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Chinese Islamists threaten
Olympics – US group
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WASHINGTON: A Muslim separatist group in China has threatened to
attack planes and ground transport at the Beijing Olympics, a US
intelligence monitoring group said Thursday.
The threat, accompanied by a call for Muslims to
keep their children away from the Olympics, was issued in a nearly
six-minute video warning of “fire targeted at China.”
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Kashmir faces shortages
of food, medicine and fuel
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SRINAGAR, India: India’s Kashmir valley is facing shortages of
food, fuel and medicine as the revolt-hit region is gripped by the
worst Hindu-Muslim tensions in decades, locals say.
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Anwar on track to seize
power despite charges
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition figurehead Anwar Ibrahim said
Friday he was still on track to seize power soon with the help of
government defectors, despite being hit with sodomy allegations.
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Treatment for infertility
ineffective, says study
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PARIS: A drug taken by millions of women in recent decades to
improve the chances of conceiving a child yields the same results as
no treatment at all, according to a study published Friday in the
British Medical Journal.
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Parents share the lucky date
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BEIJING: China’s maternity wards and registry offices were crammed
Friday with parents and couples desperate to share the lucky date
with the Beijing Games, with one proud father even naming his baby
“Olympics.”
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Hillary Clinton casts shadow
over Obama’s week in the sun
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WASHINGTON: As Barack Obama prepares to bask in the Hawaii sun on a
much-needed break from the White House trail, he threatens to be
disturbed by a new problem from an old source of vexation: Hillary
Clinton.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will defend himself against impeachment, aides said Friday, a day after the ruling coalition vowed to launch proceedings to drive the key US ally from power.
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