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US against strike on Iran: Israeli minister
JERUSALEM, Aug 13: The United States is at present opposed to any military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday.... 
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Kurdish forces refuse to quit Diyala
SULAIMANIYAH, Aug 13: Kurdish forces are refusing Iraqi defence ministry orders to pull out of Kurdish-populated areas of ethnically divided Diyala province where they have been deployed for the past two years, their commander said on Wednesday....
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20 die in India building collapse
MUMBAI, Aug 13: At least 20 people died and 21 others were injured on Wednesday when part of a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai, police said....
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Bush urges Russia to respect Georgia’s sovereignty
WASHINGTON, Aug 13: President George W. Bush warned Russia on Wednesday to respect the territorial integrity of Georgia or risk straining its relations with the United States....
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Poet Darwish laid to rest
RAMALLAH, Aug 13: Poet Mahmoud Darwish, who gave a voice to the Palestinians’ longing for independence, was buried on Wednesday in a pomp-filled ceremony fit for a head of state....
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World’s tallest woman dies
CHICAGO, Aug 13: Seven-foot, 7-inch (2.32 metre) Sandy Allen, the world’s tallest woman, died on Wednesday in an Indiana nursing home, a spokesman said....
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