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Palestinians reject Israeli PM’s peace proposal
RAMALLAH, Aug 12: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has rejected an Israeli peace proposal because it does not provide for a contiguous Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, Abbas’s office said on Tuesday.... 
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US imposes sanctions on 5 Iranian firms
WASHINGTON, Aug 12: The Bush administration has imposed economic sanctions on five Iranian companies that it has accused of helping Iran pursue what the United States considers the Islamic Republic’s ambitions to develop a nuclear weapon....
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Australia to support US-India N-pact at suppliers’ meeting
SINGAPORE, Aug 12: Australia will support a civilian atomic energy deal between India and the United States at a meeting of key nuclear supplier states, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said here on Tuesday....
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Resistance pays off, says Khamenei
TEHRAN, Aug 12: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that resistance by nations against major world powers pays off, state television reported....
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UN alarmed by humanitarian crisis in Philippines
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12: The United Nations said on Tuesday it was alarmed by the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the southern Philippines after days of heavy fighting and called for protection of all civilians and access for humanitarian aid delivery....
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Kuwait calls for peaceful end to Iran nuclear row
KUWAIT, Aug 12: Kuwait called on Iran and the West to resolve a conflict over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions peacefully....
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Khaleda Zia refuses to register as voter
DHAKA, Aug 12: Bangladesh’s ex-premier Khaleda Zia, detained on corruption charges against her since last September, has refused to register as a voter in upcoming elections, an official said on Tuesday....
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Hong Kong stages ‘olympics for pets’
HONG KONG, Aug 12: As athletes from around the world sweat it out in Beijing, Hong Kong’s pampered pets are being put though their paces in their own version of the Olympic Games....
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New bird flu strain detected in Nigeria
ROME, Aug 12: A strain of highly pathogenic bird flu previously not recorded in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in Nigeria, the UN food agency said on Tuesday....
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Intervention may breed instability
LONDON: At a time like this, with Georgia and Russia fighting over a scrap of territory in the Caucasus, it is hard not to long for the simplicities of the Cold War....
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What ‘critical thinking’ means
WASHINGTON: Looking for a way to improve your mind and make some money? Check out the latest “critical thinking” courses. Many come up on a Google search....
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EU gropes for coherent line on China
BRUSSELS: As the Beijing Olympic Games highlight China’s emergence as a world power, the European Union is struggling to take a coherent approach to the Asian giant....
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Abdullah’s visit to Iraq is ‘a symbol of progress’
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s drive to forge ties with Sunni-led Arab neighbours, who it says have shunned its Shia leadership, got a boost on Monday when Jordan’s King Abdullah II became the first...
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US has few options in Georgian conflict
WASHINGTON: The United States has few options for stopping Russia’s military advance deep into Georgia and is partly to blame for encouraging Georgia’s pro-western government to overreach, analysts said....
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