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US ready to pay ‘very high price’: Saddam’s ouster
AS SAYLIYA CAMP (Qatar), March 31: The United States is prepared to pay a “very high price” in terms of casualties to capture Baghdad and oust President Saddam Hussein, a senior... 
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Fighting to get bloodier: weekly
WASHINGTON, March 31: The fight in Iraq is about to get a lot bloodier and the long and dangerous road to Baghdad is fraught with dangers for US troops, warns the...
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12th day of the war
* US forces battle Republican Guard on southern approaches to Baghdad; more airstrikes pound Iraqi capital...
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Arnett sacked, Rivera expelled
 WASHINGTON, March 31: Two of US television’s big-name journalists were sacked from high-profile assignments in Iraq on Monday for breaking reporting rules....
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Tank falls into river; four die
AS SAYLIYA CAMP (Qatar) March 31: A US tank carrying four US Marines plunged from a bridge into the Euphrates River last week after the driver was killed in combat, apparently...
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Soldiers face court martial
LONDON, March 31: Two British soldiers have been sent home from Iraq for refusing to fight and could now face a court martial, a spokesman for their lawyer said on Monday....
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Hong Kong area isolated after SARS kills two
 HONG KONG, March 31: The government of Hong Kong took the extraordinary measure of placing an entire housing estate in isolation on Monday as the pneumonia virus claimed two more victims...
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We were very close to our goal: Blix
PARIS, March 31: UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix, who has announced his decision not to seek a renewal of his mandate when it expires in June, says “naturally, I was...
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19 journalists killed, 136 jailed in 2002: CPJ
NEW YORK, March 31: Nineteen journalists were killed and 136 were jailed worldwide last year, according to a survey of press freedom around the world carried out by the Committee to...
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US forces look to night operations to avoid heat
WASHINGTON, March 31: US and British forces may be compelled to fight at night because of the searing heat if the war in Iraq drags on into late spring or early...
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Delhi rues problem of importing N-technology
NEW DELHI, March 31: An Indian official on Monday criticized nuclear supplier countries for putting hurdles in the way of sourcing civilian nuclear technology....
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India-Russia body
NEW DELHI, March 31: India and Russia have set up a joint working group to combat “terrorism”, a spokesman said here on Monday....
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Case for war undermined by failure to find WMDs
LONDON: Britain and the United States suffered a fresh blow on Saturday night when their main justification for war was undermined by reports that special forces have failed to find any...
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Syria in a dilemma after US broadsides
CAIRO: Sharp US warnings to Syria to abandon its support for Iraq and “terrorism” have heightened the dilemma facing President Bashar al-Assad....
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Iraqis disapprove of ‘liberation’ by force: Arabs liken invasion to 9/11
DAMASCUS: In this highly politicised city where anger over the invasion of Iraq alternates with pride in the resistance, there is one sure way to lighten the mood. Suggest that George...
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Disturbing similarities with Vietnam war
DUBAI: Even before Washington launched its war against Iraq it had fears the conflict would turn into another Vietnam-like conflict. Disturbing similarities are beginning to emerge....
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Concern at UN over who is to run Iraq
LONDON: Jay Garner, the retired US general who will oversee humanitarian relief and reconstruction in postwar Iraq, is president of an arms company that provides technical support to Patriot missile systems...
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Bloodied but unbowed, Baghdad prepares to fight
BAGHDAD: Baghdad is now preparing for a siege. The city is almost unrecognisable from a week ago. The transformation is so complete that it is clear the government has been preparing...
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