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April 15, 2003 Tuesday Safar 12, 1424 EU asks US to lower tension : Russia counsels restraint LUXEMBOURG, April 14: The European Union urged the United States on Monday to “cool down” its growing pressure on Syria, as the diplomatically divided bloc sought common ground on a role... Shia group to boycott US-sponsored meeting TEHRAN, April 14: Iraq’s main Shia opposition group said on Monday it would boycott a US-sponsored meeting of Iraqi organizations in Iraq on Tuesday to map out the political future of... US plans to divide Iraq: Kurd official SULEIMANIYAH/TEHRAN, April 14: The United States plans to divide Iraq into three parts and rule over the country for two years, a Kurdish official said on Monday.... Human genome mapping completed PARIS, April 14: Scientists have completed work on mapping the human genome, the six governments coordinating the project said on Monday.... A glossary of the genome WASHINGTON, April 14: Following is a glossary of terms used in genetic research:... 82 fresh SARS cases in China BEIJING, April 14: Four more people have died from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in China and 82 new cases have been recorded, the World Health Organization and the Chinese health... Egypt, Jordan for end of occupation CAIRO, April 14: Egypt and Jordan are calling for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq and the formation of a “representative Iraqi government”, their respective foreign ministers Ahmed Maher and... Baghdad residents hungry for information about Saddam BAGHDAD, April 14: The US general who led the invasion to topple him talks about DNA analysis.... Inspectors contest Powell’s speech MAINZ (Germany), April 14: Two UN weapons inspectors working in Iraq before the war on Monday contested as “completely wrong” parts of a speech given by US Secretary of State Colin... 26th day of war * US Marines backed by tanks seize Tikrit, effectively sealing US, British victory in the Iraq war... RSF accuses CNN escort of opening fire PARIS, April 14: Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), the Paris-based international journalists’ rights organisation, on Monday issued a sharp criticism of the CNN.... Iraqi FM is safe: Haider VIENNA, April 14: Naji Sabri, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s high-profile foreign minister, may have disappeared from public view but he is not dead, extreme-right Austrian politician Joerg Haider said on Monday.... Mapping WASHINGTON: US scientists have mapped the genome of the virus which causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) US health officials announced Monday.... Roadmap to nowhere with Sharon in power LONDON: There are 800 miles separating them, innocent victims of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She is a Syrian living in Kuwait City. Her husband is in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank,... Bush ready to fight on two new fronts NEW YORK: The last shot of the war in Iraq will be the starting pistol for two further campaigns by the administration of President George W. Bush. One will be fought... EU expansion no done deal BRUSSELS: The European Union’s far-reaching enlargement next year is no done deal for the continent’s eurosceptics, who have girded for battle in a bid to sway voters in the 10 candidate... North Korea eyes economic rescue with diplomacy shift SEOUL: The streets of North Korea are dark and its shop shelves half-empty. Factories stand idle and many go hungry. Inflation is soaring and wages are to be paid in part... Killings go on as Hutus refuse to quit Congo CYAMINUNU: They come in single file, a line of ragged gunmen, slapping 30 pairs of black gumboots down the orange forest-track. Without pausing, the lead man unshoulders his rifle and swings...

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