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Iran attack to hurt US, Israel: Assad
PARIS, July 14: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned on Monday that an assault on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme would have grave consequences for the United States, Israel and the world....
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86 indicted on charges of coup plot in Turkey
ISTANBUL, July 14: Eighty-six people were indicted on charges of plotting the violent overthrow of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government, which is accused by militant secularists of Islamist subversion....
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France celebrates Bastille Day
PARIS, July 14: France celebrated Bastille Day on Monday under a cloud of controversy as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad joined dozens of leaders to watch the traditional military parade on the Champs Elysees....
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Russia denies U-turn on Zimbabwe sanctions
MOSCOW, July 14: Russia made no commitment at last week’s Group of Eight summit to back United Nations sanctions on Zimbabwe so it cannot be accused of a U-turn, a senior Russian diplomat said on Monday....
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US-Ukraine military exercises under way
KIEV, July 14: US-Ukrainian military exercises began on the Black Sea on Monday amid anti-Nato protests that indicated the deep hostility among some in this former Soviet republic toward the Western military bloc....
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Obama to visit Israel, West Bank next week
RAMALLAH, July 14: US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas next week, officials said on Monday....
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Spreading Maoist ‘menace’ alarms India
NEW DELHI, July 14: India’s top security officials meet this week to discuss latest intelligence that Maoist rebels are encircling urban areas, upgrading their weapons and mounting frontal attacks on security forces....
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Iran becomes Sri Lanka’s top lender
COLOMBO, July 14: Iran has emerged as Sri Lanka’s biggest donor this year, knocking Japan from the position of being the war-torn island’s main benefactor, the finance ministry said on Monday....
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S. Korea to recall envoy from Japan
TOKYO, July 14: South Korea said on Monday it would recall its ambassador from Tokyo in protest after Japan said it would write about a longstanding island dispute in school teaching guides....
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Saudi Arabia asks BD to check illegal recruiters
DHAKA, July 14: Saudi Arabia asked Bangladesh on Monday to act against illegal manpower traders in order to stop the abuse of migrant workers in the Arab kingdom....
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Waste of time in Afghanistan: Danish troops
COPENHAGEN, July 14: Danish soldiers in Afghanistan have complained about wasting their time since they are no longer being sent on combat missions against the Taliban, several Danish media reported on Monday....
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Impact of European Obamamania
WASHINGTON: Average Americans are heading to the beach. Barack Obama is coming to Europe. Both should profit from the change of scenery. The average American worker, with just 13 annual days of vacation needs to cherish those precious, restorative days off....
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Nepal Maoists back off giving Gurkhas the chop
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s legendary Gurkha mountain men, whose service in the British army helps support tens of thousands of people in their impoverished homeland, will now get to fight another day....
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Ravers lose partial vision at laser show
MOSCOW: Dozens of partygoers at an outdoor rave near Moscow last week have lost partial vision after a laser light show burned their retinas, Russian health officials said on Monday....
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Iran’s gas export prospects sink as tensions rise
LONDON: Iran’s vast gas reserves will remain largely untapped so long as western companies are scared off by political tensions and US sanctions stop Tehran from getting the technology it needs to develop them alone.European...
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If you want new Russia, don’t play the old tricks
LONDON: Our leaders’ deep-rooted suspicion of Russia makes them punish the very man who wants to make the country ‘one of us’. Suppose you were the president of Russia....
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