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NAM calls for trial of Israelis for war crimes
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25: The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Tuesday called for Israelis suspected of war crimes against Palestinians to be put on trial.... 
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Russia refuses to review opposition to invasion
MOSCOW, Feb 25: US arms control chief John Bolton said on Tuesday that Russia was still opposed to a US-led invasion of Iraq, after talks aimed at persuading Moscow to support...
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Kurds oppose Turkish role
ANKARA, Feb 25: Hostility between Turkey and the Kurds of northern Iraq spiralled on Tuesday over Ankara’s plans to bolster its military presence in the breakaway region before a possible US-led...
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Iraq not to destroy missiles: Saddam
NEW YORK, Feb 25: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein challenged US President George Bush to a debate on live television according to excerpts of an interview given to CBS news anchor Dan...
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RSF asks Qatar to pardon newsman
PARIS, Feb 25: Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) said it has asked Qatar’s Emir Sheik Hamad Ben Khalifa al-Thani to pardon the Al-Jazeera journalist Firas Majali whose death sentence was confirmed by...
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Howard silent on Mahathir’s comments
CANBERRA, Feb 25: Australian Prime Minister John Howard refused to comment on Tuesday on remarks by Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad comparing victims of the Bali bombings to “collateral” casualties in Afghanistan...
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US expects UN vote on March 7
WASHINGTON, Feb 25: The Bush administration said on Monday it expects the UN Security Council to vote on the second draft resolution on Iraq soon after chief weapons inspector Hans Blix...
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Ankara plans to admit 62,000 US troops
ANKARA, Feb 25: The Turkish government asked parliament on Tuesday to allow 62,000 US troops to use the country as a springboard for a possible attack on Iraq, but faced growing...
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US sketches plans for wartime food aid
WASHINGTON, Feb 25: The United States and at least 10 other countries are crafting a plan to feed millions of Iraqis in case a war is launched against Iraqi President Saddam...
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African immigrants left for dead in an open boat
MADRID: They survived for two weeks on the Atlantic by gnawing the wood of their boat for moisture, and were rescued only after 12 of their companions had died....
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US to use Kurdish area for logistics
ARBIL: The US plans to station at least 40,000 troops in the Kurdish self-rule area of northern Iraq, but their mission will be to secure the region and provide logistical support...
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US actions threaten to recoil on itself
LONDON: The men who run the world are democrats at home and dictators abroad. They came to power by means of national elections which possess, at least, the potential to represent...
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Blacks, Asians benefit most from AIDS vaccine: firm
WASHINGTON: The first AIDS vaccine to be tested in people may offer more protection to blacks and Asians than to other groups, vaccine-maker VaxGen Inc. said on Monday....
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Future of genetic research good
MONTEREY (USA): Fifty years after the discovery of DNA, the most prominent scientists in the field of genetic research believe that the next few decades hold the promise of incredible advances....
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VHP woos Congress to back temple politics
NEW DELHI: With flowing white locks, beards and the saffron robes that mark them as Hindu holy men, they marched to Parliament in the Indian capital on Monday to demand legislation...
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US finds China more responsive on Iraq than on N. Korea
BEIJING: On the second leg of his sensitive Asia mission, the United States’ top diplomat, Secretary of State Colin Powell, found Chinese leaders more acquiescent on Iraq but less wavering on...
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