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Pieces of 157 shells for anthrax found
BAGHDAD, March 2: Iraq insisted Sunday that it was doing its utmost to remove any “excuses” for a US-led war, destroying banned Al-Samoud missiles and sitting down for talks on deadly... 
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UNHCR struggles to prepare for Iraq exodus
KABUL, March 2: The United Nations refugee agency said on Sunday it was struggling due to lack of funds and international support to prepare for a potential exodus of up to...
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Villepin does not rule out veto
WASHINGTON, March 2: French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin on Sunday said a French veto against a new United Nations Security Council resolution on Iraq could not be ruled out....
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Clinton urges India to stop Hindu-Muslim polarization
NEW DELHI, March 2: Former US president Bill Clinton urged India not to polarize itself along religious lines if it wanted to be the “right kind” of world power....
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US mulls ‘Plan B’ after Turkey vote
WASHINGTON, March 2: The Pentagon was Sunday contemplating “Plan B” for its anticipated war in Iraq after Turkey refused to allow some 62,000 US combat troops to launch an invasion from...
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40 hurt in Alexandria library fire, books safe
 CAIRO, March 2: A fire on Sunday in the newly-built Alexandria library left nearly 40 people hurt, two of them critically burnt and the rest suffering from smoke inhalation, Egyptian police...
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UN convoy attacked in Afghanistan
KABUL, March 2: Up to eight gunmen opened fire on a United Nations two-car convoy as it travelled in southeastern Afghanistan, but there were no injuries, a spokesman for the organisation...
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Thousands of Moroccans in anti-war protest
CASABLANCA, March 2: Thousands of Moroccans took to the streets on Sunday for the second time in a week to protest at US threats to wage war on Iraq....
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Syrians vote for new parliament
DAMASCUS, March 2: Syrians voted on Sunday in the first parliamentary election since President Bashar al-Assad succeeded his father in 2000, and analysts said the new assembly could help speed reforms....
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Chirac visit to relaunch ties with Algeria
ALGIERS, March 2: Hundreds of thousands of cheering Algerians took to the streets of the capital Sunday to welcome President Jacques Chirac at the start of a visit billed as marking...
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Iraq rejects UAE call for Saddam’s exit
BAGHDAD, March 2: Iraq dismissed on Sunday a United Arab Emirates call for President Saddam Hussein to step down after a fractious Arab League summit which Baghdad said did only the...
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Castro offers to settle N.Korean crisis
TOKYO, March 2: Cuban President Fidel Castro offered here on Sunday to play a role in settling the nuclear crisis over North Korea despite describing his links with the hardline Asian...
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North Korea warns of ‘horrifying’ nuclear disasters
SEOUL, March 2: North Korea on Sunday accused US intelligence of staging a secret drill for a surprise attack on its nuclear facility and warned that an attack would trigger “horrifying...
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Secret US campaign to win UN votes
LONDON: The US is conducting a secret ‘dirty tricks’ campaign against UN Security Council delegations in New York as part of its battle to win votes in favour of war against...
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What next after Turkey says ‘No’
ANKARA: It was an extraordinary outcome to an extraordinary vote on Saturday, as the Turn favour compared to just 250 against, the opposition Republican People’s Party found a neat loophole in...
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‘Third force’ emerges in Iranian polls
TEHRAN: Iran’s municipal elections, held on Saturday, ended with an unexpected and bitter defeat for the reformists close to President Mohammad Khatami and the victory of a rather unknown moderate conservative...
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Arab summit exposes divisions
CAIRO: The 15th regular summit of Arab leaders held at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday to unite Arab countries on crucial issues facing the region ended up dividing...
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We must take lead from UN
LONDON: We have argued repeatedly that if any military action is to be taken against Iraq, with all the awesome consequences that might entail, it is of paramount importance that such...
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Hit squad killings stain Thai drug war
SUPHANBURI (Thailand): Six weeks shy of his ninth birthday Chakkapan Srisa-ard achieved a notoriety he could never have expected. He died, caught in gunfire during a police sting operation in Bangkok,...
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Everybody is boycotting something, or threatening to do so
LONDON: Boycotts are back. The Stop Esso campaign reached new heights last week when Greenpeace activists abseiled onto the roof of the company’s UK headquarters in Surrey, shutting it down in...
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