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Iraqi forces detain 1,000 in Al Qaeda crackdown
BAGHDAD, May 17: Iraqi forces have detained more than 1,000 suspects in an offensive aimed at crushing Al Qaeda in northern Iraq, the military commander of the operation said on Saturday.... 
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Pentagon to build another prison in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS, May 17: In a clear signal that United States plans to hold prisoners overseas for years to come, the Pentagon plans to build a new, 40-acre detention complex on...
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Saudi oil output hike not to solve problems: Bush
SHARM EL-SHEIK, May 17: US President George W. Bush said on Saturday that the Saudis’ modest increase in oil production “doesn’t solve our problem,” and that the United States must act itself to help bring down soaring gas prices....
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Bangladeshi executed in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, May 17: A Bangladeshi man was beheaded in Saudi Arabia on Saturday after being condemned to death for murdering a Saudi national in a dispute over money, the kingdom’s interior ministry announced....
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Elizabeth’s grandson marries Canadian
LONDON, May 17: It had all the ingredients of a proper British royal wedding: romance, tradition, rain, and a gossip magazine feud....
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Bush hits a dry hole in attempt to get required oil output
WASHINGTON: When President George Bush, once a Texas oilman, asked Saudi Arabia to pump more crude, he may have forgotten that the Saudis have a long memory....
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‘Weird’ star mystifies astronomers
WASHINGTON: Astronomers are puzzled by the discovery of a pulsar with an unusual orbit never before seen in similar fast-spinning neutron stars that beam regular pulses of radio waves....
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Diet, exercise tied to cancer survivors’ well-being
NEW YORK: Just five per cent of US cancer survivors are meeting experts’ recommendations on diet, physical activity and cigarette smoking, a new survey shows....
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Obama lashes out at Bush, McCain
WASHINGTON: In President George W. Bush’s insinuation that Barack Obama wants to appease terrorists, Democrats heard troubling echoes of 2004, when Republicans portrayed candidate John Kerry as irresolute and weak on national security....
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Earthquake swallowed countless children
MIANYANG (China): Before she set off on the mountain path for school on Monday, Wang Xiaorong’s nine-year-old daughter gave her mum a farewell that was even more affectionate than usual....
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Eco-home puts ‘passive house’ idea into practice
LONDON: Beware the snake-oil sellers. This is the advice traditionally handed down to any novice seeking to build their own eco-home. But compared with even the boldest of boasts offered by...
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