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Bush, Merkel pledge support to Israel
WASHINGTON, May 5: President George Bush said on Thursday that the United States had an ‘unshakeable’ commitment to defend Israel and pledged that his administration would have no contact with the... 
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Goss: mission accomplished?
WASHINGTON, May 5: Porter Goss spent more than 10 years as a spy for the United States but less than two years as head of the troubled Central Intelligence Agency....
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Thousands flee E. Timor capital amid unrest rumours
DILI, May 5: Almost 21,000 residents have fled East Timor’s capital Dili, a minister said on Friday, amid rumours of impending clashes among security forces despite repeated government assurances of their safety....
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Sex scandal outrages Kashmiris
NEW DELHI, May 5: A raging sex scandal said to involve several Indian politicians and security officials in Jammu and Kashmir forced the closure of shops and government offices in Srinagar...
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Labour gets drubbing in local elections
LONDON, May 5: British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Labour Party on Thursday recorded one of its worst defeats in a local election since coming to power in 1997....
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China not invited to US-hosted meet
WASHINGTON, May 5: US generals did not invite China to a meeting last week attended by 91 countries and aimed at boosting cooperation in the ‘war on terrorism’, the military said on Thursday....
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Ottawa urged to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
OTTAWA, May 5: Cindy Sheehan, a prominent anti-war activist from the United States, has urged upon the Canadian government to pull out its troops from Afghanistan....
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IAEA key to solving Iran crisis: Russia
MOSCOW, May 5: The international community should continue to focus on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday....
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Afghan forces unable to stem attacks: general
OTTAWA, May 5: Afghan forces are unable to control the rising number of suicide bombers infiltrating the border to attack Canadians and other western troops, according to a report in a Canadian newspaper....
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Annan asks US to hold talks with Iran
NEW YORK, May 5: United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Thursday called on the United States to hold direct talks with Iran, hoping that an agreement can be reached to settle the nuclear impasse without military action....
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Iraq’s oil sector still in the doldrums
LONDON: Law and order must return to Iraq’s streets and powerful oil ministry before the country can open its oilfields to urgently needed foreign investment....
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Memoir furore stirs memories of Zhao Ziyang
BEIJING: A manuscript of ousted Chinese Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang’s thoughts has stirred controversy even before full publication, with its author saying a Hong Kong paper took from it without his approval....
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How not to fight terrorism
WASHINGTON: After four years, numerous appeals, millions of dollars, and a massive investment of government personnel and resources, the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui concluded on Wednesday with a life sentence....
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Kosovo train helps ease ethnic tensions
SOUTH MITROVICA (Serbia-Montenegro): In spite of tensions that still threaten to boil over seven years after war, a train service has come to symbolise harmony between Kosovo’s ethnic Albanians and Serbs....
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Caribbean in for yet another bad season
HAVANA: Small Caribbean and Central American countries have suffered devastation and thousands of deaths from increasingly frequent hurricanes, and forecasters predict another rough season this year for the region and its tourist resorts....
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Contemplating a future without cheap oil
LOS ANGELES: It was the best of times: I’d bought a brand-new 1974 Fiat 124 sport coupe the year before for $3,500; gas was only 58 cents a gallon, and I...
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