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Palestinians clash with Israeli troops: Wall protest
NILIN (West Bank), July 9: Palestinian protesters clashed with troops in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday in one of several demonstrations marking four years since the world court called for the demolition of parts of Israel’s separation barrier....
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Tel Aviv approves 920 new homes
JERUSALEM, July 9: An Israeli commission has approved the building of 920 new homes in occupied east Jerusalem, the municipality said on Wednesday, in a new blow to shaky peace talks with the Palestinians....
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Most attacks on Palestinians go unpunished: Israeli group
JERUSALEM, July 9: Nine out of 10 investigations into attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank are closed without anyone being indicted, the Israeli Yesh Din human rights group said on Wednesday....
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Demand for ending Israeli settlement
UNITED NATIONS, July 9: After more than four weeks of delay, the Arab Group at the United Nations on Tuesday submitted its draft resolution calling for “an immediate and complete end”...
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Thai ruling party vows to overcome court losses
BANGKOK, July 9: Thailand’s ruling People Power Party vowed Wednesday to overcome a series of stinging court losses that threaten to undermine the government, saying that “the people still support us.”...
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Unmanned mission to bring soil from Mars
PARIS, July 9: Space experts on Wednesday set a date of 2018 for launching the Mars “sample return mission”, billed as the most complex and costliest exploration of the Red Planet ever planned....
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India seeks IAEA nod to push N-deal with US
VIENNA: India submitted a draft nuclear safeguards accord to the International Atomic Energy Agency for approval on Wednesday, the IAEA said....
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Kurd rebels kidnap 3 German tourists
ISTANBUL: Kurdish guerillas have kidnapped three German tourists on a climbing expedition in eastern Turkey, a local governor was reported as saying on Wednesday....
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UAE firm snaps up Chrysler Building
NEW YORK: The Abu Dhabi Investment Council has bought the landmark New York skyscraper, the Chrysler Building, for $800 million, sources close to the deal said on Wednesday....
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Treat children better and crime will fall: Mandela
JOHANNESBURG: Crime-ravaged South Africa would be a much safer place if children were treated better by society, former president Nelson Mandela said on Wednesday....
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3,000 Indians held in UAE after quarrel over food
DUBAI: United Arab Emirates police arrested more than 3,000 mostly Indian workers after a dining room riot at a construction site in which a manager, security guards and the workers were beaten up, India’s ambassador said on Wednesday....
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400 Taliban killed, claim US Marines
KABUL: US Marines have killed more than 400 Taliban since they began an operation to seize a district in southern Afghanistan in May, their commander said on Wednesday....
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250 Afghan civilians killed in five days
KABUL: More than 250 Afghan civilians have been killed or injured in five days of rebel attacks and military action, the Red Cross said on Wednesday, calling all sides in the growing conflict to take more care....
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Asian bloc agrees to create food bank
DHAKA: South and Southeast Asian countries agreed on Wednesday to create a food bank to combat shortages following natural disasters, a senior official said....
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Lanka govt workers threaten to cripple services
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan public sector unions on Wednesday threatened to cripple all state services in a July 10 general strike for a pay increase, but the government said it could not meet their demands without hurting its war effort....
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Corruption case against Khaleda suspended
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s High Court on Wednesday suspended a graft case against former premier Khaleda Zia for two months, her lawyer said, in a sign that she could soon be freed from detention....
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Nepal doctors on strike over attacks
KATHMANDU: Doctors went on strike in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday, shutting down hospitals, in protest over attacks by angry relatives of patients who had died in their care....
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Sri Lankan peace process riddled with complexities
COLOMBO: Very few will deny that Sri Lanka’s peace process is rigged with complexities. Fewer still will disagree that these complexities are getting more complex with every passing day....
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