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14,000 arrested in BD crackdown; AL, BNP cry foul
DHAKA, June 4: Fourteen thousand people have been arrested in Bangladesh over the past week in a crackdown on ‘’criminals and anti-social elements’’, authorities said on Wednesday.... 
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Peace deal with Israel will require a miracle: Qureia
RAMALLAH, June 4: The chief Palestinian peace negotiator on Wednesday cast serious doubt on US President George W. Bush’s goal of brokering an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by the end of the...
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Deadlock over power sharing in post-monarchy Nepal
KATHMANDU: Political parties in Nepal — who agreed to abolish the monarchy and set up a republic — are squabbling bitterly over power sharing in a new government....
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Sanjay Dutt considering role in politics
MUMBAI: Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, out of jail on bail for a weapons conviction, is considering a move into politics in forthcoming general elections, a report said on Wednesday....
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Japanese court strikes down nationality law
TOKYO, June 4: Japan’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday it was unconstitutional to deny nationality to children born out of wedlock to foreign mothers, opening the door to citizenship for thousands of illegitimate youth....
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EU urges Iran to provide nuclear information
VIENNA, June 4: European countries urged Iran on Wednesday to furnish all outstanding information on its disputed nuclear programme to the UN atomic watchdog to end a long-running impasse....
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Jerusalem must remain ‘undivided’ capital, says Obama
WASHINTGON, June 4: US Democratic presumptive nominee Barack Obama said on Wednesday that Jerusalem must remain the “undivided” capital of Israel in a speech to a powerful US-Israel lobby group here....
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Russian parliament warns Ukraine over Nato bid
MOSCOW, June 4: Russia’s parliament recommended on Wednesday that the Kremlin consider pulling out of a friendship treaty with Ukraine if the ex-Soviet state takes further steps to join Nato....
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French troops to deploy near Kabul
KABUL, June 4: About 700 French reinforcements to the Nato force battling a growing insurgency in Afghanistan are to be sent to the volatile province of Kapisa near Kabul, the French force said....
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Seoul eases stance on resumption of beef imports
SEOUL, June 4: South Korea appeared on Wednesday to soften its stance in a politically-charged dispute over US beef, saying it would regard a promise by US exporters as enough to allow a resumption of imports....
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Polish foreign minister visits Afghanistan
WARSAW, June 4: Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski arrived on Wednesday in Afghanistan, where Warsaw has deployed 1,600 troops in a Nato-led force, the Polish news agency PAP reported....
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US asks Syria not to ‘hinder’ IAEA investigation
VIENNA, June 4: The United States warned Syria on Wednesday not to hinder a probe by the UN’s atomic watchdog into allegations that Damascus had been building a clandestine nuclear facility....
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‘Snubbed’ US aid ships to leave Myanmar
YANGON, June 4: US warships laden with supplies for Myanmar’s cyclone victims will sail away after the junta refused their help, even as aid workers on Wednesday pleaded for more help to reach about a million survivors....
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Death rate on Chinese roads has doubled
PARIS, June 4: Fatalities from road accidents in China nearly doubled in the space of just two decades and are likely to surge further as more and more Chinese acquire a car, a medical study warned on Wednesday....
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Reward offered for Al Qaeda operative
WASHINGTON, June 4: The United States has launched a major public relations campaign in Afghanistan and Fata to capture Adam Yahiye Gadahn, an American national charged with treason....
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Rising costs make NY restaurants reduce portions served
NEW YORK, June 4: Restaurant owners, cooks and chefs in New York are struggling to cope with escalating costs of basic ingredients, including flour, egg, rice and cooking oil....
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11 killed in attack on home of Iraqi official
BAGHDAD, June 4: A suicide bomb rocked Baghdad on Wednesday, leaving scores of casualties, and US troops suffered their biggest single loss in a month, bringing to an end a relative lull in violence, officials said....
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Security talks
BEIJING, June 4: The United States and China held talks on security and non-proliferation issues here on Wednesday with discussions touching on the weaponisation of space, Iran and North Korea, a US official said....
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Fuel price increase divides rich, poor
NEW DELHI: Indians are divided over the biggest hike in fuel prices in 12 years, with the poor saying it will hit their pockets hard, while the more comfortable shrugged it off as inevitable given global trends....
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Number of poor rising in Bangladesh
DHAKA: The number of people living below the poverty line in Bangladesh has risen sharply in the last few years because of spiralling food prices, a leading think-tank has said....
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Hunger displaces thousands of Afghans
KABUL: Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes due to food and water shortages in northern Afghanistan, the government said on Wednesday....
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Dead British girl’s probe falling apart
NEW DELHI: The mother of a British teenager murdered in the Indian state of Goa fears the case against her daughter’s killer is falling apart after a forensic test failed to find evidence of rape, her lawyer said on Wednesday....
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WB urges Kabul to improve governance
KABUL: The World Bank is committed to building a “prosperous and stable” Afghanistan, but Afghans themselves must fight corruption and provide better services for citizens, a top bank official says....
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Bangladesh traders oppose election postponement
DHAKA: Bangladesh business leaders have urged the country’s army-backed interim administration to stick to a December election schedule, saying restoration of democracy will help improve the economic climate....
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Record number of summits cap Everest season
NEW DELHI: Fine weather during the short spring season for climbing Mount Everest has produced a record number of successful summits from the southern approach through Nepal, officials say....
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