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US pledges to end ban on Palestinian aid
UN urges Israel to re-open Gaza crossings
The United States strengthened its offer of support for President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday, telling him an international aid embargo against the Palestinians would end as soon as he forms a new government
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US signals support for Musharraf
Two senior US diplomats and a top military official offered signs of support for President Gen Pervez Musharraf yesterday, highlighting his government's fight against terrorism and remaining silent about
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Arab states seek end to Palestinian crisis
Arab foreign ministers urged both Hamas and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to step back from the brink amid dire warnings about the consequences of Hamas's seizure of the Gaza Strip.
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US admn debates new Iran strategy
An internal debate is underway in the administration of US President George W Bush on whether the current diplomatic approach toward Iran has any hope of halting the country's nuclear programme, The New
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New Palestinian PM
US-educated favourite of the West
Salam Fayyad, named the new Palestinian prime minister and due to unveil his cabinet within 24 hours, is a US-educated pragmatist widely respected in the West for his efforts to clamp down on corruption.
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Carter calls on US to talk with Nepali Maoists
Former US President Jimmy Carter called on his country's government Saturday to establish relations with Nepal's former rebel Maoists, who remain on a list of US terrorist organisations.
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Gaza: a chaotic land of poverty, violence
The Gaza Strip, one of the most densely populated areas in the world, is home to around 1.5 million Palestinians who struggle against overwhelming levels of poverty and violence.
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Suicide car bomber kills 4 in Kabul
A suicide car bomber attacked a Nato convoy in the capital Saturday and killed four civilians, Afghan officials said, a day after 10 were killed when another suicide car bomber targeted a Nato convoyin
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Space station's computers up and running
Newly revived computers aboard the international space station could resume providing crucial functions including the outpost's ability to orient itself and produce oxygen on Saturday if they performed
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Chief Filipino peace negotiator resigns
The head of a Philippines government panel negotiating with Muslim separatist rebels has resigned in a further blow to stalled peace talks, the presidential spokesman announced here yesterday.
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Campaigning ends for French election
Sarkozy set for win
Campaigning drew to a close Saturday for the second round of France's parliamentary election, which is expected to deliver an overwhelming majority for President Nicolas Sarkozy and his ambitious programmeme
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Treasure hunt strikes gold
Archaeologists searching the former royal estate outside Athens have discovered a treasure trove of art and antiquities, the fate of which had been unknown since ex-king Constantine fled Greece four decades
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US pilot, soldier killed in Iraq
A US pilot whose plane crashed a day ago north of Baghdad was confirmed killed yesterday and another soldier died in a roadside bomb attack in the Iraqi capital, the US Air Force and military said.
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Howard meets Dalai Lama to China's dismay
Australian Prime Minister John Howard met the Dalai Lama on Friday triggering an angry reaction from China who accused the premier of turning a "deaf ear" to its concerns.
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Zimbabwe Coup
Plot six to stand trial
Six men, including a former Zimbabwe army officer, will go on trial next Friday for allegedly plotting a coup against President Robert Mugabe, their lawyer said.
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Violence breaks out in E Timor capital
Fighting has broken out in the East Timorese capital Dili, the UN mission there told residents by text message yesterday. "Fighting is going on at the beach road opposite the American Embassy.
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