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Moscow pledges money to PA: Snub to US, EU
GAZA, April 15: Russia promised emergency funds for the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority (PA) on Saturday, breaking on the issue with the United States and the EU, Moscow’s partners along with the United Nations in the Quartet of Middle East peace mediators.... 
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Bush comes out in ‘full support’ for Rumsfeld
WASHINGTON, April 15: President George Bush on Friday declared his ‘full support’ for embattled US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, moving to quell calls for his resignation by a growing numbers of retired generals....
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Rumsfeld allowed abuse, says magazine
WASHINGTON, April 15: US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld allowed an ‘abusive and degrading’ interrogation of an Al Qaeda detainee in 2002, an online magazine reported on Friday, citing an Army document....
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LTTE pulls out of talks
BATTICALOA, April 15: The Tamil Tigers said on Saturday they were pulling out of peace talks with the Sri Lankan government, triggering fears the island could plunge back into a two-decade old civil war....
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US paid Afghans to buy back CDs
BAGRAM: American investigators armed with a “box full” of cash have paid thousands of dollars to buy back stolen computer drives — many of which contain sensitive military data, shopkeepers outside the main US military base in Afghanistan say....
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Berlusconi’s defiance keeps Italians guessing
ROME, April 15: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi remained defiant on Saturday in his refusal to concede defeat to his centre-left rival Romano Prodi, while Italians waited for the official results...
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High alert in Indian mosques, temples
NEW DELHI, April 15: Security was stepped up at temples and mosques in northern India on Saturday to guard against reprisal attacks as police hunted for those responsible for blasts at the country’s biggest mosque in which 14 people were injured....
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Muriel Spark dies at 88
ROME, April 15: Scottish-born novelist Muriel Spark, best known for her book, ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’, has died in Italy at the age of 88 and was buried in Tuscany on Saturday....
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Mahmoud will face Saddam-like end: Peres
TEL AVIV, April 15: Former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres, responding to the latest verbal attack on the Jewish state by Iran’s president, said on Saturday that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would end up like Saddam Hussein....
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NGO leaves BD after adverse report
DHAKA, April 15: A Kuwait-based non-government organisation accused of fuelling militancy in Bangladesh by channelling funds to organisations, has finally decided to leave the country, sources in the NGO bureau say....
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Could US learn to live with Iran in nuclear club?
WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has yet to decide on a clear plan B for Iran if diplomacy and sanctions fail to persuade Tehran to abandon its nuclear ambitions....
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Prodi in hot water over Hamas remarks
ROME: Italy’s Prime Minister-in-waiting, Romano Prodi, on Saturday stumbled into his first big row since winning this week’s general election when he said he would try to get the European Union to change its approach to Hamas....
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US-China relations under strain ahead of summit
WASHINGTON: US ties with China are becoming strained over security and economic issues after a relative calm, presenting a difficult challenge as President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao meet next week....
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Nepal heads for chaos as swords drawn
KATHMANDU: The impoverished Himalayan kingdom of Nepal is staring at a steep spike in violent pro-democracy protests as the unpopular King Gyanendra and his opponents draw fresh battle-lines in their intense confrontation....
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Iraqis adopt new tactics to beat violence
BAGHDAD: Some flee the country. Others buy weapons. But Iraqis lining up at a state registry say the best protection against sectarian violence is a new name....
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Australia-Indonesia ties blow hot and cold
CANBERRA: A row over refugees from Indonesia’s Papua province fleeing to Australia is just the latest chapter in a relationship that can move suddenly and unexpectedly from warmth to icy cold....
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