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Iran ready to answer questions: IAEA
TEHRAN, April 14: The UN’s nuclear watchdog head said on Thursday Iran had told him it would step up efforts to answer questions on its atomic plans, while Tehran rejected calls... 
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US blocks UN statement against Israel
UNITED NATIONS, April 14: The United States on Thursday blocked as unfairly critical a Security Council statement that would have urged Israel to refrain from ‘excessive use of force’ against the Palestinians....
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Moussaoui wants ‘more pain’ for US
ALEXANDRIA (USA), April 14: Al Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui said on Thursday he had ‘no remorse’ for the Sept 11, 2001, tragedy, dismissed grief-stricken survivors as ‘disgusting’ and hoped new attacks would bring America more pain....
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Israel threatens to send troops to Gaza
TEL AVIV, April 14: Israel on Friday stepped up threats to send ground troops back into the Gaza Strip despite its pullout from the territory last year, if Palestinian militant rocket attacks continue....
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CIA didn’t warn of N-tests by India: papers
WASHINGTON, April 14: US intelligence failed to warn of India’s nuclear tests conducted in 1974 and 1998 despite tracking the country’s atomic weapons potential for nearly half a century, according to documents declassified on Thursday....
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Rumsfeld rejects resignation calls
DUBAI, April 14: Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Friday dismissed calls from retired US generals for his resignation....
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Opposition dismisses Gyanendra’s poll pledge
KATHMANDU, April 14: Fresh pro-democracy protests broke out in Nepal on Friday despite King Gyanendra’s pledge to hold elections, as activists said he offered nothing new or substantive....
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Egypt church stabbings leave one dead
CAIRO, April 14: A mentally ill Egyptian man killed a worshipper and wounded five others on Friday in knife attacks at two Coptic Christian churches in the coastal city of Alexandria....
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Editor fined for publishing cartoon
MOSCOW, April 14: The editor-in-chief of a Russian newspaper was fined 100,000 roubles (3,000 euros) on Friday for publishing the Danish anti-Islam cartoon, Moscow Echo radio station reported....
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Fresh move
WASHINGTON: The US government on Friday barred American individuals from doing business with the new Hamas-led Palestinian government, officials said, in the latest sign of financial pressure against the militant group.—AP...
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Chad breaks off ties with Sudan
N’DJAMENA, April 14: Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno said on Friday his country was breaking off diplomatic relations with Sudan, which he has accused of backing a rebel bid to topple him.—AFP...
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China challenges US influence in Africa
WASHINGTON: When President Bush meets Chinese President Hu Jintao on April 20, will he raise the issue of China’s role in Africa? He should. China’s rising and underreported influence in Africa...
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Angry, suspicious Libya recalls US raids
TRIPOLI: Flying glass fragments partially blinded Nasser Gerana’s mother when a US missile smashed into their home in the Libyan capital in 1986....
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Replace Rumsfeld to restore credibility
WASHINGTON: With luck, Iraq will make a fresh start soon with the formation of a new government. The Bush administration should do the same thing by replacing Donald Rumsfeld as defence secretary....
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Where will America meddle next?
WASHINGTON: So, after more than a half-century of active meddling — protecting US interests, promoting western values, encouraging democracy, fighting terrorism, seeking stability, defending human rights, pushing peace — it’s come to this....
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Grand opera at the front of the stage
LONDON: If everyone in the world had bought a ticket for the pleasure and entertainment that Italy has given them over the past five years, the Italian economy would be booming....
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