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Bombs rock Baghdad; 70 killed
BAGHDAD, Aug 1: Thunderous car bombings echoed around Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 70 people, as Iraq''s national unity coalition collapsed under the weight of sectarian tensions.... 
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Taliban threaten to kill hostages
GHAZNI, Aug 1: The Taliban threatened to kill more South Korean hostages after another deadline expired on Wednesday, as helicopters dropped leaflets in the area where the group was captured warning of a military operation....
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Time to seize opportunities for ME peace: Rice JERUSALEM, Aug 1: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on the Middle East on Wednesday to seize the moment to jumpstart dormant peace talks as she sought to lay the groundwork for an international peace conference later this year....
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69 trapped miners in China rescued
BEIJING, Aug 1: Sixty-nine workers trapped in a flooded Chinese coal mine for more than three days were pulled out alive on Wednesday, state press reported....
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British Airways fined £121.5m
LONDON, Aug.1: British Airways has been fined £121.5 million by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for illegally fixing fuel-surcharges levied on passengers booking long-haul flights with the airline....
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Labour Party on alert for polls
LONDON, Aug 1: Officials in Britain''s governing Labour Party have been put on alert to expect an early election, possibly as soon as October, The Times reported on Wednesday, quoting a senior party official....
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Nepal girls an aids factor in India: study
NEW YORK, Aug 1: Young girls who have been trafficked abroad into prostitution are emerging as an AIDS risk factor in their home countries, according to an American Medical Association study released on Wednesday....
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World’s hottest chillies
NEW DELHI: I know people who regularly eat bhut jolokias — the “ghost chilli” now rated as the world’s hottest pepper. They’re nice people. I like them. They don’t seem crazy....
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Civilians facing shortage of supplies in LTTE-held Lanka
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan government forces and Tamil Tiger rebel leaders are gearing up for a massive face-off along the line of control in the north of the island....
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Tigers still believe India can resolve war
COLOMBO: Twenty years after the India-Sri Lanka peace accord, inked on July 29, 1987 amidst violent street protests and ending after heavy fighting with the Tamil Tiger rebels costing the Indian...
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A reminder of the British Empire’s pernicious legacy
CAMBRIDGE (UK): In a summer largely distinguished by floating Taj Mahals, Bollywood extravaganzas and empire-nostalgic television, a new exhibition at the British Library in London offers a more thoughtful commemoration of the 60th anniversary of independence for India and Pakistan....
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Tourism in ‘little Tibet’ taking off
RUMBUK (India): Answering the call of nature over a pit of manure with no flush water in sight and learning how to churn butter may not be everyone’s idea of a great holiday....
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Sadat nephew released from jail
CAIRO: Talaat Sadat, a nephew of late President Anwar Sadat who was jailed last year for alleging that army officers were involved in his uncle''s 1981 assassination, was freed on Tuesday after serving nine months....
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Two more Muslim boys freed in Canada
TORONTO: Two more Muslim boys won freedom on Tuesday after the terror-related charges were stayed by a Canadian court in Brampton, 25 kilometres north of Toronto....
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Russia breaches arms contract with India
MOSCOW: Russia is set to breach a contract to refurbish a Soviet-era aircraft carrier for the Indian navy, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday, citing officials at the firm upgrading the ship....
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Putin third term never considered: EC
MOSCOW: Russia''s elections commission has never studied the question of a third term for President Vladimir Putin, elections chief Vladimir Churov said in an interview published Wednesday....
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Powerful typhoon heads for Japan
TOKYO: A powerful typhoon sped closer on Wednesday to mainland Japan, with the southern island of Kyushu bracing to be hit first. Typhoon Usagi was about 1,100 kilometres south of Tokyo...
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Asia opens security summit
MANILA: Asia''s annual security summit got under way here on Wednesday with a flurry of talks on everything from North Korea and Darfur to bird flu, child sex tourism and the threat of global warming....
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