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NAM takes aim at US might
Indo-Pak summit starts
Developing-country leaders in the Non-Aligned Movement put finishing touches yesterday on initiatives aimed at countering US might, capping a summit in Havana that an ailing Fidel Castro sat out.
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US pledges more troops for Baghdad
Dozens of corpses found
Dozens of corpses were found across Baghdad yesterday, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki launched a fresh peace bid and the US pledged more troops to help to restore stability in the Iraqi capital.
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US troops launch big Afghan offensive
About 7,000 US and Afghan government forces launched an offensive against the Taliban in central and eastern Afghan provinces yesterday, as a blast near Kabul killed three Afghan aid workers.
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Bush seeks UN action against Iran, Sudan
US President George W Bush heads to the United Nations next week to defend his Middle East policy, push for sanctions on Iran, and seek new UN action to quell violence in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Hezbollah sends veiled warning to UN troops
Hezbollah said Saturday it would have no problem with UN peacekeepers as long as they stick to defending Lebanon against Israel, two days after the French general who leads the troops hinted they would
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Divided UNSC puts focus on Myanmar
A divided UN Security Council voted on Friday to add Myanmar to its formal list of global hot spots, deeming the Asian country's junta government a threat to international peace and security.
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Abbas to meet Bush on Wednesday
Moderate Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas is to meet US President George W Bush in New York Wednesday, a Palestinian official said.
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Cancer killed 7.5 million people in 2005, says WHO
Seven and a half million people worldwide died from cancer in 2005 and the number of cases in the Middle East is expected to soar over the next 15 years, Moroccan news agency MAP quoted the World Health
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