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Sharon firm on pullout despite coalition crisis
Barghuti electrifies Palestinian polls race
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged yesterday to see through his controversial plan to pull troops and settlers out of Gaza despite kicking his last remaining coalition partner out of government.
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Philippines storm toll may cross 1,000 mark
New typhoon approaches main island
Nearly 1,000 people are dead or missing after a storm triggered landslides and floods in the Philippines this week, rescuers said yesterday as a new and even more powerful deadly typhoon approached the
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Ukraine rivals agrees on fresh election
Ukraine's bitter presidential rivals now agree on a need for a new election -- but the how and when are still contentious questions that could deepen the country's raging political crisis.
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Moscow, Delhi agree on defence cooperation
Moscow has offered to firm up strategic defence partnership with New Delhi to develop high-tech weapon systems jointly and sought early conclusion of an intellectual property accord to snub leakage of
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US announces more troops for Iraq
Baghdad rallies support for election
The United States announced plans Wednesday to increase its forces in Iraq to their highest levels since last year's invasion, as the country's interim government engaged in a flurry of contacts to rally
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UN members voice support for Annan
Call for resignation rejected
United Nations member states voiced support for Secretary General Kofi Annan after a US senator called for him to resign over possible fraud in Iraq's oil-for-food programme.
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US offers amnesty to Taliban
US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad yesterday offered an olive branch to Taliban insurgents, calling on them to lay down their arms in return for an amnesty.
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Brother of Arafat dies in Egypt
Fathi Arafat, brother of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, died of cancer in the Egyptian capital Wednesday at the age of 67, a Palestinian diplomat here said.
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UN launches book on rice recipes
From flattened rice delight in Bangladesh to Britain's traditional rice pudding, the United Nations has published a book of 300 rice recipes to mark the end of the International Year of Rice, its editor
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Thousands of civilians flee clashes in Congo: UN
Thousands of civilians were yesterday fleeing clashes near the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Goma between Rwandan Hutu rebels and unidentified opponents, a senior UN official told AFP.
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US slaps ban on 5 Chinese, DPRK entities
The United States has imposed sanctions on four Chinese entities, including a state-run firm, and one North Korean company for selling weapons or cruise and ballistic missile technology and equipmentto
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