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Further ‘punitive’ steps against Iran needed: US
ABOARD AIRFORCE ONE, Aug 6: The White House said on Wednesday it believed world powers had to take further “punitive” measures against Iran because Tehran gave no concrete reply to their demand that it freeze its nuclear activities.... 
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Too early to drop North Korea from ‘axis of evil’: Bush
SEOUL, Aug 6: US President George Bush expressed concern on Wednesday at North Korea’s nuclear weapons programmes and rights record, and said it is premature to drop the communist state from his “axis of evil.”...
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Mayor slams countries with nuclear weapons
TOKYO, Aug 6: Tens of thousands of people bowed their heads at a ceremony in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday, the 63rd anniversary of the atomic attack, as the...
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Security lapse at Saarc summit: India
COLOMBO, Aug 6: India said on Wednesday there had been serious security lapses during a visit to Sri Lanka by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh despite the island nation’s promise of “ultimate security.”...
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Ibrahim to be charged today: police
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6: Malaysia’s best known opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim is to be charged with sodomy on Thursday, potentially derailing his return to parliament and his plans to push the government out of office....
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Five jailed for biggest country house burglary
LONDON, Aug 6: Five gang members have been jailed for a series of raids on stately homes, including Britain’s biggest domestic burglary, police said on Wednesday....
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Experts find theatre where Shakespeare plays first staged
LONDON, Aug 6: The remains of a London theatre where William Shakespeare’s early plays including “Romeo And Juliet” were first performed have been discovered by archaeologists, a museum said on Wednesday....
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Sinatra Jr searches Brazil for boy sponsored by father
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 6: The son of legendary singer Frank Sinatra has launched a search in Brazil for a boy his father sponsored in the 1980s so he can invite...
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Sri Lankan army sees success against LTTE a step away
COLOMBO: Shortly after the conclusion of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit in Colombo where the curbing of terrorism featured prominently, a smiling President Mahinda Rajapakse was featured on state television conversing with an injured soldier....
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‘Dead man’ wakes up
NEW DELHI: An Indian pilgrim knocked unconscious in a stampede that killed 150 people woke up in a morgue as doctors prepared to perform a postmortem examination on him, a newspaper reported on Wednesday....
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Deadline extended in Nepal for new govt
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s president has extended a deadline for ex-rebel Maoists to form the first government of the new republic in a bid to end weeks of political deadlock, an official said on Wednesday....
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Baby born to surrogate Indian mother in legal limbo
JODHPUR (India): The future of a 12-day-old baby girl born to an Indian surrogate mother hung in legal limbo on Wednesday after the Japanese couple who planned to take her home divorced....
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Afghan MPs accused of backing Taliban, drugs trade
KABUL: A senior Afghan intelligence official has accused a number of parliamentarians of supporting Taliban insurgents, Afghan newspapers said on Wednesday....
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US Marine, 5 policemen killed in Afghanistan
KABUL: A US Marine was killed by a bomb while five policemen and several rebels died in new clashes, US and Afghan officials said on Wednesday....
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Bangladeshi workers risk lives to meet steel needs
KADAMRASUL (Bangladesh): Bangladeshi workers dismantling ships and recycling the vessels’ parts say they know their jobs are dangerous, but they have no better options to feed their families....
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