| Afghan government investigates part of US in raid | |
An air raid which killed 15 civilians on Friday, is being investigated by the government in...
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| Iraq car bomb kills six civilians |
At least six people were killed Sunday in a car bomb explosion in the northeastern part of the Iraqi capital, an official of the interior ministry...
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| Israel opens its border gates |
Israel has reopened a number of border crossings into the Gaza Strip, after shutting them due to attacks....
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| Russian president to conclude peace treaty with Japanese |
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two countries that has been held up since the end of the World War...
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| Saddam nuclear material sent to Canada |
US and Iraqi officials have sent a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium to a Canadian port, in a top-secret...
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| Israel accused of burying nuclear wastes in Golan Heights |
Syria has called on the United Nations to exert pressure on Israel to 'stop its continued practices and aggressions against Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan who suffer from the Israeli daily flagrant violations', the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported this...
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| Serial-killer joke not appreciated at Scotland Yard |
A Scotland Yard sharpshooter has been compensated after he was jokingly called a serial killer by a colleague....
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| Ingrid Betancourt receives medical opinion |
Ingrid Betancourt has been told by doctors in Paris she has suffered no side-effects from her kidnapping...
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| US government rushes to secure terror prisoners |
The Bush government in the US is believed to be drawing up plans to push Guantanamo prison inmates into normal...
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| Mbeki speaks to Mugabe and breakaway MDC chief |
Thabo Mbeki, the president of South Africa, has held talks in Zimbabwe with President Robert Mugabe and Arthur Mutambara, leader of a breakaway faction of the Movement for Democratic...
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| Pakistan building collapse kills nine |
Islamabad, July 6 (Xinhua) At least nine people were killed Sunday after a four-storey building collapsed in the southern port city of Karachi, the Associated Press of Pakistan...
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| LTTE marks 21st anniversary of its Black Tigers |
The Tamil Tiger rebels Saturday commemorated the 21st anniversary of their deadliest weapon, the Black Tigers, and said 356 suicide cadres have blown themselves up so far in their campaign against the government and the security forces in Sri...
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| G-8 leaders presented with $1,000 sake cups |
The Group of Eight (G-8) leaders attending a summit here in Japan are receiving gifts of intricate lacquered sake cups engraved with their initials and with a retail value of $1,000...
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| G-8 leaders urged to raise Tibet issue with Hu |
Leaders of the world's major economies linked in the Group of Eight (G-8) were urged Sunday to raise the issue of Tibet with Chinese state and party leader Hu Jintao at their summit in...
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| Ashraf bats for inclusion of cricket in 2012 London Olympics |
Immediately after taking over as Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman, Nasim Ashraf vowed to pave the way for cricket's inclusion in the 2012 London...
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| Tendulkar named best Asian batsman |
Sachin Tendulkar spoilt what would have been a clean sweep of titles by Sri Lankan cricketers at the inaugural Asian Cricket Council (ACC) awards ceremony here by being named the continent's best one-day...
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| India decide to bowl against Sri Lanka |
India won the toss and elected to bowl against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final at National Stadium here...
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| New fiancee begins spirited defence of Sobhraj |
Nihita Biswas, the 20-year-old Nepali woman who hit the headlines worldwide last week following the news of her engagement to criminal mastermind Charles Sobhraj, has taken the media plunge. She is now defending him resolutely against the murder sentence he is currently serving in a high-security Kathmandu...
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| Bush defends decision to attend Olympic Games |
US President George W. Bush defended Sunday his decision to attend the opening ceremony of next month's Olympic Games in Beijing, saying not to go would mean offending the Chinese...
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| G-8 nations urged to reform world financial order |
An editorial comment in a leading United Arab Emirates (UAE) daily has warned the Group of Eight (G-8) nations that global financial order urgently calls for reform to avert an impending economic catastrophe, WAM reported...
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| Russia to discuss peace treaty with Japan |
Moscow, July 6 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two countries that has been held up since the end of the World War...
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| Japanese PM to attend Beijing Olympics ceremony |
Toyako (Japan), July 6 (Xinhua) Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda officially announced here Sunday he would attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics Aug...
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| Islamic hardliners mark Red Mosque operation anniversary |
Thousands of hardline Islamists Sunday gathered in Pakistan's capital to commemorate the first anniversary of a military operation against the extremists in the Red...
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| Little to celebrate after 100 days of Pakistan government |
There was little to celebrate in Pakistan - and worries were galore - as the Pakistan Peoples Party-led coalition government completed its first 100 days...
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| Scotland Yard sharpshooter miffed at being called serial killer |
Scotland Yard's very own 007 is angry that he was jokingly called a serial killer by a colleague. The force thought it best to compensate him financially to keep the matter under...
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| Canadian general sees no Taliban resurgence |
The new Canadian armed forces chief does not agree with the US assessment that the Taliban is...
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| Afghan, US military claim dozens of rebel casualties |
More than 20 Taliban militants were killed or injured during a clash and airstrike in eastern Kunar province while several other insurgents were also killed in a US-led coalition operation, officials said...
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| Russia hopes to strike new disarmament deal with US |
Moscow, July 6 (RIA Novosti) Russia expects to reach a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with the US by the year-end, an aide to President Dmitry Medvedev said...
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| G-8 goes green in Japan |
A brand new Toyota 'plug-in' Prius is parked near a sleek-looking, hydrogen-powered RX-8 Mazda and eight more environmentally friendly...
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| (Photo of Waziristan here)- |
The fact that Jihadistan has gradually become an empirical reality is borne out by the fate of Pakistan's efforts to return the region to its sovereignty. The turning point came in 2006 when President Pervez Musharraf, in Ashley J. Tellis' words, ordered 'major formations from the Army XI Corps and elite Special Services Group into the FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas)' ostensibly to root out the Taliban and Al Qaeda and remove them once and for all from Pakistani soil. The undertaking was a dismal failure, which cost the army over 600 lives. 'The core members of the Taliban and Al Qaeda leadership survived and remain active antagonists,' Tellis concludes. (Carnegie Policy Brief, December...
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| Demand for anti-stab vests as knife crime sweeps Britain |
Public sector employees are to get body armour as a knife crime wave sweeps Britain with police saying it has eclipsed terrorism as number one priority. Thirty-two knife deaths have been reported in Britain this year, 18 of them from London alone and activist groups and the media have launched campaigns to check the...
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| Pakistani rupee hits record low at 70 per dollar |
The Pakistani rupee has touched a new low of 70 per dollar, according to the media...
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| Aide pays for 76-yr-old |
A Nepali helper who helped the world's oldest climber summit Mt Everest this year has had to pay dearly for the record, losing his fingers and...
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| Niger gunmen kidnap brother of English Premier League star |
Nairobi/Gunmen in Niger have seized the elder brother of Everton and Nigeria player Joseph Yobo from a hotel in Port Harcourt, Southern Nigeria, police...
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| Jeev seventh, boosts chances of British Open berth |
Ash, Kent,Jeev Milkha Singh made light of the adverse windy conditions as his chase for the British Open berth got a big boost with a three-under 69 in the third round of the European Open at the London Golf Club...
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| Mittals now eye country hotels in Britain |
After stately homes, the Mittals are now eyeing heritage hotels of...
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| Podium for Karun Chandhok in GP2 Feature race |
India's Karun Chandhok has struck a purple patch here with a stunning drive that saw him starting 10th on the grid and finishing third in the GP2 Feature...
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| Thai PM resents court injunction on Hindu heritage temple |
Bangkok, July 6 (Xinhua) Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said Sunday the administrative court's order prohibiting his government from supporting the listing of ancient Preah Vihear temple as a world heritage site had undermined his government's...
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| Indian tele-cardiology helps young Malaysian heart patients |
Tele-cardiology, an online consultancy offered by a renowned Indian hospital, has helped shorten the long queues of heart patients, particularly children, in...
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| No end to California wildfires in sight |
Firefighters continue to battle blazes in California two weeks after lightening strikes ignited heavy forest and shrub fires on the US west...
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| Law amendment to bail detained Bangladeshi politicians |
Bangladesh's military-backed government is set to amend its law to facilitate bail for several high profile politicians and officials for the parliamentary elections promised for...
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| G-8 leaders to call for stockpiling basic grains |
Leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrialized nations are expected to agree during their summit in Hokkaido to stockpile grains to better cope with future food crises, sources...
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| Taiwan aborigines to perform at Beijing Olympics |
Taiwan aborigines have been invited to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a newspaper said...
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| Climate, economy, security confront leaders at G-8 summit |
Toyako (Japan), July 6 (Xinhua) When the leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations gather in Hokkaido Monday for their annual summit, they face the challenges of global warming, an uncertain world economy and mounting tensions in the world's hot...
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| Birthday blues for dethroned Nepal king |
Nepal's dethroned king Gyanendra's 61st birthday falls Monday and this time it will be a sombre occasion - the first ever as a commoner outside the Narayanhity palace since he was stripped of his crown and compelled to leave the royal...
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| We are facing a digital doomsday |
The digital doomsday is round the corner. In exactly 1,273 days there will be a web chaos in the world as we run out of internet...
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| IPI pipeline a good option - but a security nightmare |
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmud Qureshi said after a visit to New Delhi last month that most of the outstanding differences on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline had been resolved and that the three countries were now in a position to reach final agreement at the next round of joint talks. In order to allay India's apprehensions, Qureshi also conveyed Pakistan's offer to guarantee the physical security of the gas...
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| Inventor of DNA fingerprinting sees funny side of it |
The scientist who invented DNA fingerprinting in 1984 can't help but see the lighter side of the technology and says it has acquired an entertainment angle now, given the high-profile cases it is used...
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| Taliban frees two abducted Pakistani journalists |
Islamabad, July 5 (Xinhua) Taliban insurgents Saturday freed two journalists from their captivity in a tribal region in northwestern Pakistan, News Network International news agency...
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| Venus stops Serena, claims fifth Wimbledon title |
Holder Venus Williams won her fifth Wimbledon title Saturday with a 7-5, 6-4 defeat of sister Serena in the third sibling title showdown at the...
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