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us president george w. bush has hailed prime minister tony blair as `` a man of strong faith '' during a charm offensive about britain ahead of a potentially tricky state visit to the country . | britain 's blair a man of strong faith says bush |
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finnish gross domestic product -lrb- gdp -rrb- rose by #.# percent in real terms in the third quarter from the same quarter last year , the national statistics office reported on friday . | finnish gdp up #.# percent at annual rate in third quarter |
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eu finance chiefs struggled on friday to map out a strategy to avert recession in europe , as berlin rejected the idea of a sweeping european stimulus package to revive the flagging economy . | eu finance chiefs battle to avert recession |
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eu foreign policy chief javier solana said tuesday he was optimistic all parties would adhere to a peace plan that will see russian forces pull back from positions deep inside georgia . | eu 's solana optimistic on georgia peace plan compliance |
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saudi proposals to end the arab-israeli conflict remain useful and should be pursued , un secretary general kofi annan said monday after one of the bloodiest weekends in the middle east . | saudi proposals still useful annan says after bloody weekend in mideast |
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britain is trying to persuade turkey to accept command of the peacekeeping force in afghanistan on schedule , but will retain the post for a short time if necessary , prime minister tony blair said saturday . | blair says britain prepared for short delay in isaf handover |
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the leader of taiwan 's main opposition democratic progressive party -lrb- dpp -rrb- called president lee teng-hui a dictator who will destroy the ruling kuomintang -lrb- kmt -rrb- , local press reported sunday . | opposition leader calls taiwanese president a dictator |
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south korean shares were off #.# percent in early trade tuesday following the collapse of us investment bank lehman brothers , which sent global stock markets into shock . | skorean shares off #.# percent |
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french league leaders nantes booked their place in the uefa cup quarter-finals with a #-# aggregate victory over sion on thursday night . | nantes earn uefa cup last eight spot |
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unions representing flight attendants at france 's air lib airline delayed by several hours a strike that was to start tuesday to give negotiations with management over working conditions another chance , unions and the company said . | flight attendant unions delay air lib strike |
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croatian serbs said thursday they would not accept a ministry in the new government being formed by the nationalist croatian democratic union -lrb- hdz -rrb- . | croatian serbs say no to new govt pledge support |
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french foreign minister hubert vedrine said that israeli prime minister ariel sharon 's `` policy of oppression '' against the palestinians has failed , in an interview published monday . | vedrine says sharon 's policy of oppression a failure |
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a boat bound for australia with ## chinese migrants on board has been forced to drop anchor in dili harbor in east timor after suffering engine trouble and a fuel shortage , a news report said here tuesday . | chinese boatpeople forced to stop in east timor |
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sterling gained from a reduction in the bank of england lending rates wednesday morning on the european currency markets , while the french franc suffered with continued strikes in france . | sterling gains after rate cut french franc weakens with strikes |
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most of the ## hippos and a large crocodile which had been stuck for days in a muddy and UNK water channel in north-eastern namibia have been rescued , local media reported friday . | namibia 's hippos saved from muddy channel |
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nearly #,### people , including children younger than ## , have been discovered working as virtual slaves on five ranches in the amazon state of sao paulo , police said wednesday . | thousands on five farms doing forced labor in brazil |
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iraq 's deputy prime minister tariq aziz was to meet with russian foreign minister andrei kozyrev here on wednesday ahead of a un meeting on baghdad 's compliance with un sanctions , the foreign ministry said . | iraqi deputy pm in moscow to discuss un sanctions |
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north korea will release captured us airman bobby hall at the border village of panmunjom at #### gmt friday , the united nations command -lrb- unc -rrb- said here . | us pilot to cross dmz to freedom friday |
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silicon breast implant maker dow corning must pay ##,### canadian dollars -lrb- ##,### us -rrb- to a canadian woman after the supreme court court found the us firm failed to warn her about the risk posed by implants . | canadian wins court award over breast implants |
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us stocks staged a late rebound thursday as the market bounced off lows , shaking off fears about the financial sector and investment giant lehman brothers 's battle for survival . | wall street higher shakes off fears on lehman brothers |
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one man has been arrested and two others held for questioning following last week 's friendship hall cinema fire in karamay , northwest china , that claimed ### lives , china 's central radio said monday . | man arrested two detained following cinema tragedy |
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namibian agricultural authorities announced thursday the suspension of beef and mutton exports to the european union after veterinarians found `` shortcomings '' during an inspection of abattoirs last week . | namibia suspends meat exports to eu |
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brahim boulami of morocco , the world #,### metres steeplechase record holder , has lost his appeal against a two-year ban for doping . | boulami doping ban upheld |
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royal philips electronics nv chief executive gerard kleisterlee said thursday he expects a `` good '' fourth quarter , adding that the company 's recent restructuring programs `` are bearing fruit '' . | philips chief sees good fourth quarter aims at asia-pacific growth |
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hong kong shares closed #.# percent higher tuesday after falling more than six percent at one point in a roller coaster day driven by worries over the us financial sector bailout plan , dealers said . | hong kong shares bounce back to close #.# percent up |
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the french league decided to suspend bastia 's home ground for one match on thursday , with a further one-match punishment should further problems arise in the wake of last saturday 's near-riot at bastia 's UNK stadium . | UNK bastia 's home ground suspended for one match |
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president george w. bush said on sunday he would travel to texas on tuesday to offer sympathy and government support to those affected by hurricane ike , which caused flooding and damage after striking the us gulf coast on saturday . | bush to visit texas on tuesday |
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australian shane robinson won the new zealand open golf tournament sunday , the first victory of his professional career . | robinson takes nz open golf title |
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palestinian prime minister ahmed qorei announced thursday that his cabinet director would meet next week with the chief of staff of his israeli counterpart ariel sharon . | qorei sharon chiefs of staff to meet next week |
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a militant hindu leader who wields enormous clout in the western indian state of maharashtra has asked the us-based enron corp. to behave or face the scrapping of its power project , a newspaper reported friday . | militant hindu leader orders enron corp. to behave |
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an egyptian court ordered tuesday that two high school girls be allowed to attend classes wearing the islamic headscarf after their principal had barred them . | court orders egyptian school to allow girls to wear veil |
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the european parliament and european union member countries agreed wednesday to allow austria to partly continue a widely contested ban on heavy trucks . | eu okays truck pollution deal for austria |
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toronto stocks fell more than ### points in the opening minutes of trading monday , as part of a global stock market thrashing after us bank lehman brothers declared bankruptcy . | tsx tumbles ### points |
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final results confirmed monday the communist party 's crushing victory in russia 's parliamentary elections and showed that they and their potential leftist allies were set to control ### of the lower house 's ### seats . | final data confirm communist triumph |
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iranian defense minister ali shamkhani on monday criticized the deployment of us military forces in georgia as part of washington 's anti-terror campaign . | iran opposed to us military in georgia |
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rwandan health minister joseph UNK said here thursday he hoped for a restoration of relations with france and called for a senior french official to visit kigali to see for himself the situation on the ground in the central african country . | rwanda hopes for improved relations with france |
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iraq 's official media launched a tirade of insults sunday at us vice president dick cheney , branding him a `` liar '' and `` sick '' as he consults gulf arab leaders about possible military strikes against baghdad . | baghdad hurls insults at cheney |
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scorecard at lunch on the fourth day of the one-off cricket test between pakistan and new zealand here monday . | new zealand v pakistan fourth day lunch scorecard |
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commonwealth leaders monday voiced deep concern at the situation in zimbabwe , but delayed a decision on whether to impose sanctions or not until after the march #-## elections . | commonwealth leaders voice concern over zimbabwe |
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the united states and iran are engaged in direct contacts in an effort to resolve regional problems , a senior iranian politician was quoted as saying thursday . | iran parliamentarian discloses contacts with us |
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indian police on sunday said they had arrested three more suspected militants over a series of bombings across the country that have left more than ### people dead . | three more held over india serial blasts |
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a UNK convoy carrying more than ### tonnes of food reached the besieged moslem enclave of bihac in northwest bosnia friday , the united nations high commissioner for refugees reported in zagreb . | un relief convoy reaches bihac |
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wily sri lankan off-spinner muttiah muralitharan snapped up four wickets as his side dominated the first day of the asian test championship final at gaddafi stadium here wednesday . | muralitharan takes four as sri lanka dominate asian final |
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hong kong share prices were down #.# percent on monday , tracking wall street 's fall on friday , dealers said . | hong kong shares open #.# pct lower |
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more than ### republican and democratic members of the house of representatives sent a letter thursday to president bill clinton asking him to keep us ground troops out of bosnia . | legislators urge clinton to halt troop deployment |
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terra lycos , spanish UNK giant telefonica 's internet subsidiary , posted wednesday a net loss of ### million euros -lrb- ### million dollars -rrb- from january to end september , ##.## percent less than in the same period a year earlier . | spanish terra lycos limits nine-month losses to ### million euros |
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a russian naval vessel and four helicopters resumed searching icy waters off the coast of eastern siberia on friday for the wreckage of a domestic airliner which went missing more than ## hours earlier with ## people on board , interfax news agency reported . | search for missing russian airliner resumes |
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the indian parliament adjourned in uproar for a third day in a row on friday with opposition lawmakers angrily demanding the resignation of communications minister sukh ram for alleged corruption . | indian parliament adjourns again over telecom scam |
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chinese share prices closed down slightly friday , losing #.## percent in cautious trading in the final session before weeklong national day holiday , dealers said . | chinese shares close down #.## pct |
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japanese police rearrested aum supreme truth guru shoko asahara monday on charges of killing a ##-year-old man by exposing him to the nazi - invented vx nerve gas , police said . | aum guru rearrested for nerve gas attack |
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ground staff overran runways at a paris airport on friday as france 's crippling transport strike spread . | workers block airport runways as strikes spread |
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french president jacques chirac has pulled out of tuesday 's ceremony for the #### world cup football qualifying competition draw . | chirac ducks out of world cup draw |
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customs officials in southern sweden have seized one kilo of heroin and ## kilos of amphetamines , worth between ## and ## million kronor -lrb- between #.# and #.# million dollars -rrb- , officials said monday . | swedish police seize over million dollars heroin amphetamines |
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north korea said sunday it is ready to abandon its nuclear program `` in practice '' if the united states scraps what pyongyang calls a hostile policy towards the communist country . | nkorea says ready to abandon nuclear program in practice |
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the cost of water , electricity and telephone service will go up by ## percent early next year , amidst general concern about rising prices and declining standards of living here according to economic sources . | water power and telephone charges going up in costa rica |
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the dollar was easier but coming off its early lows thursday as the market anticipated a deal in washington on a ###-billion-dollar bank bailout plan between republicans and democrats . | dollar down off lows on hopes for us bank bailout plan |
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two palestinian rockets launched from the gaza strip hit a house in southern israel tuesday , slightly wounding five israelis in the first casualties caused by the home-made weapons , israeli radio said . | israelis hurt as rockets land in southern israel |
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six unidentified warplanes launched a new raid thursday on grozny , capital of the breakaway russian republic of chechnya , as russian troops massed along the border and moscow vowed to restore order , correspondents reported . | six warplanes raid grozny |
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bangladesh 's foreign minister morshed khan left here monday for germany on a three-day official visit during which he will hold talks with senior german leaders , a foreign ministry spokesman said . | bangladesh fm heads to germany |
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a palestinian wounded during the israeli army 's deadly sweep for suspected militants inside the refugee camp of balata in the west bank died sunday , palestinian hospital sources said . | palestinian injured in balata dies of wounds |
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belgium is considering sending a small military force to the democratic republic of congo , a former colony , to help train its army in peacekeeping duties , the defense ministry said wednesday . | belgium says it might send troops to train drcongo army |
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the palestinian militant group hamas on friday vowed to keep up the armed struggle against israel , on the eve of the eighth anniversary of the uprising . | hamas vows to keep up armed struggle on intifada anniversary |
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hundreds of chechen separatists attacked russian forces in gudermes in eastern chechnya thursday , killing five federal troops and destroying four armored vehicles , interfax news agency reported , citing the russian military command . | russian command reports chechen rebel offensive in gudermes |
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german chancellor gerhard schroeder sunday sent his condolences to us president george w. bush after ## soldiers were killed when a us military helicopter was downed in iraq , the german government said in a statement . | schroeder sends condolences to bush over us deaths in iraq |
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five central american countries signed a democratic security treaty here friday at the end of a three-day summit . | central americans sign security treaty |
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global markets looked torn between fear and hope for a huge us financial rescue plan wednesday as the fbi probed top wall street names for fraud and the federal reserve gave crisis help abroad . | fear hope for us financial rescue tear markets |
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us shares struggled higher tuesday after an upbeat outlook from home depot and an upgrade of general electric helped wall street attempt to pull out of a tailspin that has seen losses in six of the prior seven sessions . | wall street struggles higher tries to break losing streak |
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republican john mccain has made no decision about participating in friday 's presidential debate with rival barack obama , and is still working to forge a deal on a huge wall street bailout plan , his campaign said thursday . | mccain still coy on boycott of first presidential debate |
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national security adviser anthony lake left for africa tuesday on a mission the white house said would boost aid in the region as part of a strategy to prevent conflicts from erupting . | lake heads to africa on debt relief mission |
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pakistani port authorities friday said they would sell off wreckage of a broken greek oil tanker to clean their port channel after the insurers ignored their notices to foot the bill . | pakistan to auction wreckage of the broken tasman spirit |
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a white house meeting between president bill clinton and top republican lawmakers to iron out a budget compromise was put off wednesday , but the leaders were remaining in contact over the phone . | white UNK summit put off |
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the cyprus government on wednesday extended until next october a contract for the island to be used as a staging post if un weapons inspectors return to iraq . | contract for cyprus base of un arms inspectors extended until october #### |
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t-systems , the it services unit of german telecommunications group deutsche telekom , is to be split up , with one part transferred to another division , its boss said tuesday . | deutsche telekom 's UNK unit to be split up director says |
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russian president boris yeltsin plans to extend by ## hours a deadline for separatists in chechnya to surrender to russian troops , the interfax agency said on thursday . | yeltsin may extend deadline for chechen separatists to surrender |
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us defense secretary robert gates made a surprise visit to iraq on monday , saying the new us commander will face a challenge as the us force shrinks and turns over more of the country to iraqis . | gates in iraq as car bombs kill ## |
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england were heading towards defeat in the second test against australia after collapsing to ## for four by close of play wednesday . | england pushed to brink of defeat |
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cuban independant journalist bernardo arevalo UNK was freed from a prison in eastern cuba after having served six years on conviction of committing an `` outrage '' against the communist government of president fidel castro , his friends said friday . | cuban UNK journalist freed after six years in prison |
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heavy fighting between somali insurgents and african union forces erupted late tuesday in southern mogadishu , leaving at least seven civilians dead , witnesses said . | heavy mogadishu fighting kills at least seven |
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vijay singh of fiji and american kenny perry birdied the ##th to tie for the lead after the first round of the sun city challenge in south africa thursday . | singh perry lead at sun city |
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jordanian authorities have seized several kilogrammes of `` extremely dangerous '' material destined for iraq and capable of being used to produce chemical weapons , customs officials said tuesday . | jordan finds dangerous goods for chemical arms headed to iraq |
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irish prime minister bertie ahern on sunday offered direct face-to-face talks in dublin with hardline northern ireland protestant leader ian paisley to discuss ways of salvaging the province 's peace process and restoring power-sharing . | irish pm offers direct talks with hardline protestants in northern ireland |
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young pakistan pacer mohammad sami UNK a hat-trick as the home team fought hard to save the asian test championship final on the third day at gaddafi stadium here friday . | sami scores hat-trick as pakistan fight to save asian test final |
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relatives of us troops based in iraq and a number of UNK will travel to iraq this weekend to express concerns at us operations there , the organization arranging the visit announced tuesday . | us military families to voice concerns in visit to iraq |
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king fahd 's condition was `` reassuring '' on sunday but he needs rest after being suddenly taken ill because of overwork , the saudi royal cabinet said . | king fahd 's health reassuring |
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rival cypriot leaders began negotiations thursday on the thorny issues that have kept the mediterranean island divided for ## years , in what is seen as the best chance of peace for years despite entrenched differences . | cyprus rivals begin key phase of peace talks |
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share prices in tokyo opened lower tuesday with the nikkei-### index losing ##.## points or #.## percent to ##,###.## in the first five minutes of trading . | tokyo stocks open #.## percent lower |
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two major japanese department store operators , mitsukoshi ltd. and UNK inc. , have agreed to jointly buy and develop products for their stores to improve profitability , company officials said wednesday . | mitsukoshi UNK agree on business tie-up |
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iran is continuing to stall on un investigation into its disputed nuclear program , refusing to provide access to documentation , individuals or sites which could reveal the true nature of its activities , the un atomic watchdog said monday . | iran still stalling on nuclear probe iaea says |
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king hussein of jordan on monday warned against inflated hopes of a rapid economic improvement in his country following its october ## peace treaty with israel . | king hussein warns against inflated hopes of peace |
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aig has deep roots in asia , and the troubled insurance giant is now trying to reassure millions of policyholders and tens of thousands of employees in the region that it will survive . | aig 's roots run deep in asia |
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france 's amelie mauresmo leapfrogged venus williams in the wta rankings released monday thanks to her weekend wta victory in philadelphia . | mauresmo overtakes venus williams in wta rankings |
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the south africa rugby players ' association -lrb- UNK -rrb- will request an inquiry into the `` barbaric '' military-style manner in which the springboks were trained for the rugby world cup , local media reported saturday . | sa rugby call for inquiry into springbok bootcamp |
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alstom shares plunged #.## percent after the market opened monday for the first time since ## people died in a weekend accident aboard the luxury liner queen mary # at the group 's shipyard on the french atlantic coast . | alstom shares plunge after queen mary # deaths |
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us former president jimmy carter arrived here late tuesday for talks with serbian president slobodan milosevic on the last leg of his mediation mission on the bosnian crisis . | carter arrives in belgrade |
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centuries from chris gayle and brian lara set west indies to their second best score in one-day internationals as they ripped through zimbabwe here on saturday . | lara and gayle centuries destroy zimbabwe |
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leading camera maker nikon corp. of japan said tuesday it returned to the black for the first half thanks to extra profit generated through one-off sales of its assets and stock holdings . | nikon returns to black in #h on asset sales popular digital cameras |
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a committee of the nigerian junta 's constitutional conference has proposed a two-year period of transition to democracy , during which the military and civilians would share power , a source close to the conference said tuesday . | junta 's conference recommends two-year democratic transition |
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hundreds of thousands of shiites marked the anniversary on monday of the death of imam ali , the most revered imam in shiite islam , in the central iraqi city of najaf amid tight security , officials said . | shiite muslims in iraq mark imam anniversary |
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insurance giant american international group neared collapse tuesday , prompting further panic on global markets and a flurry of reports about a last-minute rescue to avert a financial calamity . | aig on the brink as hopes mount for rescue |
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sri lanka need ## runs to win the asian test championship final against pakistan on the fifth and final day at gaddafi stadium here sunday . | sri lanka needs ## to win asian test championship final |