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Obama takes unassailable lead over Clinton
WASHINGTON June 1: Barack Obama has almost seized the Democratic nomination for America’s 2008 presidential election after a committee decision that also appears to have further divided the party on racial lines.... 
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Iran warns IAEA of limiting cooperation
TEHRAN, June 1: Iran said on Sunday it might have to limit its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, criticising the agency’s report which said Tehran’s alleged research into nuclear warheads was a matter of serious concern....
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Israel to build 884 more houses in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, June 1: Israel will build 884 more houses in east Jerusalem, the housing ministry said on Sunday, in a move that enraged the Palestinians who have demanded it as the capital of their promised state....
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Seven killed in Washington in 9 hours
WASHINGTON, June 1: The US capital, once known as the murder capital of the world, experienced an overnight spasm of violence on Saturday with seven men dead and three wounded, including a triple slaying....
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Fire breaks out at Universal Studios
LOS ANGELES, June 1: A massive fire broke out at the Universal Studios film and TV studio on Sunday, engulfing one soundstage and burning a New York City street set....
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BD govt’s fresh drive against politicians
DHAKA, June 1: The military-backed caretaker government of Bangladesh appears to have started a fresh drive to detain political activists across the country in the name of conducting ‘a routine operation to contain crimes’....
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Nepal king’s palace turned into museum
KATHMANDU, June 1: Nepal’s deposed monarch lost his ancestral home in the mountainous west on Sunday, days after being dethroned and ordered to leave the main royal palace in Kathmandu, officials said....
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Macedonian polls marred by deadly shootout
SKOPJE, June 1: Macedonians voted on Sunday in an election marred by a deadly shootout and reports of intimidation that saw polling suspended in some areas and drew expressions of concern from the European Union....
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Khaleda Zia demands polls by October
DHAKA, June 1: Former prime minister and chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Begum Khaleda Zia, on Sunday demanded general elections by October this year....
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Quake rocks Taipei
TAIPEI, June 1: A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked Taiwan on Sunday, the Central Weather Bureau said....
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Police kill four Maoist rebels in eastern India
PATNA, June 1: Indian police shot dead four Maoist rebels and arrested a female commander after a fierce gun battle in eastern India on Sunday, police said....
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120,000 Afghan refugees returned home this year: UN
KABUL, June 1: More than 120,000 refugees have returned to Afghanistan this year with UN help, the world body’s refugee agency said on Sunday, warning the country had limited capacity to take people back....
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Greek myth about women disputed
LONDON: Women in Ancient Greece were major power brokers in their own right, researchers have discovered, and often played key roles in running affairs of state....
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Gujjars wait for victory to cremate the dead
PILUPURA (India): The decomposing bodies of 12 young men shot by police nine days ago during a violent protest lie in wooden coffins near the village train tracks....
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Thai coup threat worrying US
BANGKOK: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, in Thailand on Sunday as anti-government protesters raised the spectre of a military coup, urged top leaders to maintain democratic rule....
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Lifestyle study of women in Britain
LONDON: She wants to marry her soulmate, shops in high street clothing chains like Primark, TK Maxx and Topshop, and dreams of starting her own business....
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Taliban on the backfoot in Helmand?
LONDON: The Taliban have been tactically routed in southern Afghanistan, with enemy forces ‘licking their wounds’ after a series of emphatic defeats, say senior British military commanders....
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