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BJP calls for scrutiny by parliament: Nuclear deal
NEW DELHI, July 4: India''s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday opposed a controversial nuclear deal agreed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with the United States and said parliament... 
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Pakistanis behind hostage crisis: Afghanistan
GHAZNI (Afghanistan), Aug 4: The governor of the Afghan province where the Taliban took 23 South Koreans hostage accused Pakistani Taliban working with Pakistani intelligence agents of holding them captive....
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S. Asia floods kill 1,400, displace 25 million
NEW DELHI, Aug 4: Nearly 25 million people have been displaced by flooding and 1,400 killed in South Asia as the worst monsoon rains to hit the region in decades continued to wreak havoc on Saturday....
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US soldier found guilty of rape, murder
CHICAGO, Aug 4: A US soldier has been found guilty by a military court of raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and slaying her family, a military source said on Saturday....
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India, BD vow joint action against terror threat
NEW DELHI, Aug 4: India and Bangladesh have promised “swift action” against insurgents taking shelter in each other''s countries, citing terrorism as a “common threat.” The South Asian neighbours have in...
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China summons Japanese diplomat
BEIJING, Aug 4: China has summoned a Japanese diplomat and lodged “a stern representation” after Taiwan’s national anthem was played at the Asian men’s basketball championships, state media said on Saturday....
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Bringing art and science closer
LONDON: In his famous Two Cultures lecture, CP Snow lamented the deep divide that separates the arts and humanities in modern culture. But recent work published in Genome Biology by researchers...
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Bush remains intent on exploiting Palestinian fissure: Peace process
WASHINGTON: Political factions Fatah and Hamas must reconcile in order to pursue a sustainable peace in the Palestinian territories, and if and when a power-sharing agreement is brokered, the international community...
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Kurds return to Turkish parliament after 15 years: Conciliation marks opening session
ANKARA: Turkey''s new parliament was sworn in on Saturday in a mood of conciliation following last month''s landslide victory of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan''s Islamist-rooted governing party....
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UK moves to stop foot and mouth disease havoc
LONDON: Britain moved swiftly on Saturday to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease after the first case since 2001 appeared on a farm in southern England, prompting fears of mass slaughter and devastation to farming and tourism....
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Summer in Baghdad: power cuts and dry taps
BAGHDAD: Baghdad''s residents are miserable in the scorching heat of summer. There is not enough electricity to power air conditioners and taps in large parts of the Iraqi capital have run dry....
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