US, UK invade Iraq: Border town captured: Baghdad bombed: Saddam, cabinet targeted
 BAGHDAD, March 20: US and British forces invaded Iraq on Thursday, crossing the desert border from Kuwait under cover of an intense artillery barrage as cruise missiles pounded targets in Baghdad....
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Pakistan deplores military action: Call to preserve Iraq’s sovereignty
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Pakistan on Thursday deplored the US-led military action against Iraq and called for giving priority to avert humanitarian disaster for the Iraqi people....
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World condemns invasion, fears for civilians
PARIS, March 20: World leaders on Thursday condemned the launch of the US invasion of Iraq and pleaded for civilians to be spared, with some accusing Washington of flouting international law...
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State Bank warns of financial consequences
KARACHI, March 20: The State Bank of Pakistan has warned of “some financial consequences” for Pakistan’s economy — from the US-led war against Iraq, depending on its “intensity, duration and collateral...
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Time to help Iraqi civilians, says EU: $22.3 million aid announced
BRUSSELS, March 20: As the US-led coalition continued its assault on Iraq, European Union leaders meeting for a two-day summit on Thursday were set to focus on Iraq’s humanitarian plight....
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Jamali urges UNSC for efforts to end war
 ISLAMABAD, March 20: Pakistan has asked the UN Security Council and Muslim Ummah to strive for bringing an early end to war on Iraq, Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said...
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No half measures to be taken: Bush
WASHINGTON, March 20: President George W. Bush announced late on Wednesday that the war against Iraq had started and said this would “not be a campaign of half measures”....
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MMA gives strike call for today
 ISLAMABAD Mar 20: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has issued a call for countrywide strike on Friday as an immediate reaction to what it described as an “uncalled-for” and “unjustifiable” US attack on...
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Saddam Promises victory to his nation
WASHINGTON, March 20: President Saddam Hussein on Thursday addressed his nation just hours after a series of strikes by the US military against senior Iraqi leaders and urged his people to...
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My thoughts are with Iraqis, says Annan
UNITED NATIONS, March 20: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday expressed regret that war had again come to Iraq, and called on combatants to do everything possible to protect civilians during...
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MMA calls for strike
ISLAMABAD Mar 20: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has issued a call for countrywide strike on Friday as an immediate reaction to what it described as an “uncalled-for” and “unjustifiable” US attack on...
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Turkish parliament okays US overflights
ANKARA, March 20: Turkey on Thursday opened its airspace to US military overflights, enabling American forces to channel troops and equipment into northern Iraq to support the Iraq invasion....
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China calls it a clear violation of UN charter
BEIJING, March 20: China said that US-led war on Iraq is a clear violation of the UN’s charter and demanded its immediate end....
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Pope prays for Iraqi people
ROME, March 20: The Vatican condemned the US attack on Iraq as a “defeat for reason” just hours after the first missiles fell on Baghdad on Wednesday, as Pope John Paul...
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1,000 US troops in major Afghan operation
BAGRAM AIR BASE, March 20: US-led coalition troops launched a major air and ground offensive at dawn on Thursday against extremists in southern Afghanistan, close to the border with Pakistan....
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S. African human shields in Iraq
JOHANNESBURG, March 20: A group of 32 South Africans who volunteered to be human shields arrived in Iraq just ahead of US attacks....
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India beat Kenya
DURBAN, March 20: India advanced to the World Cup final on Thursday when they defeated Kenya by 91 runs....
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OIC calls for end to attack
JEDDAH, March 20: The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on Thursday called for an immediate end to the US-led war on Iraq and a diplomatic solution to the standoff with...
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