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Israel threatens to attack Iran
JERUSALEM, June 6: An Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites looks “unavoidable” given the apparent failure of sanctions to deny Tehran technology with bomb-making potential, one of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s deputies said on Friday.... 
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US to emphasise diplomacy
WASHINGTON: The White House on Friday reiterated it would focus on diplomacy to persuade Iran to renounce sensitive nuclear activities after an Israeli official said force was the only option left....
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Russia rejects western mediation on Abkhazia
SAINT PETERSBURG, June 6: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday brushed off foreign mediation over Georgia’s separatist Abkhazia region, as EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana visited the disputed territory....
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Bush inflated Iraq threat, says report
WASHINGTON: President Bush and top administration officials repeatedly exaggerated what they knew about Iraq’s weapons and its ties to terrorist groups as the White House pressed its case for war against...
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Japan recognises indigenous people
TOKYO, June 6: Japan on Friday for the first time recognised the Ainu as an indigenous people, pledging to support the traditionally nature-worshipping community that has endured centuries of discrimination....
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EU agrees on rules to arrest fleeing convicts
LUXEMBOURG, June 6: A person convicted in absentia in one European Union country will face arrest in all other states of the 27-nation bloc under new cooperation rules agreed upon by justice ministers on Friday....
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Widow throws party to find place in heaven
PATNA, June 6: A rich 80-year-old Indian widow has spent thousands of dollars on a feast for 100,000 people in the hope it would please the gods and open the doors of heaven for her, local officials said....
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Novelist Coelho: a life stranger than fiction
SAO PAULO: During the course of his life, Paulo Coelho spent time in a mental institution, wrote several popular songs and became one of the world’s best-selling authors with novels like “The Alchemist”....
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Hormone serotonin ‘regulates emotions’
WASHINGTON: Serotonin plays a key role in regulating emotions such as aggression and impulsivity during decision making, according to British research appearing on Thursday in the United States....
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Heart surgery ‘does not affect brain’ health: study
NEW YORK: People who’ve undergone coronary bypass surgery are often noted to have some degree of mental impairment later on, but new findings indicate that the operation is not to blame for this....
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BD politicians assail govt for not consulting them on budget
DHAKA: The political parties of Bangladesh have reacted sharply to the military-controlled caretaker government’s refusal to have pre-budget consultations with politicians....
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New breed of seeds needed to resist climate change: expert
“Failure to act ... would make what is happening today look like the calm before the storm,” Cary Fowler, head of the Rome-based Global Crop Diversity Fund, said on the sidelines of a June 3-5 UN food summit....
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Hillary’s campaign provokes gender debate
WASHINGTON: Was she or wasn’t she?Hillary Clinton’s candidacy may soon be a thing of the past but debate will rage over whether the first woman to make it so far in...
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