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Israel to build 1,300 new settler homes
JERUSALEM, June 13: Israel on Friday announced its second settlement project in occupied east Jerusalem in a month, enraging Palestinians just ahead of a US visit aimed at rescuing the stalemated peace process.... 
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Wiretaps: Berlusconi defies judges
ROME, June 13: Over the objections of prosecutors and journalists, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday proposed strict curbs on the use of wiretaps in judicial investigations and stiffer penalties for the publication of their transcripts....
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Flood waters swamp Iowa town: 15 dead
CEDAR RAPIDS, June 13: Rising flood waters swamped the river city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, forcing residents to flee their homes, and officials to abandon city hall amid a crisis that has left 15 people dead....
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‘Al Qaeda planning attacks on Denmark’
COPENHAGEN, June 13: Al Qaeda is planning to carry out attacks on Danish soil, the head of the Scandinavian country’s intelligence service warned in a newspaper interview on Friday....
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Japanese gangster offered $1m for US visa
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13: Desperate for a liver transplant in US the leader of Japan’s third-largest organised crime group had offered $1 million to potential intermediaries to help him obtain a...
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First flash from dying star observed
LONDON, June 12: Scientists have for the first time witnessed the flash of light produced inside a dying star just before it explodes, according to a study on Thursday that provides a unique glimpse into how a supernova forms....
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Badawi ready to step down
KUALA LUMPUR, June 13: Malaysia’s embattled Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi confirmed on Friday he would step down, just three months after winning office, ending a leadership crisis sparked by the coalition’s worst ever election result....
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Pakistani girl honoured
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13: Sana Ahmad, a Pakistani national, has been named as one of 20 most dynamic graduates of the prestigious Cornell University this year....
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McCain, Obama at loggerheads over ruling: Guantanamo detainees
WASHINGTON: In a campaign dominated by the US economy and the Iraq war, the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling on Thursday on detainees at the Guantanamo Bay US Navy jail marks a...
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More than money needed for success in Afghanistan
BRUSSELS: Billions in new aid pledges will help, but succeeding in Afghanistan is not just about the money....
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Tree grown from oldest seed doing well
WASHINGTON: Just over three years old and about 1.2 meters tall, Methuselah is growing well....
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French presidency heads for knotty EU climate deal
PARIS: France has no option but to try to push through ambitious measures to fight climate change during its European Union presidency from July ahead of thorny global talks for a post-Kyoto deal at the end of 2009....
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High school sports knee injuries worse for girls
NEW YORK: Male high school athletes are more likely to sustain knee injuries than girls, but female athletes have twice the risk of major knee injuries that require surgery, new data shows....
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Pollution linked to childhood allergies
LONDON: German researchers say they have found some of the strongest evidence yet linking traffic pollution to childhood allergies....
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Nepal’s king bows out gracefully amid chaos
KATHMANDU: In the end, it was hard not to feel a little bit sorry for Nepal’s deposed King Gyanendra....
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