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Georgia war gains an international dimension
LONDON: It has always been hard to work out who fired the first shot in any of the many conflicts that have broken out in the Caucasus.... 
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UK Muslim bodies moot new marriage contract
LONDON, Aug 9: A group of Muslim organisations in Britain have jointly launched a draft Muslim Marriage Contract which proposes to safeguard Muslim women in the UK from economic, social and sexual abuse through what they called misinterpretation of Shariah....
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Nepal parties miss deadline to form new govt
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Nepal’s former Maoist rebels and mainstream parties failed to meet a deadline to form a new government, leaving the Himalayan nation in political limbo, an official said on Saturday....
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Coalition talks reach milestone: Zimbabwe
HARARE: The Zimbabwean government said Saturday’s visit by South African President Thabo Mbeki was a “milestone” in the power-sharing negotiations he is mediating between President Robert Mugabe’s party and the opposition....
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Mayawati reveals premiership ambition
LUCKNOW, Aug 9: With general elections less than a year away, India’s charismatic low-caste leader Mayawati vowed on Saturday that she would become the country’s prime minister....
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McCain veers onto the low road
CONNECTICUT: Barack Obama is “The One”. This is the theme of one of the personal attack ads John McCain has been running....
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Pillage of Iraqi heritage
LOS ANGELES: A lot worse things have happened in Iraq, but the removal of the Baath Party archives from the country – seven million pages that undoubtedly document atrocities of the Saddam Hussein regime is significant....
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Tweaking immigration
LOS ANGELES: The public outcry that derailed last year’s push for comprehensive immigration reform hasn’t stopped lawmakers from trying to change immigration law. It has merely scaled back their ambitions....
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For returning marines, sleep is the latest enemy
SAN DIEGO: By the time the sun began to rise one recent Friday over his Mira Mesa neighborhood, Mitch Hood had been up for about 18 hours....
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