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Iraqi forces poised for attack on Amara
AMARA, June 14: Iraqi forces backed by US troops have poured into the southern Shia city of Amara in a fresh offensive to drive militiamen out of the violence-wracked area, security officials said on Saturday.... 
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Thousands flee homes in Iowa
DES MOINES (Iowa), June 14: Iowa’s biggest cities were submerged on Saturday after swollen rivers forced thousands of residents to flee their homes amid devastating floods in the Midwestern US state....
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EU offered ‘everything’ on N-tech to Iran: UK
LONDON, June 14: Making public the salient features of the package of incentives offered to Iran on Saturday for curbing its nuclear programme which Tehran has already rejected, a senior British...
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Mudslides kill 14 in India
GUWAHATI, June 14: At least 14 people were killed and 30 injured on Saturday in mudslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India’s northeast, officials said....
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Japan quake kills six, injures 100
KURIHARA (Japan), June 14: A powerful earthquake tore up hills, fields and roads in northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least six people, injuring around 100 more and trapping guests at a levelled resort hotel....
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Bush, Sarkozy send warnings to Syria, Iran
PARIS, June 14: US President George W. Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday jointly urged Syria to break with Iran and bluntly warned that they would not let Tehran obtain nuclear weapons....
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Saudis plan to increase oil output: paper
NEW YORK, June 14: Saudi Arabia plans to increase its oil output next month by about half a million barrels, the New York Times reported on Saturday, quoting oil traders and analysts here....
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Replica of mythical ship sails again
ATHENS: A replica of Argo, the mythical ship that bore Jason and the Argonauts on their heroic quest for the Golden Fleece set sail on Saturday again after six years of preparation....
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Battling begums of Bangladesh regain grip on politics
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s self-styled “interim government”, which took over with army backing 18 months ago vowing to rid the country of corruption and restore democracy, seems to be backing away from its promises, analysts say....
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A trail of digital tears
TOKYO: “I’m going to kill people in Akihabara. I’m going to crash into a crowd of people and when the car is down I’ll use a knife....
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US opposition to boosting farm aid compounds food crisis
WASHINGTON: As the world rushes to reverse decades of declining farm aid for poor nations, the United States remains committed to food aid programmes that critics say cannot cure the causes of the global food crisis....
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UK security data is too precious to keep secret
LONDON: During high security alerts in the UK, we’re familiar with the “show of strength”, in which tanks patrol the fences at London’s Heathrow airport and cops wait at the end...
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New weapon against tuberculosis
CAMBRIDGE (Massachusetts): Researchers believe they’ve discovered a new weapon in the battle against tuberculosis: Free mobile phone minutes....
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Light sensor discovery shows promise for mood, sleep treatments
LOS ANGELES: Scientists have discovered the function of a third type of light sensor in the eye— not vision, but control of the body’s internal clock, opening a new pathway for potential treatments of light-related mood and sleep disorders....
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