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US weighing plan to occupy Iraq: Powell
WASHINGTON, Oct 12: The United States is mulling the possibility of installing a military occupation government in Iraq if it becomes necessary to oust President Saddam Hussein by force, Secretary of... 
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Abu Sayyaf rebels kill 11 Philippine troops
ZAMBOANGA, Oct 12: Philippine Muslim rebels linked to the Al Qaeda network killed 11 soldiers and wounded 25 others on Saturday in fierce fighting in the jungles of southern Jolo island,...
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Putin rebuffed Blair: UK press
LONDON, Oct 12: A number of British newspapers said on Saturday British premier Tony Blair had suffered a humiliating setback on his visit to Russia during which he hoped to persuade...
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Publishers scramble for books on flashpoints
FRANKFURT, Oct 12: Publishers who hit the jackpot last year with volumes on Afghanistan are now scrambling to rush out books on Iraq amid growing speculation of a US-led war....
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Inca burial site discovered
LIMA, Oct 12: Peruvian archeologists have discovered the first full Inca burial site at Machu Picchu since the famous mountaintop citadel was discovered 90 years ago, officials said on Saturday....
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75 percent of BD’s aid plundered, says study
DHAKA, Oct 12: Only one-quarter of the more than 36 billion dollars in aid Bangladesh has received since 1971 has actually gone to the poor, a research paper said on Saturday....
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Saudi papers warn of turmoil
RIYADH, Oct 12: A US occupation of Iraq would trigger regional turmoil and undermine the global campaign against terrorism, Saudi newspapers warned on Saturday....
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US says it is concerned about Syria’s intentions
WASHINGTON, Oct 12: The United States said on Friday it had held long-standing concerns about Syria’s nuclear and missile programmes and Russian assistance to them....
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US forces claim finding big weapons cache
BAGRAM, Oct 12: US forces in Afghanistan have found two warehouses packed with arms and ammunition in the east of the country, one with enough weapons to fill 35 trucks, a...
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Aid to Afghanistan not enough for stability: UN
KABUL, Oct 12: The United Nations warned international donors on Saturday that current aid levels were not sufficient to restore peace and stability in Afghanistan....
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New travel advisories for Americans
PARIS, Oct 12: The US Embassy in Paris has issued the following two alerts, warning US citizens around the world that they may be subject to possible terrorist attacks during the...
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Kurds anger Ankara by naming capital
ISTANBUL, Oct 12: Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit on Saturday said the decision by two Kurdish groups to name Kirkuk as the capital of their region in northern Iraq was a...
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Calculus of oil in occupation of post-Saddam Iraq
WASHINGTON: The emergence of a US plan for the reconstruction of Iraq under an American-led military administration reflects the Bush administration’s reluctant embrace of “nation-building” and a belief that the Iraqi...
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Voice of America can be heard
LONDON: Who can stop Bush on Iraq? Not the UN security council, it seems, where US diplomatic kneecapping and punishment beatings proceed apace. Not an intimidated US Congress where, with honourable...
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US fails to win support from Egypt
CAIRO: US attempts to rally Arab support for military intervention in Iraq have fallen on deaf ears in Egypt....
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Dirty business between Indonesia’s police, military exposed
JAKARTA: Before the full glare of television cameras last week, Indonesian army chief Gen Ryamizard Ryacudu walked toward a line of 20 soldiers and tore one-by-one the badges of rank from...
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Ireland keeps Europe guessing
DUBLIN: Light drizzle is falling as Sean Cowen pounds the pavements in the Dublin suburb of Tallaght, clutching leaflets and canvassing support for a No vote when Ireland holds its crunch...
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Japanese man visits home after 39 years
TOKYO: A 53-year-old Japanese man who lived his life in North Korea since disappearing at sea decades ago returned to his adopted country on Saturday after his first visit to Japan...
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