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Jakarta wants 'quick access' to Hambali
SINGAPORE, AUG. 16. Indonesia is eager to gain "a quick access'' to Hambali, suspected terror master-mind now in U.S.' custody at an unspecified location following his capture in Thailand a few days ago. The Indonesian Coordinating Minister ...
Blackout affects 50 million in Canada, U.S.
WASHINGTON, AUG. 16. The United States and Canada have agreed to form a Joint Task Force to find out what went wrong in the historic North America blackout of Thursday and determine the steps to prevent its recurrence. The White House has said ...
Monica Ali on Booker Prize list
LONDON, AUG. 16.The race for this year's Booker Prize has started with the release of a long-list of 23 books including the British Asian writer, Monica Ali's first novel Brick Lane, a sensitive portrayal of Britain's Bangladeshi community ...
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    Blackwill appointed Deputy Assistant to Bush
    WASHINGTON, AUG. 16. The White House has formally announced the appointment of the former United States Ambassador to India, Robert Blackwill, as Deputy Assistant to the President, George W. Bush, and Coordinator for Strategic Planning to the ...
    Over 4,000 soldiers killed in Kargil: Sharif
    ISLAMABAD, AUG. 16. The former Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, claimed that more than 4,000 Pakistani troops and officials were killed in the Kargil conflict. While Mr. Sharif accused the Pakistan military in general and the then Army ...
    Stranded New Yorkers get free Indian meal
    NEW YORK, AUG. 16.As New York reeled under a severe power cut, the action of an Indian restaurant owner here earned much praise for traditional Indian hospitality. When the lights failed on Thursday night, several restaurants downed their ...



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