Sikorski: Missile deal possible if US accepts demands - Summary
Washington - After meeting the top US diplomat on Monday in the US capital, Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said he still thought an agreement was possible on the US-proposed missile- defence system, as long as Washington accepts the Poli...
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UN condemns suicide bombing in Kabul, fears for children
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned in the strongest terms the suicide bombing that killed more than 40 people in Kabul. The attack near the Afghan ministry of interior and India's embassy in Afghanistan killed 44 people and injur...
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Rice trying to salvage missile defence talks with Poland
Washington - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with her Polish counterpart, Radoslaw Sikorski, on Monday seeking to break the impasse in negotiations for basing a missile-defence system in the Eastern European country. US State Department sp...
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Bush defends decision to attend Olympic Games' opening ceremony
Toyako, Japan- US President George W Bush defended Sunday his decision to attend the opening ceremony of next month's Olympic Games in Beijing, saying not to go would mean offending the Chinese people. It would be an offence against the Chinese peop...
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Lawn chair balloonist arrives in Idaho
Washington - An Oregon man reclining on a green lawn chair suspended by giant party ballons landed in a horse pasture outside Cambridge, Idaho, at about 2245 GMT Saturday. American Kent Couch landed safely after gliding some 378 kilometres on the win...
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US hostages in good health, theatre key to release in Colombia
Bogota/Washington - The three Americans freed with Ingrid Bentacourt after the daring rescue from leftist rebels in Colombia were in good health Saturday after more than five years captivity. They were among 15 hostages rescued Wednesday when the Col...
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US swimmer Dara Torres makes Olympics team at age 41
Washington - US swimmer Dara Torres' made the Olympics team Friday night at age 41, swimming to first place in the 100-metre freestyle final in Oklahoma and becoming the first American swimmer to compete in five Olympics. Hard work and perseverance ...
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