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Bush rejects calls for disbanding Iraqi govt
WASHINGTON, Aug 21: US President George Bush on Tuesday rejected calls by US lawmakers and senior military officials for disbanding the Iraqi government, saying that it’s the Iraqi people who ought to take this decision.... 
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Hurricane Dean slams into Mexico
CANCUN (Mexico), Aug 21: Hurricane Dean, which slammed into the Caribbean coast of Mexico on Tuesday, was downgraded from a powerful category five to a still-dangerous category three hurricane, the Miami-based National Hurricane Centre announced....
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Ambassador terms Indian MPs headless chicken
NEW DELHI, Aug 21: Indian opposition MPs disrupted parliament on Tuesday after New Delhi’s envoy to Washington reportedly said they were acting like “headless chicken” for opposing a nuclear deal with the US....
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Iran frees scholar on bail
TEHRAN, Aug 21: Iran on Tuesday released on bail US-Iranian academic Haleh Esfandiari after over three months in jail on security charges, in a case that has further raised tensions with arch enemy the United States....
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Need stressed to enhance early warning systems
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21: Early warning systems are the most efficient way to save lives in disasters such as hurricanes and need to be further enhanced at local levels, a United Nations body said on Tuesday....
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Protests cast shadow on North American summit
MONTEBELLO (Canada), Aug 21: North American leaders wrap up a two-day summit here on Tuesday amid little expectation of any concrete results, despite talks on bolstering trade and security....
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Putin calls for Russian leadership in military aviation
ZHUKOVSKY (Russia), Aug 21: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pushed Russia’s military aviation industry as a global leader, just days after announcing the resumption of Cold War-era strategic bomber flights....
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Drop in asylum-seekers
LONDON, Aug 21: The UK is fast losing its attraction for potential asylum seekers from the world over with the number of applicants continuing to fall in the face of stricter...
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Indian doctor wins visa case
BRISBANE (Australia), Aug 21: An Australian court ruled on Tuesday that authorities were wrong to revoke the visa of an Indian doctor linked to failed British terror attacks, but the government said it was still suspicious of him....
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India’s nuclear deal controversy may lead to early polls
NEW DELHI: India could be heading for elections in 2008, a year ahead of schedule, after a row over a nuclear deal with the United States exposed deep faultlines between the government and its communist allies....
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Bush is now an embarrassment for Republicans
LONDON: George Bush likes his sleep. While campaigning for the presidency in 2000 his prize possession was a feather pillow. On the night that Saddam Hussein was executed he went to bed at 9pm with strict orders not to be woken....
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India must reorder education to compete with China: IT body NEW DELHI: India must make a huge push in education and infrastructure to ensure it is not overtaken by China as a global outsourcing destination, a top industry body warned on Tuesday....
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Time running out for Obama
WASHINGTON: Barack Obama knows it’s a stretch to think of him as president....
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Theatre helps revive lost childhood
OKINAWA (Japan): Theatre can help children cope with violence they face during conflict situations, says a group of professional directors and peace activists....
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Pink for a girl and blue for a boy
LONDON: Women’s fondness for the colour pink is so deeply embedded that it may have been shaped by evolutionary history, according to scientists whose study of colour preferences is published on Tuesday....
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