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| 1021. |
Cyclone Larry makes High Winds to lash Western Australia
MIL/Agencies/Reuters Mar 30, 2006 Author:
Perth - There is a severe storm, high winds blowing at the speed of 250 km per hour (150 mph) in northwest Australian coast forcing the authorities to evacuate thousands of willing people to safer places. The cyclone is so severe that it has shut oil and gas fields and upset the iron ore shipments.
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| 1022. |
Pakistan to treat India at par with Saarc countries
MIL/Agencies Mar 30, 2006 Author:
Islamabad - Pakistan has agreed to treat India at par with other Saarc countries under the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta) with effect from Ist July, this year as per Pak official sources.
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| 1023. |
 | American Journalist Jill released by gunmen in Iraq
MIL/WPFS Mar 30, 2006 Author: Jonathan Finer
Baghdad - American journalist Jill Carroll, abducted in early January by gunmen in Baghdad, was released to a Sunni Arab political party in the capital Thursday morning after 82 days in captivity.
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| 1024. |
Hamas vow to fight Israel ignoring Western isolation
MIL/Agencies/Reu. Mar 30, 2006 Author: Nidal al-Mughrabi
Gaza - Hamas vowed to keep fighting Israel as its government began work on Thursday. They did not care for being Western isolation that could further bring the Palestinian Authority at the verge of financial collapse.
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| 1025. |
French strikes taking serious turn
MIL/Agencies Mar 29, 2006 Author:
Paris - The nationwide strikes have interrupted airline, train and bus services, about two hundred thousand protesters were seen running around the streets across France on Tuesday as the unions joined with students. The strike has taken a serious turn now.
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| 1026. |
 | Israeli Polls predict for Ehud Olmert’s easy victory
MIL/Agencies/Reuters Mar 28, 2006 Author:
Jerusalem - Israelis have began casting their votes in their elections on Tuesday. Interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert calls this as a referendum on his plan to uproot remote settlements in the West Bank.
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| 1027. |
Afghan convert freed from prison but faces public execution?
MIL/Agaencies/BBC Mar 28, 2006 Author:
An Afghan, who had faced the death penalty for converting to Christianity has been, freed from prison in Kabul keeping in view his disturbed mind and ill health. There is serious anger in many of Afghanistan's Western allies at the treatment of Mr Rahman.
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| 1028. |
 | Prince Charles and Comida receive grand welcome in Punjab
MIL/Tribune NS Mar 28, 2006 Author: Chander Parkash, Ravi Dhaliwal
Patiala - Highly euphoric. Prince Charles arrived formally to launch the Bhoomi Vardaan Foundation. It gave such a great pleasure to the audience and spectators that it is perhaps not possible in words to express its fragrance.
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| 1029. |
11 million illegal aliens may get US citizenship
MIL/Agencies/AP Mar 28, 2006 Author:
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved sweeping election-year legislation on Monday clearing the way for 11 million illegal aliens waiting for U.S. citizenship. It is a victory for demonstrators who had run into the streets in hundreds and thousands demanding better treatment for them.
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| 1030. |
CPM leader Biswas is no more
MIL/Tribune Online Mar 27, 2006 Author:
Kolkata - The CPM Politburo member, Anil Biswas, who was also the party’s state secretary in Bengal, died today at 5.25 pm after remaining in coma since March 18 following massive cerebral stroke. He was 62 and is survived by his wife and lone daughter.
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| 1031. |
 | Prince Charles and Camilla arrive India, Punjab to welcome next
MIL/NDTV/Agencies Mar 27, 2006 Author:
Punjab is gearing up for Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker visits to the state. Hectic preparations are on in Yadvindra Public School in Patiala to welcome them. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is personally supervising their arrangements so that there should not be any discrepancy in their welcome. .
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| 1032. |
Ex Ukrainian PM may form coalition government
MIL/Agencies/Reuter Mar 27, 2006 Author:
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has signalled a return to office to form a coalition government after a poll triumph, urging pro-Western liberals to end fight and keep out a pro-Russian party.
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| 1033. |
 | U.S. education system being revised to teach math in schools
MIL/NYT Mar 27, 2006 Author: Sam Dillon
President Bush is worried about the deteriorating educational standard of the children. The students have previously been avoiding taking math and preferring to go for other subjects with the result that the children lagged behind in math, which are the basic requirements in many subject of advanced studies
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| 1034. |
Talks on agreement doubtful, Chirac wants law to apply
MIL/Agencies/AP Mar 25, 2006 Author:
Paris – Inspite of their claimed efforts, the Union leaders could not succeed in their talks on Friday to force France's PM to withdraw a divisive new jobs law. As a result of their failure, they announced to go ahead with plans for a nationwide strike next week.
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| 1035. |
 | Bush Facing Difficult Situation on Immigration
MIL/NYT Mar 25, 2006 Author:
In the days before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, immigration policy was going to be President Bush's signature issue. It was central to his thinking as the former governor of a border state, key to his relationship with President Vicente Fox of Mexico and essential in attracting new Hispanic voters to the Republican Party.
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| 1036. |
 | Kabul Judge Rejects to be soft on Trial of Christian Convert
MIL/NYT Mar 25, 2006 Author:
The judge presiding over the prosecution of an Afghan man facing death for converting from Islam to Christianity said on Thursday that he would resist any interference, despite mounting international condemnation.
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| 1037. |
 | Sonia to visit Rai Bareilly, initiates her political campaign
MIL/Agencies Mar 25, 2006 Author:
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who resigned as member of Lok Sabha on the ground of holding 'office-of-profit'on March 23, is scheduled to visit her Rae Bareilly constituency on March 28.
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| 1038. |
Russia provided Intelligence to Saddam on US Military move?
MIL/BBC Mar 25, 2006 Author:
There is a strong allegation against Russia for having provided to Saddam Hussein with Intelligence on US military moes in the opening days of the US led invasion in 2003. A US Pentagon report said Russia passed details through its Baghdad ambassador.
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| 1039. |
 | PM flags off Bus from Amritsar to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan
MIL/Agencies Mar 24, 2006 Author:
Amritsar - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived at Amritsar last night to flag off the historic bus service between Amritsar and Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.
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| 1040. |
Three Gandhian activists kidnapped in Iraq are set free
MIL/Agencies/DH Mar 24, 2006 Author:
Three Gandhian peace activists, who were kidnapped in Iraq last November were released early on Thursday morning in a combined operation moved by British, Canadian, US, and Iraqi forces.
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