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Iran, EU begin ‘final chance’ talks
BERLIN, Sept 27: Top Iranian top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana began talks here on Wednesday billed as a final chance for Tehran to agree to a nuclear deal offered by world powers.... 
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Iraqi Kurds raise secession threat
ARBIL, Sept 27: Iraq’s Kurdish regional government raised the threat of secession on Wednesday if the Baghdad government did not drop its claims to a say in the development of oil resources in their northern districts....
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Dispute over Hezbollah delays Israeli pullout
JERUSALEM, Sept 27: Disputes over how the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers will deal with Hezbollah fighters is holding up the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon, Israel’s military chief of staff said on Wednesday....
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US govt seeks more probe powers
WASHINGTON, Sept 27: The United States could detain more foreigners as enemy combatants under legislation Congress is expected to debate this week after a last-minute change in the bill, lawmakers said on Tuesday....
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Georgia detains four Russians for ‘spying’
TBILISI, Sept 27: Georgian security forces detained four Russian officers on spying charges and surrounded the regional headquarters of Russian troops on Wednesday, sending Tbilisi’s ties with former master Moscow to a new low....
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Saudis, Israel have same fears: paper
RIYADH, Sept 27: Despite denials from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Saudi official sources, diplomatic officials in Jerusalem continue to insist that senior officials of the two countries had held...
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Karadzic ally gets 27 years in jail
THE HAGUE, Sept 27: The United Nations war crimes court sentenced Bosnian Serb politician Momcilo Krajisnik to 27 years in prison on Wednesday for his role in Bosnia’s ‘ethnic cleansing’, but acquitted him of genocide....
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500 Muslim families return to Muttur
COLOMBO, Sept 27: Government and military sources on Wednesday claimed that over 500 Muslim families had returned to the eastern Muslim town of Muttur....
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Energy markets may face crisis: summit
SOCHI (Russia), Sept 27: Eleven energy ministers warned on Wednesday of rising political and commercial risks to Europe’s energy markets as President Vladimir Putin issued a warning to ‘unconscientious’ investors....
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Japan proposes summit with China
TOKYO, Sept 27: Japan wants to hold a leaders’ meeting with China next month, Foreign Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday, adding that a visit to Beijing by Shinzo Abe, the new prime Minister, was one option....
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New casualties raise doubts about Italy’s Afghan mission
ROME: Italian politics is once again torn by bitter controversies over military presence in Afghanistan after 31-year-old Italian soldier Giorgio Langella was killed and another five were injured Sept 26 near Kabul....
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Fear, hunger stalk Jaffna Tamils
JAFFNA: First driven from their homes by a Tamil Tiger warning, then forced to move back as the military emptied schools-turned-refugee camps, many residents in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna peninsula are hungry and afraid....
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Vote on Indo-US N-deal likely to be delayed
NEW DELHI: The Indo-US civilian nuclear energy deal is not likely to come up for a vote before the US Senate breaks for the Congressional elections at the end of this week....
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Is Nepal ripe for an army coup?
KATHMANDU: Thailand’s coup has hit close to home in Nepal’s capital. Here, a hereditary monarch, who like his South-east Asian counterpart claims to be the incarnation of a god, sits in...
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BD militant appeals death sentence
DHAKA: A militant sentenced to death for his role in a deadly campaign to impose Islamic law in Bangladesh has asked for mercy, days ahead of an appeal deadline, an official said on Wednesday....
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Conservationists blast India for tiger trade
NEW DELHI: Demand from rich Chinese for Indian tiger pelts and parts used in traditional medicine fuels poaching and may lead to the extinction of the species in the wild, conservationists have warned....
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Indian money finds its way into English countryside
NEW DELHI: Plots of green belt land in England are being sold to Indians for thousands of pounds as one of the best ways to make money. They are being marketed on the basis that vast tracts of the English countryside....
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