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Sadr snubs US-backed Iraq peace overtures
NAJAF, May 1: Hardline Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Thursday refused talks with Iraqi lawmakers visiting neighbouring Iran in a bid to end clashes between his fighters and troops, an aide said.... 
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Blasts claim 35 lives
BAQUBA, May 1: Twin suicide blasts ripped through a wedding party in Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 66, an Iraqi army officer said....
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Al Qaeda leader dies in Somali US airstrike
MOGADISHU, May 1: US warplanes killed a militant said to be Al Qaeda’s leader in Somalia and 30 other people on Thursday in Washington’s biggest blow to a resistance campaign raging since 2007....
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Russia rushes more troops to Abkhazia
MOSCOW, May 1: Extra Russian troops deployed on Thursday in the Georgian separatist zone of Abkhazia, despite Georgia’s objections and concern in Nato, news agencies quoted the Russian Defence Ministry as saying.The...
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May Day clashes and anger over food prices
ISTANBUL, May 1: Police firing pepper gas and water cannons clashed with union activists in Istanbul on Thursday, as workers around the world made soaring food prices their May Day battle cry....
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Azerbaijan releases Russian shipment for Iran N-plant
BAKU, May 1: Azerbaijan on Thursday released a shipment of Russian equipment for Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant after holding it for a month out of concern it might violate UN sanctions, the foreign ministry said....
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Iraqi team to Iran an important step: Gates
EL PASO (Texas): US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said the Iraqi government’s decision to send a delegation to Iran was an important step in pressuring Tehran to stop arming Shia militias....
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Britons go to polls in key test for Brown
LONDON, May 1: Voters went to the polls on Thursday in local elections in England and Wales seen as a key test for embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown....
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Myanmar vote a sham, says rights group
BANGKOK, May 1: Myanmar’s referendum next week on a new constitution is a “sham” aimed at entrenching the military, which has ruled since 1962, an international rights watchdog said on Thursday....
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Nepal slashes Everest climbing cost
KATHMANDU, May 1: Nepal has drastically cut the cost of climbing Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks to try and attract more mountaineers to the country, an official said on Thursday....
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US Senate confirms Asean envoy
WASHINGTON: The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Washington’s first envoy to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), calling it a significant move, Congressional aides said on Thursday....
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500-year-old shipwreck found
WINDHOEK: A hunt for diamonds along the coast of Namibia has led to the discovery of a shipwreck dating back around five centuries, with its booty of gold coins and bronze cannons still intact....
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African lion caught near Ottawa
OTTAWA: Police captured a young pet lion on the loose in Canada’s backwoods near the nation’s capital for nearly two days, without incident, officials said Thursday....
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Anti-smoking rules for Olympics
BEIJING: Beijing introduced sweeping new rules against smoking in public places on Thursday in an effort to create a “smoke-free Olympics,” state press said. The new rules mean hotels and restaurants...
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Nepal gets first gay politician
KATHMANDU: Nepal will get its first openly gay politician after he was selected to represent a small communist party in the new constituent assembly, a party official said on Thursday....
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Amitabh to play Mujib
DHAKA: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his celebrity family members have all tentatively agreed to take part in a film based on the life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s first prime minister....
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Children will be first victims of climate change
LONDON: It seems every day brings news of another “natural disaster”. If a year helping to pilot the UK’s climate change bill through the Westminster parliament has taught me one thing,...
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Hillary’s super delegates lead over Obama down by 50pc
WASHINGTON: A top Democratic official who backed Hillary Rodham Clinton has switched allegiance to Barack Obama, a blow to the former first lady who must build a big margin among super...
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Kremlin hawks ‘pushing’ Georgia conflict
TBILISI: Moscow’s sabre-rattling over two disputed regions of Georgia is driven by Kremlin hardliners who want to push Russia’s next president into an anti-Western stance, diplomats in both countries said....
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Made-to-measure weddings woo US betrothed
ORLANDO: America’s betrothed are increasingly wooed by made-to-measure weddings, in which arrangements are handled by professionals and couples often tie the knot in exotic locations....
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Computer keyboards are storage of filth
LONDON: Another peril can be added to the hazards of the innocent-looking computer keyboard. Not content with encouraging repetitive strain injury, the type-pads sometimes harbour more filth than the average lavatory...
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