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US govt under fire over harsh interrogation
WASHINGTON, April 2: US lawmakers and rights groups blasted the US government’s “war on terror” tactics on Wednesday after the release of a 2003 legal memo arguing that US military interrogators could use extreme methods in questioning Al Qaeda detainees.... 
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Carmaker convicted of racial bias
PARIS, April 2: A French court on Wednesday found carmaker Renault guilty of discriminating against two black employees who had argued that they were denied promotions because of their race....
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US wants more African troops in Darfur
UNITED NATIONS, April 2: The United States is pressing the United Nations to ensure that 3,600 more international peacekeepers are deployed in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region by June, according to a letter seen here on Wednesday....
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Former UN official jailed for corruption
NEW YORK, April 2: A former senior UN procurement officer has been sentenced in New York to eight years in jail over an influence-peddling scandal involving UN contracts worth more than $50 million....
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Need to strengthen Iraqi forces : US
BAGHDAD, April 2: Iraqi forces need to be strengthened and some troops are “not up to the task”, the US said on Wednesday, after police and army units failed to crush Shia militiamen despite a weeklong crackdown in Basra....
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Top EU official in Kosovo approves constitution
PRISTINA, April 2: The top European Union official in Kosovo approved the new country’s constitution on Wednesday....
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Irish PM to step down on May 6
DUBLIN, April 2: Bertie Ahern will step down as Ireland’s prime minister on May 6 to fight corruption allegations that have dogged his final term in office and risk tarnishing his legacy of helping deliver peace in Northern Ireland....
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10 extrasolar planets discovered
WASHINGTON, April 2: Astronomers using robotic cameras said on Wednesday they had found 10 new planets outside our solar system, while a second team said they had found the youngest planet yet....
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New money fuels boom in Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY, April 2: In the 1980s, Diep Bach Duong worked for a pittance as a bureaucrat in communist Vietnam. Now, she cruises around in a new Rolls-Royce and carries a Louis Vuitton handbag....
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Yahoo adds voice commands to Web search on phones
LAS VEGAS/SAN FRANCISCO, April 2: Yahoo Inc on Wednesday unveiled new features to make Web search easier and more relevant to mobile phone users, the latest step in its battle with Google Inc in the next frontier for Web use....
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Professor jailed over scandal
HANOVER, April 2: A court in Germany sentenced a law professor to three years in prison for giving students better marks in exchange for sex and money....
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Watchmakers pin hopes on Asia
BASEL (Switzerland), April 2: International watchmakers pinned their hopes on Asia and other developing economies on Wednesday amid warnings the industry could be undermined by the growing turmoil on financial markets....
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US govt flooded with visa requests
WASHINGTON, April 2: US companies flooded the government with visa applications for highly skilled foreign workers on Tuesday in what has become an annual lottery for just 65,000 visas....
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Kremlin critic gets asylum in UK
MOSCOW, April 2: Britain has granted political asylum to a journalist who fled Russia saying her life was in danger because of her criticism of the Kremlin, she said....
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Hollywood actors to begin contract talks on 15th
LOS ANGELES, April 2: Hollywood’s main actors’ union said on Tuesday it would begin talks on a new labour contract with the studios on April 15, setting the scene for a...
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Scientists claim nailing ‘smoking’ gene linked to lung cancer
PARIS, April 2: Three independent studies have identified a tiny variation in the human genome that make some people more vulnerable to lung cancer than others....
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Military blamed for aid workers’ death in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: A human rights group blamed Sri Lankan security forces for the massacre of 17 aid workers 20 months ago, saying police and paramilitary forces shot the victims as they knelt on the ground and begged for their lives....
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Bhutan’s opposition MPs withdraw resignation
NEW DELHI: Bhutan’s only two opposition members of the national assembly dropped plans on Wednesday to resign their seats over allegations of an unfair election, saying they would play the role of an effective opposition in the world’s newest democracy....
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BD seeks 3 million tons of wheat, rice
SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt): Bangladesh hopes to buy 3 million tonnes of wheat and rice on international markets in the next three months after a cyclone struck last year, a government official said....
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Nepal eases Everest climbing ban
KATHMANDU: Nepal has relaxed a restriction on climbing Mount Everest that was announced last month to prevent protests by Tibetans during the Olympic torch run, a senior government official said on Tuesday....
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Dhaka mayor charged with corruption
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s army-backed interim government on Wednesday charged the mayor of the capital Dhaka for corruption, police said, in the latest case against a public figure....
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Bangladeshis advised to cut rice consumption
DHAKA: The military chief of emergency-ruled Bangladesh has advised villagers to eat potatoes to reduce spiralling demand for rice, which has seen prices double in a year....
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Nepal Maoist leader warns against poll rigging
KATHMANDU: Nepal''s once shadowy Maoist leader warned on Wednesday that the former rebels would not accept the results of upcoming crucial polls if they were marred by corruption....
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Goa allows federal probe into teen’s death
PANAJI (India): Authorities in India’s resort state of Goa have agreed to allow a federal probe into the murder of a British teenager, an official said on Wednesday....
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Aamir Khan rejects calls to boycott Olympic torch
NEW DELHI: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan said on Wednesday he would take part in the Olympic torch relay in India, spurning calls for a boycott but carrying “a prayer” for the Tibetan people....
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13 rebels killed in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan soldiers launched a pre-dawn attack on Wednesday on Tamil separatists in the embattled north, triggering a battle that killed 13 rebels and one soldier, while fighter planes bombed a separate guerrilla base, the military said....
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