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    Maldives situation `worsening'
    COLOMBO, AUG. 14.The situation in the Maldives, where the President, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, imposed an emergency on Friday to "prevent deterioration of law and order," following a two-day street protest by reformers, was said to be "bad, getting ...

    Truce talks in Najaf collapse
    MANAMA, AUG. 14. Talks to end a week of raging violence in Najaf have collapsed, reopening prospects of another round of conflict in the Shia dominated southern Iraqi city. Mouwaffaq Al-Rubaie, the National Security Adviser in the U.S.-backed ...

    U.S. to prune overseas troop size?
    WASHINGTON, AUG. 14. The U.S. is planning to withdraw between 70,000 and 100,000 troops from Europe and Asia. The expectation is about two-thirds of the cuts will be made in Europe. The U.S. President, George W Bush, outlines the policy when ...

    Chavez future hangs on poll
    CARACAS, AUG. 14. Dressed in a pink lurex trouser suit and munching on a bar of chocolate shared with her sister and a friend, Cristina Mas did not fit the typical image of a political activist. But the shopkeeper from the La Candelaria ...

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