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Anti-US protests sweep globe
 ATHENS, March 20: Anti-war protests gathered pace across the globe on Thursday following the start of the US-led invasion of Iraq, with hundreds of thousands marching to demand a quick end...
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Missile attack plunges Kuwait into panic
KUWAIT CITY, March 20: Kuwait, where 180,000 US and British troops are primed for a ground invasion to topple President Saddam Hussein, came under surprise missile attack from Iraq on Thursday,...
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Vatican, other churches, faiths deplore attack
VATICAN CITY, March 20: The Vatican lashed out on Thursday at Washington for interrupting diplomacy as churches around the world stood united in deploring the war in Iraq....
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Anger surges in Middle East
CAIRO, March 20: Anger surged in the Arab world on Thursday as many citizens condemned Washington for attacking Baghdad, but also blamed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein for courting destruction and expressed...
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Saddam’s speech authentic, says expert
BERLIN, March 20: A German coroner who has made a study of Saddam doubles said it was very probable Saddam Hussein appeared in person on television on Thursday following a US...
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US rules out aid package for Turkey
WASHINGTON, March 20: The White House thanked Turkey on Thursday for opening its airspace to US warplanes, but ruled out reviving a multi-billion dollar aid package....
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Police arrest 29 outside White House
WASHINGTON, March 20: Police have arrested 29 people for protesting against the war outside executive offices, including the White House here officials said on Thursday....
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US wants Iraqi embassies closed
WASHINGTON, March 20: The United States on Thursday urged governments around the world to sever their relations with Iraq and expel Iraqi envoys....
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AI condemns execution
LONDON, March 20: Amnesty International has expressed its dismay at President George Bush’s support for the execution of former soldier Louis Jones on Tuesday....
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Airlines change flight schedules to avoid conflict zone
PARIS, March 20: Airlines altered flight routes and cancelled services on Thursday to avoid Iraq amid concern over the effects of war on an already depressed airline industry....
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Will Smith
HOLLYWOOD, March 20: US movie star Will Smith on Thursday became the first Hollywood celebrity to pull out of this year’s wartime Oscars, saying he would feel uneasy appearing at the...
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Bush crosses point of no return
WASHINGTON: Regardless of how quickly US troops roll into Baghdad, the second Gulf War already looks like a historic defeat for the United States....
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West invests more on killing mankind than on aid
LONDON: There is surely no more obvious symptom of the corruption of western politics than the disproportion between the money available for sustaining life and the money available for terminating it....
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Asia’s new pax Americana
KOTA KINABALU (Malaysia): Asian countries have shied away from presenting a clear stand on a war on Iraq. They have much to lose by opposing their largest trading partner and stand...
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Pakistanis go stateless on Canada border
TORONTO: According to statistics by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Pakistan ranked third in the 2001 census after Afghanistan and Sri Lanka as a source country of refugees. Shocking as that fact...
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Cosmic rays to scan N-material, hope experts
PARIS: Rogue states playing a shell game with atomic material or terrorists who try to smuggle a nuclear bomb into a city aboard a shipping container may one day be thwarted...
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