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US rejects Iran plea for bilateral talks: Big-6 meeting yields no consensus
LONDON, May 24: World powers said after a meeting on Wednesday they made progress but failed to reach a consensus on a package of incentives and threats to prevent Iran from being able to build a nuclear bomb.... 
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No negotiations after this year, says Israel: 4 Palestinians killed in bombing
JERUSALEM, May 24: Israel will try peace diplomacy with the Palestinians until the end of the year before resorting to a plan to unilaterally set a border in the occupied West Bank, a senior minister said on Wednesday....
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Moussaoui had no role in 9/11: Osama
PARIS, May 24: Osama bin Laden said on Tuesday convicted Frenchman Zacarias Moussaoui falsely confessed to being a Sept 11 plotter, according to an audio message, which the CIA termed authentic....
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Sheep’s blood and attack on Saddam
BAGHDAD, May 24: A woman marked Saddam Hussein’s car with the blood of a slaughtered sheep to guide gunmen who opened fire on his convoy in an assassination attempt in 1982, a court heard on Wednesday....
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N-project to emulate power of the Sun
BRUSSELS, May 24: Officials from the European Union, the United States, Russia and four Asian nations initialled an agreement on Wednesday to launch a multi-billion-euro experimental nuclear reactor designed to emulate the power of the Sun....
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Iran has conducted missile test: US
WASHINGTON, May 24: Iran fired a medium-range Shahab-3 missile on Tuesday night in a test, a US defence official said on Wednesday. “Iran fired a Shahab-3 on Tuesday,” said the official....
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Blair, Bush to discuss Iraq pullout timetable
BAGHDAD, May 24: A top Iraqi leader said on Wednesday Tony Blair assured him in Baghdad this week that he and President George W. Bush would discuss a timetable for withdrawing...
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Malnourished children belie India’s ‘success’ story
JAWHAR (India): Four-year-old Kamini Tumda lies in a hospital bed writhing in agony as a nurse gently washes her, removing flakes of tender skin that hang from her body....
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Maoists for new battle over role of king
KATHMANDU: The chief negotiator for Nepal’s rebel Maoists said on Tuesday there would be no early handover of weapons and set the stage for further political clashes over the role of the monarchy....
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Security turns Kashmir honeymoon into nightmare
SRINAGAR: Sonia Lohani chose scenic Kashmir for her honeymoon but she and her husband found themselves trapped on Wednesday as soldiers sealed off this Himalayan lake city during peace talks called by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh....
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BD textile workers’ strike alarms US importers
DHAKA: Bangladesh textile exporters received frantic calls on Wednesday from companies like Wal-Mart and Carrefour about supplies after two days of violent strikes by thousands of workers demanding higher pay....
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NGOs start pulling out after LTTE attack
COLOMBO: Local and foreign non-governmental organizations are moving out of the eastern region of the country after an LTTE attack on three aid offices in the area....
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Security agencies’ nightmare in Gujarat
GUNERI (India): When politicians on both sides of the border thought of confidence-building measures between India and Pakistan, they may not have had this in mind....
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Indian govt won’t back down on quota issue
NEW DELHI: India’s ruling coalition has decided to set aside half the seats in federally funded colleges for lower-caste candidates from next year, despite widespread protests by upper-caste students and doctors....
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Auto-maker plans to launch ‘people’s car’
NEW DELHI: One of India’s biggest motor manufacturers has announced ambitious plans to launch a cheap, small “people’s car” in 2008 for about £1,200....
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‘Mumbai to Delhi’ local call zone
NEW DELHI: This can act as a trigger to a new price war in long-distance calls within India. The state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) on Tuesday launched its long-distance service...
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