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EU hails court decision not to ban Turkey’s ruling party
BRUSSELS, July 31: A top court’s decision not to ban Turkey’s ruling party may have avoided a crisis in relations with the European Union, but the path to EU membership is still far from smooth, experts said on Thursday.... 
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36 Nepalese pilgrims die in bus crash
DEHRADUN (India), July 31: At least 36 Hindu pilgrims from Nepal were killed on Thursday when their bus plunged into a river in the mountainous northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said....
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IAEA likely to clear inspection plan for India
VIENNA, July 31: UN nuclear watchdog governors are expected on Friday to approve an inspections plan for India needed for its atomic trade deal with the United States, despite qualms about rewarding a non-proliferation outsider....
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Philippine army court indicts 28 coup plotters
MANILA, July 31: At least 28 Philippine soldiers, including two generals, were indicted on Thursday in a military tribunal for attempting to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and grab power two years ago....
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Bush orders overhaul of US intelligence
WASHINGTON, July 31: US President George Bush has given his national intelligence director greater powers to manage rival US spy agencies as part of an overhaul driven by past intelligence failures, White House documents released on Thursday show....
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Japan closes visa office in India
NEW DELHI: The Japanese government closed the consular section of its embassy in India and warned its citizens to avoid crowded places such as markets and train stations after receiving an e-mail warning of a possible attack....
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Wave of illegal immigrants hits Italian shores
ROME, July 31: About 800 illegal immigrants landed in Southern Italy on Thursday, with emergency services warning that already crowded holding centres are near collapse in a country that has declared an immigration emergency....
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Prince William to wrap up military secondments
LONDON, July 31: Britain’s Prince William is to complete his series of military secondments later this year as part of his preparations for future duties as king, royal officials said on Thursday....
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US monthly toll in Iraq at its lowest
BAGHDAD, July 31: Eleven US soldiers were killed in Iraq in July, the lowest monthly toll since the 2003 invasion, according to Pentagon figures, highlighting what US commanders say is a marked drop in overall violence....
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BD sets up panel to tackle corruption
DHAKA, July 31: A graft panel allowing corrupt Bangladeshi politicians and businessmen a chance to confess their wrongdoings to escape jail got down to work on Thursday, officials said.The...
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Medvedev frustrated by slow reforms
MOSCOW, July 31: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed frustration on Thursday over his government’s inability to break the vicious circle of red tape and corruption which he said was hampering small businesses....
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Libya in talks with Russia for weapons, nuclear deal
MOSCOW, July 31: Libya is negotiating with Moscow to buy Russian weapons and for the construction of a nuclear power station, the countries’ prime ministers said on Thursday....
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Sports car sent to UK from Gulf for service
LONDON, July 31: A high-powered Lamborghini sports car was sent on a 6,500-mile round-trip to Britain simply to have a service, sparking fury from environmentalists, The Sun newspaper said on Thursday....
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Exercise in a pill? Researchers find two
WASHINGTON, July 31: Researchers who genetically engineered “marathon mice” that could run for hours have found two pills that can mimic the effects — and they have already developed a test...
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APHC asks govt to protect lives of Kashmiris
SRINAGAR, July 31: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has warned the government of occupied Kashmir of “grave consequences” if it does not take steps to protect the lives of Kashmiris travelling on the Srinagar-Jammu highway....
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Computer games could get cinema-style ratings
LONDON, July 31: All computer games could get cinema-style age ratings to protect children from increasingly realistic and violent titles, the government said on Thursday....
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British defence worker jailed
LONDON: A defence worker who tried to smuggle heroin from Afghanistan into Britain was jailed on Thursday for five years, British customs authorities said....
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Harry Potter author’s new book in December
LONDON: A new book from J.K. Rowling, the author of the phenomenally successful Harry Potter series, will go on sale to the public in December, her charity announced on Thursday....
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Pole dead, Czech missing in Kyrgyz mountains
BISHKEK: A Polish climber has died trying to scale one of Kyrgyzstan’s highest peaks and a Czech climber is missing, the authorities here said on Thursday....
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Saudi held for having six wives
RIYADH: Police in Saudi Arabia have arrested a man working for the country’s vice squad who is accused of having six wives, two more than allowed under Islamic law, a newspaper reported on Thursday....
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Miliband may have sealed Brown’s fate
LONDON: The crisis overwhelming the Labour Party is intense, moving closer to a denouement and yet still shapeless. One moment, key figures appear to be on the verge of making an apocalyptic move against their leader....
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Raids under scrutiny as number of immigrants declines in US
WASHINGTON: A report on Wednesday indicating a marked decline in the number of illegal immigrants in the US fuelled a widening national debate over the Bush administration’s policy of immigration enforcement through aggressive work-site raids....
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Olmert’s looming departure creates vacuum
JERUSALEM: Israel entered a months-long season of political uncertainty on Wednesday as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s decision to resign in September cast the country into a leadership struggle that could complicate efforts to make peace with its neighbours....
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Oldest joke traced back to 1900BC
LONDON: The world’s oldest recorded joke has been traced back to 1900 BC and suggests toilet humour was as popular with the ancients as it is today....
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Garlic supplements help lower high blood pressure
NEW YORK: Garlic supplements may lower blood pressure just as effectively as some drugs used to treat hypertension can, according to a new research review....
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Gates stresses ‘soft power’ to prevent extremism
WASHINGTON: Defence Secretary Robert Gates says that even winning the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan will not end the “Long War” against violent extremism and that the fight against Al Qaeda...
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