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Sanjay puts on a brave front in jail
MUMBAI, Aug 2: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is not receiving special treatment in a packed, high-security prison, officials said, after starting a six-year sentence this week over deadly bomb blasts in Mumbai....
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Israel ready to talk peace fundamentals: Rice
RAMALLAH: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wrapped up a regional tour on Thursday, telling Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas that Israel was ready to discuss “fundamental issues” to advance stalled Middle East peace efforts....
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Taliban ready to meet South Koreans
GHAZNI, Aug 2: Taliban militants said on Thursday they were ready to meet a South Korean delegation over the fate of 21 hostages held in Afghanistan for more than two weeks, after two others were shot dead....
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BD court stays Hasina’s bail
DHAKA, Aug 2: The Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on Thursday stayed until Aug 14 the High Court orders granting bail to detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and...
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Beijing defends ‘peaceful’ military build-up
MANILA, Aug 2: China took aim on Thursday at efforts to counter its dramatic military rise, taking centre stage at Asia''s main security forum to insist it would be a force for peace and stability....
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Gates calls for pressure on Iran
ABU DHABI, Aug 2: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates urged US partners in the Middle East on Thursday to put pressure on Iran to end its nuclear programme, warning there''s “not really room for bystanders here.”...
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India dismisses Australian report on doctor
BANGALORE, Aug 2: A senior Indian police officer on Thursday dismissed as false a report that a local doctor detained in Australia had links with Osama bin-Laden''s Al Qaeda network....
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Maoist minister resigns in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: A Maoist minister in Nepal''s coalition government resigned on Thursday, citing a lack of cooperation from his partners. Forestry minister Matrika Yadav also accused the government of ignoring the demands of minorities in Nepal....
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Former Thai minister next Asean head
MANILA, Aug 2: Southeast Asian nations have named former Thai foreign minister Surin Pitsuwan as the next secretary general of Asean, the 10-nation bloc announced on Thursday....
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US sets aside $15bn for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Aug 2: The United States has set aside almost $15 billion to help the Afghan government rebuild the country devastated in more than 20 years of war and civil strife, a senior US official said on Thursday....
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Tough reform tests await holidaying Sarkozy
PARIS: Nicolas Sarkozy took office in May promising to “do what I say I’ll do”, but as his first batch of reforms pass through parliament, the French president’s major political challenges still lie ahead....
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Hostage crisis eclipses Asia security talks
MANILA: Asia’s annual security summit opened in sombre mood on Thursday, overshadowed by the plight of 21 South Korean hostages threatened with execution by their Taliban captors in Afghanistan....
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US civil rights leader fights on 50 years later
ATLANTA: As one of the last survivors of the US civil rights movement''s original leadership, Joseph Lowery would have been forgiven had he retired gracefully to bask in the role he played in history 50 years ago....
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Aid scarce for 20m flood victims in South Asia
NEW DELHI: Relief teams in India, Bangladesh and Nepal on Thursday battled to bring food, clean drinking water and medicines to nearly 20 million people stranded in massive flooding....
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Britons warned about holiday trouble around the world
LONDON: The government warned Britons on Thursday to do more to avoid getting into trouble as they jet off on summer holidays, with notable hotspots including Greece, Australia, India — and Prague....
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Asia Pacific’s movers and shakers take to the stage
MANILA: Australia’s foreign minister crooned “What the World Needs Now is Love”, his Japanese counterpart took to the stage dressed as a samurai warrior and the Chinese delegation danced....
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Sleepwalkers are not violent, says expert
NEW YORK: Sleepwalkers are rarely violent and do not seek out victims while they are in a sleep arousal state. If a sleepwalker does become violent, the victim is usually someone...
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Mah-jong linked to epilepsy
HONG KONG: The traditional Chinese game of mah-jong can spark epileptic fits in susceptible people, and the only cure is to give it up, according to new research released in a Hong Kong medical journal....
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