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US, UK diplomats attacked in Zimbabwe
HARARE, June 5: The US Embassy says a throng of so-called war veterans, a group of fiercely loyal and often violent supporters of President Robert Mugabe, attacked a convoy carrying American and British diplomats on Thursday.... 
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Medvedev worried by tensions with West
BERLIN, June 5: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday he was worried by rising tensions with the West on security issues and sharply rejected outside intervention in Moscow’s affairs....
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Hillary to bow out, back Obama
WASHINGTON, June 5: Hillary Clinton said she will bow out of her marathon campaign for the White House on Saturday, and throw her full support behind Democratic rival Barack Obama....
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Nine Taliban killed
KABUL, June 5: Militant attacks on international soldiers in Afghanistan on Thursday left several civilians wounded and nine rebels dead in return fire that included air strikes, officials said....
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EU toughens rules for punishing illegal immigrants
LUXEMBOURG, June 5: European Union nations on Thursday approved tough new rules on expelling visa-overstayers which could see them banned for five years if they resist, the EU’s Slovenian presidency announced....
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Piracy on the rise, says study
WASHINGTON, June 5: Incidents of piracy have spiked across the world since 2000 but there is no evidence to support fears of extremist groups linking up with pirates for their operations, a new study finds....
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70 held in Australia swoop on child pornography
SYDNEY, June 5: Seventy men in Australia have been arrested in a global crackdown on Internet child pornography and more will be detained, police said on Thursday....
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Nepal Maoists give up claim to presidency
KATHMANDU, June 5: Nepal’s Maoist former rebels gave up their claim to the post of the first president of a new republic on Thursday and said they would back a non-political candidate for the ceremonial post....
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‘Headless pyramid’ attributed to ancient Egyptian ruler
SAKKARA, June 5: Egypt’s chief archaeologist said on Thursday he had identified a badly eroded pyramid south of Cairo as that of the Fifth Dynasty Pharaoh Menkauhor, who ruled Egypt in the 24th century BC....
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Mob vandalises Indian journalist’s home
MUMBAI, June 5: Political activists in western India vandalized the home of a newspaper editor who criticised a costly government project to honour a much-loved warrior king....
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Italy disappointed at UN food summit statement
ROME, June 5: Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini expressed disappointment at the final declaration of the UN food security summit on Thursday, ANSA news agency reported....
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Tehran slams Obama’s vow as unacceptable
TEHRAN, June 5: Iran’s foreign ministry on Thursday slammed US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s pledge to work to “eliminate” the threat posed by Tehran as “unacceptable” and biased....
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Hard times force Indonesians to give up children
JAKARTA, June 5: Financial difficulties are pushing more Indonesian families to give up their children to childcare institutions, a new report says....
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Australia’s most wanted man escapes on luxury yacht
SYDNEY, June 5: A convicted Australian drug lord and accused murderer escaped to Greece aboard a luxury yacht in a million-dollar operation before being caught and extradited, police said on Thursday....
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Rabbi, imam, priest discuss sensitive verses
PARIS: A rabbi, an imam and a priest sat down to discuss the most sensitive parts of their sacred scriptures, the verses that offend or anger other faiths....
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Small farmers ‘disgusted’ with UN food security summit
ROME: Small farmers’ groups on Thursday reacted with “disgust” to the conclusions of the UN food security summit, saying they would further the same failed policies that led to the world food price crisis....
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Hamas hails Fatah call for talks
GAZA CITY: The rival Fatah and Hamas factions were set to start reconciliation talks after the Islamists in the Gaza Strip on Thursday welcomed a call from Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas for national dialogue....
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UK struggles with violent teen crime
LONDON: The sight of a family mourning a teenage child, killed by young assailants with no obvious motive, is becoming increasingly familiar in Britain....
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Americans term Obama’s candidacy a positive change
LOS ANGELES: Until now it has been the stuff of fiction. But on Wednesday, Americans reckoned with the reality: A black man is now a major-party’s candidate for president....
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