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Iran refuses to suspend enrichment
TEHRAN, Oct 2: Iran will not suspend uranium enrichment, as demanded by the West, but is still holding talks about its nuclear programme, the Iranian government spokesman said on Monday.... 
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Thaksin’s supporters quit party
BANGKOK, Oct 2: At least 70 members of parliament from ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s political party quit on Monday, less than two weeks after he was deposed in a bloodless military coup....
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Iraq govt’s emergency powers renewed
BAGHDAD, Oct 2: Iraqi police reported finding 50 bodies in the streets of Baghdad on Monday as parliament renewed the government’s emergency powers....
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Israel warned against use of force
GAZA, Oct 2: Palestinian militants who seized an Israeli soldier in June warned Israel on Monday against trying to free him by force, and Egypt said Gilad Shalit’s captors had rejected a deal to swap him for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners....
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‘Military operation cannot be ruled out’: Russia cuts communication links with Georgia
TBILISI, Oct 2: Four Russian army officers arrested in Georgia for spying were allowed to fly home on Monday as Tbilisi tried to defuse the worst crisis in years between the ex-Soviet neighbours....
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Singh, Mbeki sign partnership pact
PRETORIA, Oct 2: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Thabo Mbeki on Monday signed a sweeping pact to buttress ties between the regional powerhouses which serve as spokesmen for the world’s have-nots....
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EU asks IATA to change tariff system
BRUSSELS, Oct 2: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) must scrap its tariff-setting system for combined flights within the EU by January 2007 to comply with competition rules, the European Commission decided on Monday....
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Dengue turns epidemic in Delhi
NEW DELHI, Oct 2: The New Delhi government was expected on Tuesday to declare that dengue fever has reached epidemic proportions in the Indian capital where infection is rife, even in the nation’s top hospital....
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New strategy proposed to replace UN
WASHINGTON, Oct 2: A team of experts, backed by the US government, has suggested a new national security strategy for the United States, which suggests creating a ‘Concert of Democracies’ that...
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Vietnam, US set new tone on dioxin war legacy
BIEN HOA (Vietnam): Doctors warn people living near the Bien Hoa military airport not to drink the water, eat the fish or grow fruit and vegetables because of wartime dioxin poisoning....
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Women in driving seat in Russia’s road revolution
MOSCOW: At a disused airfield on the outskirts of Moscow, Yekaterina Karenina hits the accelerator of her BMW and speeds past a row of broken, faded military jets....
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One year on, Turkey faces EU derailment
BRUSSELS: A year after Turkey’s historic opening of negotiations to join the European Union, it is hard to escape a mood of gloom and mutual estrangement....
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British energy project challenged in Russian wilderness
MAKAROV (Russia): Sirens scream, jeeps fly past, helicopters prepare for take-off. Russia’s flamboyant environmental enforcer Oleg Mitvol is in town....
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Asia trying to reclaim its literary heritage
UBUD (Indonesia): Indonesian author Vira Safitri is only 18, but already has two novels under her belt....
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War in Lebanon a setback for Israeli leadership
AL QUDS: Israel’s war in Lebanon ended in failure for its leadership, stirred domestic discontent and underscored the need to solve the Palestinian conflict, analysts say....
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