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US rules out amending nuclear deal with India
WASHINGTON, April 26: The United States has ruled out any changes in its nuclear deal with India to satisfy leftist allies of the Indian government who oppose the agreement.... 
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US says it does not trust North Korea
WASHINGTON, April 26: A day after accusing North Korea of helping Syria build a covert nuclear reactor, the United States said it did not trust the hardline communist state, which is negotiating to end its atomic weapons drive....
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Abbas warns of ‘difficult impasse’
GLASGOW, April 26: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas warned on Saturday of an “extremely difficult impasse” if a peace deal is not reached with Israel before US President George W....
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NY festival showcases films on Muslim world
NEW YORK, April 26: Seven years after New York’s Tribeca neighborhood was shaken by the attacks on the city’s World Trade Center, the area has become a bazaar for movies about and from the Muslim world....
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Emiratis fear ‘govt collapse’
ABU DHABI: The growing concern of Emiratis about being a minority in their own country surfaced again last week, with a senior official warning that it could lead to the collapse of the regime....
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US, Britain, Interpol warn of terror risk in China
WASHINGTON, April 26: The United States and Britain issued new travel alerts warning of an increased terrorist threat in China on Friday, as Interpol said Beijing must prepare for a possible Al Qaeda attack at the Olympics....
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Mugabe’s party loses parliament
HARARE, April 26: Zimbabwe’s main opposition movement has won a historic victory over President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party, official results showed on Saturday, but the outcome of the presidential vote remained unknown....
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JVP says India to implement its ‘strategy’ in Lanka
COLOMBO, April 26: The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), which split into two factions earlier this month, has warned that a victory by the government at next month’s Eastern Provincial Council...
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Pennsylvania man survives 150m fall
ALLENTOWN (Pennsylvania), April 26: A man survived a 150-meter fall into an abandoned strip mine on Friday, astounding rescuers who spent hours on a risky descent into the abyss to bring him back out....
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HRW seeks UN help over Somalia abuses
UNITED NATIONS, April 26: Saying that the relentless violence in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, is worsening the humanitarian and human rights crisis faced by hundreds of thousands of Somali civilians, the Human...
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PKK targets in Iraq attacked
ISTANBUL, April 26: Turkey said its warplanes struck Kurdish separatist targets inside northern Iraq on Friday and Saturday in what military sources called the biggest Turkish air operation in northern Iraq this year....
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19-year-old professor
WASHINGTON, April 26: Alia Sabur, a 19-year old Iranian American, has been declared the world’s youngest professor in history by the Guinness Book of World Records....
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Morocco factory fire kills 55
RABAT, April 26: Fifty-five people burned to death after a fire ravaged a mattress factory in the Moroccan city of Casablanca on Saturday, state news agency MAP reported....
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US hawks itching for confrontation?
WASHINGTON: Are the latest accusations and tough language levelled against Iran, Syria, and North Korea evidence of a resurgence by the remaining hawks in the administration of President George W....
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Taking a cue from presidential contest
WASHINGTON: Scorching rhetoric and negative campaigning aren’t confined to the long American presidential contest. They are spilling over into other segments of public life....
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Library for the ‘legacy of Putin’
MOSCOW: Russia’s parliament has approved the creation of a foundation for President Vladimir Putin to preserve his legacy after eight years as Kremlin leader....
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Saving Donkeys ‘in the name of tradition’
RIZOKARPASO (Cyprus): It’s the butt of jokes and the source of choice curses, but the donkey is an integral part of Mediterranean culture, and friends on Cyprus are working to protect one of the world’s last wild colonies from extinction....
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Tight supplies likely to push price of oil still higher
HOUSTON: Oil’s meteoric rise to near $120 a barrel looks like more than just another economic bubble — growing demand and tighter supplies are likely to keep prices high....
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