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US, Iran fighting for influence in ME: Bush: Lebanon crisis
WASHINGTON, May 13: US President George Bush said on Tuesday that the current fight in Lebanon is part of a greater struggle between the United States and Iran to expand their influence in the Middle East.... 
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44 killed in Bangladesh ferry disaster
GHORADIGHA (Bangladesh), May 13: Rescue workers grimly searched a river for survivors on Tuesday after Bangladesh’s latest ferry disaster claimed at least 44 lives, a police official said....
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US official accuses Zimbabwe police of harassing diplomats
WASHINGTON, May 13: Zimbabwean police harassed US and other diplomats when they tried to prevent them from leaving a hospital treating victims of post-election violence, a senior US official said on Tuesday....
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N. Korea takes ‘important step’ to N-disclosure: US
WASHINGTON, May 13: North Korea has taken an “important first step” toward disclosing its weapons-grade plutonium programmes even while slowing down some disablement of its nuclear plants, a US envoy said Tuesday.Sung...
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Americans believe US headed in wrong direction
WASHINGTON, May 13: Eight out of 10 Americans believe that their country is headed in the wrong direction, reveals a Washington Post-ABC News survey published on Tuesday....
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US drops charges against ‘hijacker’
SAN JUAN (Puerto Rico), May 13: The Pentagon has dropped charges against a Saudi at Guantanamo who was alleged to have been the so-called “20th hijacker” in the Sept 11 attacks, his US military defence lawyer said on Monday....
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Iran to offer proposals in nuclear row
TEHRAN, May 13: Iran will soon put forward new proposals to resolve its dispute with the West over its nuclear programme, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday.But...
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UK judges abandon wigs for ‘Star Trek’ look
LONDON, May 13: British judges abandoned the 300-year-old tradition of wearing horsehair wigs to a chorus of mockery from fashion critics and traditionalists, who say the new robes have turned them into Star Trek look-a-likes....
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Pandas safe at China’s park after quake
BEIJING, May 13: More than 80 giant pandas at China’s most famous panda park, the Wolong centre, were safe and well following a huge earthquake that struck the area, state press said on Tuesday....
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Faisal may have ‘spoken in anger’: Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN, May 13: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal may have “spoken in anger” when he warned Iran over the crisis in Lebanon....
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World telecom chief warns oppressive regimes
CAIRO, May 13: The head of the world telecoms body said on Tuesday that oppressive regimes are increasingly using their control over the Internet to deprive citizens of information but that those governments are being watched as well....
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Hardliners take a hit in Russian govt reshuffle
MOSCOW: Russian security service hardliners known as the “siloviki”, a shadowy group at the heart of Vladimir Putin’s rule, are on the back foot after a cabinet reshuffle but not gone, analysts said on Tuesday.The...
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What’s in your genes? You don’t want to know yet
WASHINGTON: The company 23andMe promises to “unlock the secrets of your own DNA”. Navigenics wants you to be tested to “do everything you can to stay healthy”....
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Parents board flight, forget toddler at airport
OTTAWA: Tickets, check. Passports, check. Luggage, check. Baby ... oops....
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Man sues airline over flight spent in toilet
NEW YORK: A New York man who says he was denied a seat on a five-hour JetBlue flight and was instead told to “hang out” in the plane’s bathroom has sued the airline for $2 million, saying he suffered “extreme humiliation”....
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A nightmare grows on ruins of India’s housing shortage
NEW DELHI: Steel, marble and granite are high on the list of materials needed to build homes in well-to-do suburbs on the outskirts of India’s sprawling capital but so are plastic sheets, cardboard and reeds....
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‘Strawberry slaves’ expose plight of immigrants
NEA MANOLADA (Greece): Nea Manolada was a quiet village in southern Greece unknown to many until a strike by “strawberry slaves” exposed the dark underbelly of one of the country’s key economic sectors....
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