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US to withdraw 4,000 troops from Iraq
BAGHDAD, May 29: The US military announced on Thursday the withdrawal of another 4,000 “surge” troops from Iraq after reporting that violence across the country has hit a four-year low.... 
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Thai army chief denies coup rumours: Political tensions
BANGKOK, May 29: The head of Thailand’s armed forces sought on Thursday to calm fears of a fresh coup as protests demanding the overthrow of the new government sparked jitters....
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Gujjars besiege Delhi over job quotas
NEW DELHI, May 29: Thousands of protesters from an ethnic Indian group burned tyres and blocked roads leading to New Delhi on Thursday, bringing a battle for state jobs and college quotas in which dozens have died closer to the capital....
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2 Muslims to face terror charges in US court
NEW YORK, May 29: Two men, one Pakistani one Arab, accused of agreeing to broadcast the Hizbullah television channel Al Manara to the US audience are scheduled to face terrorism charges...
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US soldier accused of promoting Christianity
WASHINGTON, May 29: The US military is investigating a Marine accused of promoting Christianity in Iraq by giving coins to civilians with a Bible verse written on them in Arabic, US officials said on Wednesday....
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Think tank launched to combat extremism
LONDON, May 29: A new think tank called Quilliam Foundation (QF) dedicated to fighting “extremist Islamic thought” was launched here earlier this month by a new group of British Muslims who...
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China, Taiwan agree to resume talks
BEIJING, May 29: China and Taiwan announced on Thursday they would quickly resume talks that have been suspended for more than a decade, in the latest sign of a dramatic thaw in tensions between the rivals....
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100m Indians smoke unfiltered cigarettes
NEW DELHI: More than 100 million people in India smoke unfiltered hand-rolled cigarettes, reducing their life span by about two decades, a study released on Thursday said....
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25 die in Indian truck crash
BANGALORE: At least 25 people were killed and 45 injured on Thursday when a truck carrying guests to a wedding party crashed into a dry lake in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, police said....
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Librarian accused of stealing letters walks free
MANILA: A librarian accused of stealing some of the Philippines’ most important historical documents walked free on Thursday after a 13-year trial, court officials said....
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Marriage annulled over wife’s lie about virginity
LILLE (France): A French court has granted a marriage annulment to a Muslim man on the grounds that his wife had lied about her virginity, the husband’s lawyer said on Thursday....
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Israel’s national bird
JERUSALEM: Steering clear of both the dove and the hawk, tens of thousands of Israelis chose the colourful hoopoe as the Jewish state’s national bird....
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Yemen struggles against multiple challenges
DUBAI: Facing a revolt in the north, discontent in the south, a resurgent Al Qaeda campaign and an influx of African refugees, impoverished Yemen is struggling just to keep itself in one piece....
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Brown needs to do what is right
LONDON: It is horrible to watch. The old chief is sick but the tribe does not gather round to help. It does not offer him dignity in his apparent demise....
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Experts see big holes in cluster bomb ban
LONDON: An agreement banning cluster bombs has cheered human rights campaigners, but powerful military states are refusing to join it and experts say the treaty is riddled with holes that make it unworkable....
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Olmert crisis dims ME peace deal
JERUSALEM: The political crisis threatening to topple Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and to trigger new elections has dimmed chances of a peace accord this year, Israeli, Palestinian and Western officials said....
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C-sections increasing premature births
WASHINGTON: Premature births of US babies have been climbing since the mid-1990s and the increase is being driven by Caesarean section deliveries, according to a study published on Wednesday....
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