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Israel accepts Gaza truce in principle, says Egypt
CAIRO, May 20: Egyptian state media announced on Tuesday that Israel has agreed in principle to a truce in and around Gaza and quoted calls by a top official for Palestinian militants to seize an “historic opportunity”.... 
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13,000 displaced by S. African mobs
JOHANNESBURG, May 20: A wave of violence against foreigners in South Africa has forced 13,000 people to flee their homes, the UN said on Tuesday, as President Thabo Mbeki pleaded for an end to a “shameful” show of xenophobia....
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Gates rebuffs calls for diplomacy with Iran
WASHINGTON, May 20: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates rebuffed calls for diplomatic engagement with Iran on Tuesday, saying it was an open question whether talks would be productive while President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad is in power....
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US optimistic on shield deal with Poland
VILNIUS, May 20: The United States remains optimistic it will reach a deal with Poland to deploy missile shield facilities there, a senior US official said on Tuesday....
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China’s space clout growing: US
WASHINGTON, May 20: China is aggressively building a wide range of capabilities in space, including the ability to shoot down satellites, a commander of US space forces said on Tuesday....
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Researchers plan tests on heart ‘polypill’
LONDON, May 20: Spanish researchers are to start clinical testing of a three-in-one pill to prevent heart attacks, which they hope to launch worldwide in 2010 for less than $10 a month.The...
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Kosovo assembly in row over holidays
PRISTINA, May 20: Kosovo’s parliament demanded on Tuesday that the government make neighbouring Albania’s Nov 28 independence day a public holiday and ignore international overseers who fear the move will alienate the few Serbs left....
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Two more found alive 8 days after China quake
BEIJING, May 20: A woman who drank rainwater and a man who was given sweetened water through a straw were on Tuesday pulled out of the rubble of China’s earthquake, eight days after the devastating tragedy....
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Lebanon crisis talks stumble towards deadline
DOHA, May 20: Crisis talks between rival Lebanese leaders stumbled toward a Wednesday deadline as the Hezbollah-led opposition sought more time to study Arab proposals to end a political feud that nearly drove the country to a new civil war....
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Iceland tops global peace league, Iraq still bottom
LONDON, May 20: Iceland is the world’s most peaceful country followed by two Scandinavian neighbours along with New Zealand and Japan, while Iraq is the most violent, an annual study said on Tuesday....
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Court rejects Olmert’s plea
JERUSALEM, May 20: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert lost his first court challenge on Tuesday against a bribery investigation that could force him from office....
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Translator spy in Iraq jailed for 10 years
WASHINGTON, May 20: A translator who lied about his identity to get US nationality and kept copies of classified documents about the Iraqi resistance was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday....
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Ban vows to bring relief to Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS, May 20: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday he will do all he can to reinforce the immediate relief effort in the cyclone-devastated Myanmar and will also draw attention to the need for long-term reconstruction and development....
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BD citizenship issue divides ‘Biharis’
DHAKA, May 20: A court ruling to grant Bangladeshi citizenship to the children of stateless ‘Biharis’ after 37 years in refugee camps has divided their community, with older ‘Biharis’ still yearning to be allowed to settle in Pakistan....
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Now voters want to wallop Labour
LONDON: It would be a miracle if Labour won the Crewe by-lection this week, and miracles will be hard to come by when Tuesday’s ICM poll shows Labour dropped by some 7 per cent in the course of a month....
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Myanmar survivors live with the dead
WAT MYON (Myanmar): They are living with the dead....
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Eastwood, Jolie get Cannes applause for new drama
CANNES: Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie drew warm applause at Cannes on Tuesday for a wrenching drama based on a true story of a single mother in 1920s California whose son vanishes....
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India’s silicon valley eyes political change
BANGALORE: It’s been a frustrating time for many businesses in India’s IT hub of Bangalore. Endless traffic jams, sporadic power, a chaotic airport and many politicians who just couldn’t give a damn....
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