANILA: Southeast Asian nations were still at odds on Saturday over a proposed human rights commission and how to punish countries that fail to obey their regional bloc’s rules, diplomats said....
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