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<title>Physician killed, child wounded in Mosul</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ninewa, May 16, (VOI) – A physician was killed by a stray bullet in his home in western Mosul, where also a child was wounded when the Iraqi army detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) on Thursday, a security source said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 16 May 2008 05:06:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Corruption shrouding arms deal – MP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Baghdad, May 16, (VOI) – The parliament's anti-corruption committee said on Friday that it has documents proving the Iraqi defense ministry's involvement in corruption pertaining to an arms deal it had signed with Serbia.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 16 May 2008 05:05:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Unknown gunmen kidnap Tikrit hospital director</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Salah al-Din, May15, (VOI)-Unknown gunmen kidnapped the director of Tikrit public hospital and two doctors in Salah al-Din province, a police source said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 16 May 2008 05:04:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>600 Pak security men killed in 28 suicide attacks after Lal Masjid operation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rawalpindi, Nov 14 (ANI): More than 600 hundred security personnel and 1300 civilians were killed in at least 28 suicide attacks conducted by pro-Taliban militants after the Pakistan Army operation against the Lal Masjid complex.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 November 2007 07:23:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>16 pro-Taliban militants killed in Swat</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Peshawar, Nov 14 (ANI): At least 16 pro-Taliban militants were killed when Pakistan Army gunship helicopters and artillery pounded their hideouts in the Swat district of the North West frontier province (NWFP). ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 November 2007 07:22:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US soldiers in Iraq killed for revenge: Islamist group</title>
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Baghdad, July 11 (Xinhua) An Al Qaeda-linked group claimed it killed three US soldiers last month and mutilated two of their bodies to avenge the rape and murder of an Iraqi woman by troops of the same unit, according to a video posted on the Internet.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 03:11:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NRI health body to establish hospital chain</title>
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Dubai, July 10 (IANS) The Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) is planning to launch a chain of satellite hospitals in Kerala.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 07:03:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NRI body to extend its activities to Kerala</title>
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Dubai, July 10 (IANS) An organisation of expatriate Keralites in Qatar is planning to extend its activities to its core area of interest in Thrissur, Kerala.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 04:51:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian waitresses' claims all lies: restaurant owner</title>
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Dubai, July 7 (IANS) A restaurant owner in Bahrain has dismissed as lies claims by three Indian waitresses that they were forced into prostitution at their place of work.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 7 July 2006 05:31:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian maid returns after 8-month ordeal in Bahrain</title>
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Dubai, July 7 (IANS) An Indian housemaid in Bahrain, who claimed that she was isolated from the outside world and subjected to a lot of suffering by her Bahraini employer, has finally been sent home.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 7 July 2006 05:31:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Kerala education law irks NRIs in UAE</title>
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Dubai, July 6 (IANS) The recent bill passed by the Kerala assembly to regulate admissions and fees in private professional colleges in the state has come in for fire from the expatriate Keralite community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 07:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Father's refusal to sign paper keeps son in jail</title>
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Dubai, July 6 (IANS) An Indian accountant is languishing in a Saudi Arabian jail after his father refused to sign a paper saying his son would not repeat the crime.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 05:17:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian plans IT museum in Oman</title>
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Dubai, July 6 (IANS) An Indian engineer in Oman is planning to set up an IT museum in that country.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 05:17:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian embassy in Bahrain resolves workers' dispute</title>
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Dubai, July 6 (IANS) A dispute regarding non-payment of wages by a Bahraini firm to its Indian workers came to an end after the matter was reported to the Indian embassy in Manama.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 05:03:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Three Indian waitresses flee Bahrain</title>
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Dubai, July 6 (IANS) Three Indian waitresses in Bahrain, who claimed they were forced into prostitution at the restaurant they worked in, have reportedly fled the country.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 03:19:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Rules have changed', Israel warns Palestine; launches air strikes</title>
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Gaza, July 6 (DPA) Israeli military strikes killed two militants and one police officer early Thursday in the northern Gaza Strip, even as Tel Aviv warned that the 'rules of the game' have changed after a Palestinian rocket attack in its coastal city of]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 01:15:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian to be deported after 36 years of illegal stay</title>
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Dubai, July 5 (IANS) An Indian man, who had been staying in Bahrain illegally for 36 years, will now be deported along with his three wives and children.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 05:40:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Israeli rocket hits Palestinian interior ministry</title>
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Gaza, July 5 (Xinhua) The Palestinian interior ministry was targeted by Israeli forces for the second time as an air-to-ground rocket was fired early Wednesday at its building in Gaza City.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 03:01:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India calls for release of abducted Israeli soldier</title>
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New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) India Tuesday called for the release of an Israeli soldier who was abducted from near Gaza and urged all parties to 're-open' a dialogue for the re-establishment of 'long-term peace' in the region.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 09:26:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Case of Israeli soldier closed: militants</title>
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Gaza, July 4 (Xinhua) One of the three militant groups that abducted an Israeli soldier announced Tuesday that there would be no more discussions on freeing him as their ultimatum to Israel had expired.
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 05:12:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ailing Indian labourer in Bahrain seeks aid</title>
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Dubai, July 4 (IANS) An Indian labourer in Bahrain, suffering from partial paralysis, has appealed for financial help so he can procure an air ticket to India and undergo further free treatment.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:36:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indians forced into prostitution seek compensation</title>
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Dubai, July 4 (IANS) Three Indian women in Bahrain who were allegedly forced into prostitution have filed a complaint with labour officials in that Gulf nation.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:36:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iraq presents 'most-wanted' terror suspects</title>
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Baghdad, July 2 (DPA) Iraqi National Security Advisor Muafaq al-Rabaei Sunday presented a list of Iraq's 41 'most wanted' terror suspects, headed by Al Qaeda's new leader in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Muhajer.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 03:05:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Israel army enters Gaza Strip</title>
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Tel Aviv/Gaza, July 3 (DPA) Israeli troops entered the northern Gaza Strip early Monday with a limited force to search for tunnels and mines, said an army spokesman.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 03:05:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bin Laden urges Islamist fighters to free Iraq</title>
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Cairo, July 2 (Xinhua) Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, in a new audio message posted on the Internet, has urged Islamist fighters to free Iraq.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 06:34:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Larijani to meet top EU official over nuclear row</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111643_Larijani-to-meet-top-EU-official-over-nuclear-row.html</link>
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Tehran, July 2 (DPA) Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani will meet EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana July 5, an Iranian foreign ministry official said Sunday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 06:34:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Amity forays into Oman</title>
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Dubai, June 30 (IANS) Leading Indian education group Amity is now offering its various management training programmes in Oman through the Khimji Training Institute (KTI).
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 30 June 2006 06:38:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Israeli planes strike Palestinian interior ministry</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111623_Israeli-planes-strike-Palestinian-interior-ministry.html</link>
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Gaza, June 30 (Xinhua) Israeli Apache attack helicopters fired two missiles at the headquarters of the Palestinian interior ministry in Gaza City.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 30 June 2006 05:04:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bin Laden praises al-Zarqawi in new audiotape</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111616_Bin-Laden-praises-al-Zarqawi-in-new-audiotape.html</link>
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Cairo, June 30 (Xinhua) Osama bin Laden praised the slain leader of Iraq's Al Qaeda wing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as 'the lion of holy war', according to a Website audiotape released Friday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 30 June 2006 05:02:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Jail term for Indian maid in Bahrain</title>
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Dubai, June 30 (IANS) An Indian maid in Bahrain who had falsely claimed that she was kidnapped from outside her Bahraini sponsors' house and was forced into prostitution has been sentenced to one month in jail.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 30 June 2006 04:46:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hundreds attend funeral of Guantanamo prisoner</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111559_Hundreds-attend-funeral-of-Guantanamo-prisoner.html</link>
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Dubai, June 29 (DPA) Hundreds of mourners attended funeral prayers for Manie Al-Otaibi, one of the two Saudi detainees alleged to have committed suicide inside the US military base of Guantanamo Bay, media reports said Thursday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 05:35:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Key Al Qaeda figure in Iraq arrested</title>
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Baghdad, June 28 (Xinhua) A key figure of Al Qaeda in Iraq, accused of bombing a Shia shrine in Samarra and killing an Iraqi female journalist, has been arrested by security forces, a senior official said Wednesday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 06:59:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>After 14 years, Tendulkar slips out of top 20</title>
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Dubai, June 28 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar, who missed India's ongoing Test series against West Indies due to his shoulder operation, has for the first time in 14 years slipped out of the top 20 of Test rankings for batsmen.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 05:47:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Israeli army enters Gaza in ground offensive</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111521_Israeli-army-enters-Gaza-in-ground-offensive.html</link>
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Gaza, June 28 (Xinhua) Israeli troops entered the southern Gaza Strip, starting a broad ground operation early Wednesday, following the abduction of an Israeli soldier by Palestinian militants.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 02:42:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iran, Pakistan condemn terrorist acts on border</title>
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Tehran, June 27 (IANS) Iranian and Pakistani Interior Ministers Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi and Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao have condemned terrorist acts committed on their border.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 08:11:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Israeli PM threatens military strike over abducted soldier</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111438_Israeli-PM-threatens-military-strike-over-abducted-soldier.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Following the abduction of an Israeli soldier, Ehud Olmert, the Israeli Prime Minister, threatened to launch a military operation targeting Palestinian militants.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 11:36:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>22 Pakistanis killed in Afghanistan</title>
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Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Twenty-two Pakistani tribesmen from South Waziristan have been killed in Afghanistan in the current offensive by US-led forces and the Afghan security forces.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 05:14:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Al Qaeda linked group claims killing Russian hostages</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111379_Al-Qaeda-linked-group-claims-killing-Russian-hostages.html</link>
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Cairo, June 25 (Xinhua) A group linked to the Al Qaeda terror network in Iraq claimed Sunday it had executed four Russian embassy workers it kidnapped in Baghdad.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 02:11:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Reply to nuclear proposal before mid-August: Iran</title>
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Tehran, June 25 (DPA) Iran said Sunday that its reply to the Western proposal aimed at resolving the international row over Tehran's nuclear aims would be given 'earlier' than mid-August, the deadline referred to by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 25 June 2006 06:25:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Al Qaeda 'holy war' to continue, says Zawahiri</title>
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Cairo, June 24 (DPA) The second-in-command of Al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, said in a videotape that the terrorist organisation's 'holy war' would continue even if their leader Osama bin Laden is killed.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 24 June 2006 02:58:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Six Al Qaeda members killed in Saudi shootout</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111278_Six-Al-Qaeda-members-killed-in-Saudi-shootout.html</link>
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Riyadh, June 23 (Xinhua) Six alleged Al Qaeda members were killed and one arrested in an operation carried out by Saudi security forces here Friday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 05:48:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Eighty Iraqi workers kidnapped in Baghdad</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111227_Eighty-Iraqi-workers-kidnapped-in-Baghdad.html</link>
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Baghdad, June 22 (DPA) Eighty Iraqi workers were abducted by gunmen in a city north of Baghdad, officials said.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 22 June 2006 03:10:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Non-resident Biharis seek separate ministry</title>
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Dubai, June 21 (IANS) The Indian Association For Bihar and Jharkhand (IABJ) in Qatar has called for the creation of a separate ministry for non-resident Biharis (NRBs) by the Bihar government.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 08:25:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Saddam lawyer reported killed</title>
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Baghdad, June 21 (DPA) A lawyer for the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been killed in Baghdad, reports say.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 08:25:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hope and hardship lie before Afghan refugees</title>
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Kabul, June 21 (Xinhua) 'Although I lived in Pakistan for 18 years, I chose to come back. It is Afghanistan that is my motherland,' 30-year-old Abdullah Majeed said at the Kabul encashment centre for refugees.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:25:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Al Qaeda ally claims kidnapping two US soldiers</title>
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Cairo, June 19 (Xinhua) A group linked to Al Qaeda in Iraq announced Monday that it had kidnapped two US soldiers south of Baghdad, according to an Internet statement.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 June 2006 02:33:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Father of Guantanamo 'suicide' prisoner says son had bruises</title>
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Dubai, June 19 (DPA) The father of Yasser Al-Zahrani, one of the two Saudis who died earlier this month in Guantanamo Bay prison, dismissed Washington's claims that his son had committed suicide. He claimed there were bruises on his son's body, media rep]]></description>
<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 19 June 2006 04:38:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blasts claim over a dozen lives in Iraq</title>
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Baghdad, June 17 (DPA) More than a dozen people were killed and over 50 injured in separate bomb attacks in and around the Iraqi capital Saturday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 17 June 2006 09:53:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Black' steals show at IIFA</title>
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Dubai, June 17 (IANS) There were no surprises at the 7th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Black' winning all the four top honours, including for best film, at a well attended function here.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 17 June 2006 03:42:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Suicide bomber hit Baghdad Shia mosque, 6 killed</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110997_Suicide-bomber-hit-Baghdad-Shia-mosque-6-killed.html</link>
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Baghdad, June 16 (Xinhua) Six people were killed and 15 others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Shia mosque in central Baghdad Friday before the weekly prayer, an interior ministry official said.
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<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 08:30:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Heat stroke fells Indian worker in Sharjah</title>
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Dubai, June 16 (IANS) An Indian worker in Sharjah is battling for life after suffering from severe heat stroke at his place of work Thursday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:43:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dravid regains second spot in ICC rankings</title>
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Dubai, June 15 (IANS) India captain Rahul Dravid jumped two places to regain the second spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player Rankings for Test batsmen after his century in the drawn second Test against the West Indies in St. Lucia Thurs]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:28:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kuwait hopeful oil prices will stabilise below $70</title>
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New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Kuwaiti Energy Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahd Al-Sabah Thursday expressed hope that the downtrend in oil prices witnessed this week would continue and global prices would stabilise between $65 and $70 per barrel.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 15 June 2006 09:45:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Amitabh launches book on Hindi films at Dubai</title>
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Dubai, June 15 (IANS) International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan has kicked off the awards here with the launch of 'Lights, Camera Masala', a book that gives a detailed account of the Hindi film industry.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 15 June 2006 09:45:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>10 Afghans killed in bomb attack</title>
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Kabul, June 15 (Xinhua) A bus carrying Afghans working for the US military blew up in an explosion, killing at least 10 people and injuring 15 in the city of Kandahar Thursday morning, police said.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 15 June 2006 08:12:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Arie Haan tipped to be Iran's coach</title>
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Tehran, June 14 (DPA) Dutchman Arie Haan might become the new coach of the Iranian football team after the World Cup.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 June 2006 08:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Baghdad security plan launched</title>
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Baghdad, June 14 (DPA) A major new security plan aimed at increasing safety in the Iraqi capital was launched Wednesday with the deployment of 40,000 Iraqi and US-led coalition troops.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 June 2006 06:38:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iran coach's Daei dilemma</title>
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Friedrichshafen (Germany), June 14 (DPA) A defensive Iran coach Branko Ivankovic kept his cards close to his chest, saying he has yet to decide his team for Saturday's crucial Group D encounter against Portugal in Frankfurt.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 June 2006 04:18:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bush in Iraq to show support for new government</title>
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Baghdad, June 13 (DPA) US President George W. Bush paid a surprise visit to Iraq Tuesday to show his administration's support for the new government of the country.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 02:30:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nine killed, 13 wounded in Israeli air strike</title>
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Gaza, June 13 (Xinhua) At least nine Palestinians were killed and 13 others wounded in two Israeli air strikes that targeted a van travelling in eastern Gaza Strip Tuesday noon, witnesses and medics said.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 08:26:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iraq violence kills 16</title>
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Baghdad, June 13 (DPA) Sixteen more people have died in continuing violence in Iraq, with car bombs killing 12 people in Kirkuk city and a separate attack claiming four lives elsewhere in the country.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 06:09:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Palestine parliament, government buildings set on fire</title>
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Ramallah, June 13 (Xinhua) Fatah militants set fire to the Hamas-led cabinet offices and the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) building in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 06:09:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Body of prominent NRI in Sharjah cremated</title>
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Dubai, June 12 (IANS) The body of M.K. Madhavan, president of the Sharjah Indian Association who died in an accident last week, has been cremated in Sharjah.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 12 June 2006 05:05:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>No security guarantees in Iran proposal: US</title>
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Washington, June 7 (DPA) The US said that an incentives package aimed at persuading Iran to comply with international demands on its nuclear activities does not include security guarantees.
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 7 June 2006 09:46:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rice offers Iran carrot and stick</title>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 6 June 2006 01:12:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iran confirms receipt of nuclear proposal, Solana ends talks</title>
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Tehran, June 6 (DPA) Iran Tuesday confirmed receipt of the latest international proposal on the country's controversial nuclear programme.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 6 June 2006 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Western meddling harming Middle East: Newsweek</title>
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New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) From Lebanon to Iraq, Western interference is leading to failed states in the Middle East, says the latest issue of Newsweek.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 6 June 2006 08:17:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian injured in accident in Bahrain</title>
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Dubai, June 6 (IANS) An Indian man was seriously injured when a car crashed into a bus stop in Khamis, Bahrain.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 6 June 2006 08:13:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gunmen kill 22 villagers in Baghdad</title>
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Baghdad, June 4 (DPA) Gunmen attacked two mini buses, killing 22 people and injuring three late Saturday in a village near Baquba, 60 km north-east of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 5 June 2006 06:20:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ayatollah warns of global energy crisis if Iran attacked</title>
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Tehran, June 4 (DPA) Iran's supreme spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Sunday warned the US of a global energy crisis in case of a military strike against his country's nuclear sites.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 5 June 2006 06:20:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iraq hit by new killings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[At least 19 people are killed in Iraq after being pulled from their cars at a makeshift checkpoint north of Baghdad ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 4 June 2006 07:11:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iran to 'thoroughly' study nuclear offer: Ahmadinejad</title>
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Tehran, June 4 (DPA) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that his country would 'thoroughly' evaluate the new nuclear proposal from the six major powers and make no prejudgment.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 4 June 2006 06:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Baghdad attacker kills Russian diplomat</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A Russian diplomat has been killed and four others kidnapped in an attack in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 3 June 2006 12:57:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iran expects comprehensive proposal on nuke issue</title>
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Tehran, June 3 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Saturday said Tehran welcomes fair, non-discriminatory and unconditional talks from the West on the nuclear dispute.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 3 June 2006 12:57:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iran defiant over nuclear programme</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Western pressure will not force Tehran to abandon its use of nuclear technology. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 3 June 2006 09:29:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>7 killed, 50 injured in Baghdad explosions</title>
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Baghdad, June 2 (DPA) Baghdad was struck by four bomb blasts Friday, which left at least seven people dead and scores wounded, as new massacre allegations against US troops circulated.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 12:26:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iran may have nukes in 10 years: US intelligence chief</title>
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London, June 2 (DPA) Tehran could have the capability to develop nuclear weapons within a decade, United States' top intelligence official John Negroponte said Friday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 12:14:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Israel may have 200 nuclear weapons</title>
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New York, June 2 (DPA) Former chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said that Israel is 'assumed' to have 200 nuclear weapons - a figure that Israeli officials and its allies have rarely, if ever, mentioned.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 02:23:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Discussing lingerie sizes with men - behind the veil</title>
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Dubai, June 2 (DPA) Saudi women will have to continue to discuss innerwear details of sizes and makes with male shop assistants after a June 1 government deadline to replace men with women in lingerie stores across the conservative Muslim kingdom was pos]]></description>
<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 01:59:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ethical and moral training for US Iraq troops</title>
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<description><![CDATA[US troops based in Iraq will be subject to new ethical, moral and cultural training regimes over the next 30 days, as the Pentagon prepares to publish the results of its investigation into the Haditha killings. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 01:54:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rice in Vienna for Iran nuclear talks</title>
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Vienna/Tehran, June 1 (DPA) US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Vienna Thursday for the six-nation talks on the nuclear dispute with Iran.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 1 June 2006 10:59:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>No nuclear climb-down from Iran</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110471_No-nuclear-climb-down-from-Iran.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Iran has said it is willing to hold diplomatic talks with the US, but not at the expense of giving up its uranium enrichment programme. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 1 June 2006 06:43:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>For Iraqi widows, each day is a struggle for survival</title>
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Baghdad, June 1 (DPA) Over 90 women are widowed each day in Iraq amid an escalation in sectarian violence and most of them struggle to make ends meet, having lost their family's sole bread-winner.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 1 June 2006 06:30:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Basra insurgents to be struck with 'iron fist'</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Iraqi prime minister has pledged to resolve the developing crisis in Basra by striking down security threats with an 'iron first'. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 01:29:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Talks possible if Iran ceases enrichment: Rice</title>
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Washington, May 31 (DPA) The US will engage in multilateral talks with Iran if Tehran verifiably suspends uranium enrichment, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 01:25:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>22 die in Baghdad car bomb attack, 43 bodies found</title>
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Baghdad, May 31 (Xinhua) Twenty-two people were blown off to death in an explosion here, even as police patrols found 43 other bodies during the past 24 hours in several city localities, a police official said Wednesday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 07:15:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The robber and the robbed - friends forever</title>
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Dubai, May 31 (IANS) In a classic case of forgive and forget, an Indian in Bahrain whose money was stolen at an ATM forgave the person who took it away and the two even promised to stay in touch.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 03:14:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New twist to Bahrain school principal resignation row</title>
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Dubai, May 30 (IANS) The ongoing controversy over the resignation of the principal of a well known Indian school in Bahrain got another twist with the principal alleging that he was forced to quit rather than he himself tendering the resignation.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 09:38:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Despotism responsible for Islamic world backwardness: Khatami</title>
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Kuwait City, May 30 (IANS) Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami said internal despotism and external colonialism have been two major factors leading to the backwardness of Islamic countries.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 09:38:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iran ready to restart talks with EU trio 'without preconditions'</title>
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Kuala Lumpur, May 30 (DPA) Iran Tuesday said it was willing to resume talks 'without preconditions' with European Union (EU) trio Germany, France and Britain on its nuclear programme, at the same time blaming the US for 'bad behaviour' resulting in stall]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 09:36:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>At least 58 Iraqis, press photographer killed in Iraq blasts</title>
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Baghdad, May 29 (DPA) At least 58 Iraqis and one press photographer were killed in separate incidents in Baghdad, Baquba and Kirkuk Monday, witnesses and reports said.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 12:05:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iran says it conducted research on nuclear fusion</title>
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Tehran, May 29 (Xinhua) Tehran has conducted research into nuclear fusion, the state-run television Monday reported an Iranian nuclear official as saying.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 11:31:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Two Pakistanis reported killed in Iraq, one missing</title>
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Islamabad, May 29 (DPA) Even as Pakistan was awaiting information Monday about one of its citizens who reportedly went missing last week in Iraq, the media reported that two others had been killed in a militant attack in Baghdad.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 10:32:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Basra bomb kills two British soldiers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Two British soldiers died and two others were injured after a bomb attack struck in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 09:48:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian workers in Bahrain call off strike</title>
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Dubai, May 29 (IANS) A strike by around 1,000 workers of a Bahraini company to protest what they called inhuman living conditions, random pay cuts and unfair treatment came to an end Sunday after the company management met most of their demands.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 04:15:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iran's nuclear fuel drive slowing: European diplomats</title>
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Washington, May 29 (DPA) Iran has 'slowed' its drive to produce nuclear fuel, according to the New York Times.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 04:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Li, Rice discuss Iran</title>
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Beijing, May 28 (DPA) Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discussed efforts to resolve the standoff over Iran's nuclear programme over telephone, the foreign ministry said Sunday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 09:18:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Is Musharraf under US pressure?</title>
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Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) Reports that US has not closed Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan's case and that Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has been sighted in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) are seen as indicators that President Pervez Musharraf is]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 04:47:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>English language and Islamic studies compulsory in Pakistan schools</title>
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Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) English language would be made compulsory from Class 1 and Islamic studies from Class 3 in all Pakistani schools.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 03:23:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Russia to sell air defence systems to Iran</title>
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Moscow, May 26 (Xinhua) Russia would fulfill a contract to supply its sophisticated Tor-M1 air defence systems to Iran, the Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said Friday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 11:22:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Israeli PM vows to build better future with Palestine</title>
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Washington, May 25 (Xinhua) Visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said here that his country would be a 'willing partner in peace' with the Palestinians but would draw its own borders on the West Bank if it concluded Israel had no negotiating partn]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 08:43:39 GMT</pubDate>
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