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354 people trapped in Gujarat train rescued
Floods force evacuation of 250,000, toll rises to 123
Rescuers saved 354 train passengers trapped for two days in neck-deep water on flooded rail tracks in Gujarat, where heavy rains have forced the evacuation of nearly 2,00,000 people from their homes,police
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Abbas invites militant groups to join govt
Fatah gunmen storm Gaza offices demanding jobs
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has invited militant factions, including the Islamic group Hamas, to join his government before next month's Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian Authority
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US bombsTaliban compound
Afghan fighting kills 31
American warplanes bombed a suspected Taliban compound in an area where an elite US military team has been missing for five days in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan while 31 suspected militants killed
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5 soldiers die as Turkey train bombed
Five soldiers were killed and eight people were injured yesterday when a bomb planted by Kurdish guerrillas exploded on a train in eastern Turkey, military officials said.
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Opposition launches drive for early polls in Lanka
Sri Lanka's main opposition party yesterday launched a 10-day march with thousands of supporters to pressure President Chandrika Kumaratunga to call nationwide elections by year-end and revive a Norway-led
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Aids is Asia's 'silent tsunami': Experts
Aids is a silent tsunami that threatens all of Asia, but the deadly disease can still be conquered if governments take urgent action now, world health officials said yesterday.
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Bush reaffirms decision to keep troops in Iraq
US President George W. Bush reaffirmed yesterday his determination to keep US troops in Iraq, even though opinion polls showed most Americans believe it was a mistake to launch the war.
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Live 8 opens to rock world into helping the poor
What has been billed as the greatest music show ever kicked off in Tokyo yesterday, as the first in a galaxy of rock stars took to the stage in a global event aimed at pushing world leaders to do more
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Congress should introspect, says Jyoti Basu
Asking the Congress to seriously introspect whether its policies were benefiting the "vast masses" of the country, veteran Marxist Jyoti Basu has said the biggest political party should also strengthen
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