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US considering setting up interest section in Tehran
WASHINGTON, June 23: A smart idea to shake up US policy and reach out to the Iranian people is being debated in Washington, but the debate isn’t taking place within or between the presidential campaigns.... 
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Syria keeps silent over UN nuclear inspectors
DAMASCUS/Washington, June 23: Syria kept silent on Monday about a visit by UN nuclear officials to inspect a mysterious site bombed by Israel last year, with no official announcements a day after the team’s arrival....
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70 Tamils killed in heavy fighting
COLOMBO, June 23: At least 70 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in renewed heavy fighting over the weekend, the military said on Monday amid increased land, sea and air attacks on LTTE-controlled territory in the north....
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Sarkozy presses Israeli MPs to halt settlements
JERUSALEM, June 23: French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on Monday for a halt to Jewish settlement activity in the occupied West Bank while proclaiming his staunch support of Israel in an address to its parliament....
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Iraqi forces to launch crackdown in Al Qaeda bastion
A, MARA(Iraq), June 23: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday that troops are to launch a counter-insurgency drive in Diyala province, where 26 people were killed over two days in a suicide bombing and mortar attacks....
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German party for removal of US nukes
BERLIN, June 23: German opposition politicians have demanded that US nuclear bombs be removed from the country after a US Air Force report cast doubt over the safety of the weapons, a press report said on Monday....
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Whaling commission meeting
SANTIAGO, June 23: The International Whaling Commission, a treaty organisation grouping 80 countries, began meeting in Chile on Monday to debate a possible resumption of commercial whale-hunting....
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UK govt’s hope to keep inflation under control dashed
LONDON: The UK government’s hope of keeping the rate of inflation within reasonable bounds by not letting wage increases cross the red line was dashed on Monday when members of Unison,...
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Japan PM rejects calls for early election
TOKYO: Japan’s embattled Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Monday rejected growing calls to reshuffle his cabinet or call early elections after a turbulent parliament session.The prime minister, preparing for a summit...
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Fair vote impossible in Zimbabwe, says Rice
WASHINGTON, June 23: It will be impossible for Zimbabwe to hold a free and fair run-off election on Friday amid violent assaults on the opposition and such a poll will not...
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Thaksin faces 12 graft cases
BANGKOK, June 23: An anti-graft body appointed by the generals who toppled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Monday it has completed investigations into 12 cases against the billionaire’s government.The...
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14 illegal immigrants escape after jail fire
PARIS, June 23: Fourteen non-EU nationals without visas or work permits escaped from a Paris immigrant detention centre after a fire that was deliberately set, police said on Monday, revising earlier figures of 50 detainees....
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Saudi output hike to disappoint market
JEDDAH: The crude market will likely shrug off Saudi Arabia’s output hike in the aftermath of the Jeddah oil crisis summit and fresh unrest in crude producer Nigeria, analysts say....
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Flying doctors live the legend in Aussie outback
LIGHTNING RIDGE (Australia): The eyesight of some of the grizzled opal miners in this outback outpost is fading, but with the help of Australia’s legendary flying doctors they can still...
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China to protect Everest by limiting climbers
BEIJING: China wants to restrict the number of climbers on Mount Everest in a bid to protect the harsh but fragile environment on the world’s highest mountain, state media said on Monday....
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When loyalty gets the better of morality
LONDON: Zimbabwe bleeds, burns and moans as vicious cruelty and political intimidation destroy the democratic process. Thabo Mbeki, the one leader in Southern Africa who could deal with Mugabe, will not...
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Let’s explode the myth of buying stocks
LONDON: Even British newspapers carried pictures on Friday of two Wall Street bankers being marched into court by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This American custom of publicly parading...
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Testing requirements could delay US missile defence plans in Europe
WASHINGTON: US plans for a missile defence system in Europe could be delayed well beyond the 2013 target because of findings by Defence Department experts that the interceptors have not been adequately tested....
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