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Georgia signs ceasefire accord with Russia
TBILISI, Aug 15: Georgia on Friday signed a ceasefire agreement seeking to end its conflict with Russia, as US President George Bush accused Moscow of using “bullying” tactics in the standoff.... 
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Moscow vents fury over Washington missile plan
MOSCOW, Aug 15: Russia expressed its fury on Friday over US plans to place a new missile system in eastern Europe, saying it was clear the weapons were pointed at Moscow and would be a fair military target to strike....
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Former bishop sworn in as Paraguay president
ASUNCION, Aug 15: Former bishop Fernando Lugo was sworn in on Friday as Paraguay’s president in a ceremony attended by Latin America’s socialist leaders, who have embraced him even as he has distanced himself from their policies....
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Misrepresentation of Georgia-Russia fight exposed West
LONDON: As Russian forces started to hand over control of the Georgian town of Gori, you could detect a note of surprise, even disappointment, in many media reports....
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A misguided crackdown
WASHINGTON: Congress’s failure to enact a workable immigration system last year prompted the Bush administration to redouble its previously lethargic efforts at enforcing existing immigration laws....
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Boys combat asthma more easily than girls: study
NEW YORK: Boys may be more likely than girls to have childhood asthma, but they are also more likely to grow out of it during adolescence, a new study shows....
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A despot bearing gifts of shared power
LONDON: The negotiations over Zimbabwe’s political future have entered a sensitive and treacherous new phase. Many expected a power-sharing deal to be announced at the beginning of the week....
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Black Iraqis see a future with Obama
BAGHDAD: Abdul Hussein Abdul Razzaq laughs wearily when asked if racism is a problem in his homeland. As a black Iraqi, Razzaq says, he faces job and social discrimination and has...
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A region boiling with tales of kings, gangs and war
LONDON: I call it the back of the book, the ream of reports and stories that pile up in my reporters’ notes which cannot be used; because the sourcing isn’t quite...
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