Saddam’s dramatic appearance
 BAGHDAD, April 4: Iraqi television Friday showed President Saddam Hussein being cheered on a street, in the first footage of the Iraqi leader in public aired since the start of the...
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Baghdad airport captured: Suicide attack kills 5 •Six US tanks, 3 APCs destroyed
SADDAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, April 4: US troops seized control of Baghdad airport on Friday, the US military said, securing a strategic base ahead of a decisive assault on the city to...
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Three die in Pindi building collapse: 24 injured, many trapped
RAWALPINDI, April 4: Three people were killed and 24 others injured when a five-storey commercial building collapsed in Satellite Town...
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Early UN role in post-war Iraq stressed
PARIS, April 4: The foreign ministers of France, German and Russia on Friday called for an early role for the United Nations in running post-war Iraq and raised their concern about...
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Marchers demand Bush, Blair trial
 MULTAN, April 4: A “million march” organized here on Friday by Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal demanded that US President Bush and British...
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India claims it has a case for pre-emptive strikes
NEW DELHI, April 4: A day after he yet again stirred up a militarist exchange of words with Pakistan, Indian External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha claimed on Friday that New Delhi...
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Strike brings Valley to a standstill
SRINAGAR, April 4: A one-day strike to mourn and protest the death of Ghulam Hassan Khan on Friday brought occupied Kashmir to a standstill, witnesses said....
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US Congress okays $80bn for war
WASHINGTON, April 4: The US Congress late on Thursday approved President Bush’s war budget, granting nearly $80 billion for the conflict in Iraq in an overwhelming show of support. The House...
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Eight more Taliban killed, 15 detained
BAGRAM AIR BASE, April 4: US-backed Afghan troops killed eight suspected Taliban and captured 15 others in fighting against extremists holed up in the Torghar mountains of southern Afghanistan, the US...
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China, Russia call for end to war
BEIJING, April 4: China and Russia on Friday urged the end of hostilities in Iraq and expressed joint concern over the humanitarian disaster being wreaked upon the country by the US...
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Muslims in India hold anti-war protests
NEW DELHI, April 4: Tens of thousands of Indian Muslims on Friday held special prayer meetings and protests against the US-led war in Iraq....
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3 troops killed in Iraq car blast
CAMP AS SALIYAH, Qatar, April 4: Three US-British troops, a pregnant woman and the driver of her car were killed when the vehicle exploded as it approached a US checkpoint in...
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Armed forces proved their capability: Musharraf
ATTOCK, April 4: President General Pervez Musharraf on Friday said a vibrant economy and strong defence were key elements for security, peace and development of a country and Pakistan was making...
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Pakistan, Germany review relations
ISLAMABAD, April 4: Pakistan and Germany on Friday expressed satisfaction over the current level of cooperation in various fields....
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UK troops ready to take Basra
BASRA, April 4: British forces camped on the outskirts of Basra said on Friday they were ready to launch a long-awaited bid to take control of Iraq’s second city as they...
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Indian MiG crashes; five killed
NEW DELHI, April 4: An Indian Airforce fighter caught fire and crashed into houses in Punjab, killing at least five civilians on the ground, officials said....
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