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US hints changes in nuke deal with India
State Dept happy with quick nod of Congressional committees
The US State Department said Friday it was pleased with two congressional committees' quick approval of a controversial nuclear deal with India, but hinted changes in the law may be made before it takes
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Reply to Nuclear offer
US rebuffs Iranian calls for more time
The United States rejected on Friday Iranian calls for more time to study an offer of incentives to curb its nuclear fuel programme, insisting Tehran must respond by a G8 deadline next week.
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Guantanamo ruling heralds political showdown
Democrats see the Supreme Court's Guantanamo ruling as repudiation of a power-hungry White House. Republicans say it shows how tough President George W. Bush is on terrorists and voters will eat it up.
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US brushes off new Laden tape warning
The CIA authenticated a new audiotaped message Friday in which al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden vows to wage holy war in Iraq and Africa, while the White House brushed off the message as old news.
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China opens 1st train service to Tibet
The first train service to Tibet opened Saturday on the world's highest railway, an engineering feat protesters say could threaten the restive Himalayan region's environment and Buddhist culture.
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Thai election could be delayed
Says Thaksin
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday that the country's election, tentatively set for October 15, could be delayed due to the political crisis facing his party and its rival.
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N Korea ready to counter US aggression
North Korea accused the United States of driving tensions on the Korean Peninsula "to the brink of war," and said it is fully prepared to counter any US aggression.
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Saboteurs narrowly miss blowing up Pak train
Saboteurs blew up yesterday part of a railway track in troubled southwestern Pakistan just 20 minutes before the arrival of a train heading for neighbouring Iran, officials said.
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Ex-Japan PM Hashimoto dies
Former Japanese prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, an outspoken politician who jousted with US officials over the auto trade and brought "Big Bang" financial reforms to Tokyo, died on Saturday at the age
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Japan passes Italy as most elderly nation
Japan said Friday it had surpassed Italy as the world's most elderly nation, fuelling concerns over the effects of a rapidly aging population on the world's second-largest economy.
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