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Hillary apologises for remarks after storm: Robert Kennedy’s assassination
WASHINGTON, May 24: Democrat Hillary Clinton on Saturday hustled to put out a firestorm sparked by her mention of the 1968 assassination of senator Robert Kennedy to justify prolonging her White House bid.... 
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Exoneration of US troops outrages Afghans
KABUL, May 24: Afghan officials expressed outrage on Saturday at the decision by the US military not to charge US Marines involved in a shooting spree that left 19 Afghan civilians dead in 2007....
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Lebanese in festive mood before presidential polls
BEIRUT: On the eve of its long delayed presidential election, Beirut was in a festive mood as war-weary Lebanese were cautiously jubilant that their country has stepped back from the brink of an all-out civil war....
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Lankan troops claim killing 13 Tigers
COLOMBO, May 24: At least 13 rebels and one soldier have been killed in fresh fighting in Sri Lanka’s restive north, the defence ministry said on Saturday....
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Zimbabwe opposition leader returns
HARARE, May 24: Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai arrived home on Saturday after a six-week absence vowing to end the near three-decade rule of President Robert Mugabe in next month’s election....
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Rajasthan violence leaves 31 dead
JODHPUR, May 24: The death toll in two days’ of clashes between police and an ethnic group demanding special government aid in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan has gone up to 31, a minister said on Saturday....
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Iran calls upon Israel to return Golan unconditionally
TEHRAN, May 24: Iran said on Saturday Israel must return the occupied Golan Heights to Syria without setting any conditions, after the two governments announced they had resumed peace talks through Turkish mediators....
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Thousands march against attacks on foreigners in SA
JOHANNESBURG, May 24: Thousands of people marched through South Africa’s biggest city on Saturday, calling for an end to the violence that has killed at least 50 African migrants and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes....
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Russia-China partnership key to global stability: Medvedev
BEIJING, May 24: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev praised on Saturday recent close ties between Moscow and Beijing as a key to global stability and said the two countries wanted to strengthen their strategic partnership....
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Communists for boycott of ‘Indiana Jones’
MOSCOW, May 24: Members of Russia’s Communist Party are calling for a nationwide boycott of the new Indiana Jones movie, saying it aims to undermine communist ideology and distort history....
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A silk road paved with gold
WASHINGTON: You can go see Indiana Jones and the temple of whatever if you like, but it’s probably not going to be as good as the Bactrian Gold and the Secret of Tillya Tepe....
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Work related suicides in Japan have doubled
TOKYO: The number of Japanese who committed or attempted suicide due to overwork and stress has doubled in the past five years, a government report published on Saturday said....
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British PM isolated as ministers conclude ‘Labour can’t win’
LONDON: The British prime minister, Gordon Brown, is losing the confidence of his cabinet as an increasing number of ministers voice the fear that Labour cannot win the general election under the prime minister’s leadership, authoritative sources said on Friday....
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US soldiers struggle in civilian life
LOS ANGELES: In 2003, Jon was leading a unit of 20 US soldiers in Afghanistan in the “war on terror”. Today he is heavily in debt, unemployed and homeless in Los Angeles....
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US lags and drags in science research
BALTIMORE: Three-hundred feet beneath France and Switzerland lies a machine that soon might wipe away the US position as the world’s leader in fundamental scientific research....
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