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U.S. report clears Iran on N-weapons
American intelligence agencies undercut White House plan on Tehran

Stance vindicated, says Tehran
DUBAI: Iran has welcomed a key intelligence report of the United States which concludes that Tehran had ceased its nuclear weapons programme four years ago. The latest U.S. National Intelligence Estimate says that Iran had stopped ...

Most detenus freed: Colombo
COLOMBO: Stung by criticism from various quarters for the “indiscriminate” arrest of Tamils following the last week bomb blast here, the Government on Tuesday announced that 2,352 of the 2,554 had been released. The ...

Benazir, Nawaz join forces
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party and the Nawaz Sharif-led All Parties Democratic Movement have joined hands to work out a common list of demands for a free and fair general election on January 8, threatening the possibility of a ...

Afghans’ support for Taliban grows
KABUL: Afghans are increasingly critical of U.S. military efforts in their country, while support for the Taliban is on the rise in the violence-plagued southwest, according to poll results released on Monday. The survey — ...

Research on wheat disease
BEIJING: The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences on Tuesday signed an agreement to cooperate on research with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre to fight against a new subspecies of wheat stem rust. The ...

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Envoy: 123 pact not in abeyance
“Deal is very much a work in progress”

Scramble for eggs in UAE
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates has been hit hard by shortage of eggs with prices rising. Supplies from two major sources, Saudi Arabia and India, have been banned due to bird flu scare. With eggs imported from the two countries ...

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