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of articles posted on 16-Aug-2007.
Haneef's associate wants to leave Australia : UK Terror Plot
Thursday, August 16, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Dr Haneef Mohammed's colleague at the Gold Coast hospital, Dr Mohammed Asif Ali who is currently being detained in connection with Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef's case is believed to be trying to leave Australia as early as Thursday. Dr Asif Ali's lawyer said that his client was hoping that the Australian Federal Police return his passport on Thursday in order that he can leave the country.
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Haneef-Mohammed
Mohammed-Asif-Ali
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Doubts arise about India' s uranium deal with Australia
Thursday, August 16, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The Australian Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer stated that Australia would not export any uranium to India until the conclusion of the agreement between the US and India on nuclear power. The minister's statements raises doubts about Australia's plans to export uranium to India even as the Prime Ministers of the two countries are gearing up to meet to discuss cabinet's decision in favour of
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Uranium-Export
Nuclear-Deal
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15 killed as powerful quake strikes Peru
Thursday, August 16, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Foreign Affairs
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At least 15 people were killed and more than 200 were injured as a powerful earthquake rattled Peru on Wednesday. The dangerous quake had a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale.
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Earthquake
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'Pak a good ally on war on terror' : US
Thursday, August 16, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Terrorism
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In the midst of rhetoric about unilateral action against al-Qaeda and Taliban holed up within Pakistan, the US reiterated that Islamabad continues to be a good ally in the war on terror adding that it is the President who is the "ultimate authority" in such issues.
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Taliban
Al-Qaeda
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'Climate change will trigger hunger in India' : UN agency
Thursday, August 16, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Environment
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The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned against the effects of climate change in India. According to the UN agency, climate change is likely to trigger a "risk of hunger" in India by affecting cereal production by as much as 18 per cent because of floods and droughts.
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Climate-Change
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'Media trying to sabotage N-deal' : M K Narayanan
Thursday, August 16, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has accused the media of trying to sabotage the 123 Agreement even before it has been implemented by India and United States. He said:"The media feels that it would have more to write about if the agreement does not take off" .
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123-Agreement
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Four young kiterunners mowed on tracks : New Delhi
Thursday, August 16, 2007 cities.expressindia.com
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Cities
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Four young boys in the capital met a tragic end on Independence day as they were mowed down by a train while chasing a kite over the railway tracks. Acording to the police the boys were between 12 and 16 years in age.
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Kite-Running
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Australia receives flak for decision to sell uranium to India
Thursday, August 16, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The Arms Control Association, a US-based group has strongly denounced Australia's reported decision to sell uranium to India saying it violated Sydney's international nuclear non-proliferation commitments. "India is not a member of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, has not signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and has refused to halt its production of plutonium for weapons":it sai
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Uranium
Non-Proliferation-Treaty
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Keshubhai, Modi use I-Day function for settling scores
Thursday, August 16, 2007 www.hindustantimes.com
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Politics
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The Independence Day functions in Gujarat were marked by two BJP leaders attempting to settle scores with their rivals. While the Gujaart Chief Minister Narendra Modi targeted the Centre for not expediting the clearance of land rights for tribals, his rival Keshubhai Patel, addressing a gathering of largely BJP dissidents in Surat, referred to Modi as “indisciplined” and “unjust”.
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Keshubhai-Patel
Narendra-Modi
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250 feared killed in Iraq blasts
Thursday, August 16, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs , Terrorism
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The death toll from suicide truck bombings of a small Kurdish sect in Northwest Iraq has arisen to at least 250. According to a US general, the attack on the Yazidis by the Muslim extremists, was an act of "ethnic cleansing."
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Ethnic-Cleansing
Suicide-Truck-Bombings
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