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US ignoring Iraqis’ plight: aid group
LONDON, April 19: The United States is ignoring the plight of children in northern Iraq by refusing to allow a plane full of medical supplies to land in the city of... 
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SARS takes deadly turn in Hong Kong: 12 die
HONG KONG, April 19: Hong Kong suffered its blackest day in the SARS crisis yet on Saturday as 12 more deaths were announced — the highest jump in a single day....
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UN divided over post-war issues
UNITED NATIONS, April 19: The UN Security Council members remain divided on ways to deal with the postwar issues and are unlikely to act swiftly over the US request to lift...
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US seeks phased end to sanctions
CRAWFORD, April 19: The United States plans to ask the United Nations to lift sanctions against Iraq in phases, gradually turning over parts of the economy to a new Iraqi authority,...
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Nigeria votes for president: six killed
ABUJA/LAGOS, April 19: Nigerians voted to elect a president on Saturday hoping for the first successful transfer of civilian power in more than 40 years of independence but there was violence...
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Cameraman shot dead by Israelis
 NABLUS, April 19: More than one thousand people turned out for the funeral of a Palestinian cameraman killed by Israeli gunfire on Saturday as he filmed clashes in the northern West...
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Iraqis wary of US windfall from oil
BAGHDAD, April 19: Despite US pledges that Iraq’s oil reserves will benefit only the Iraqi people, people here are wary that US firms may reap a windfall in production revenues and...
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Strange behaviour of Saddam’s brother
PARIS, April 19: When he lived in Geneva between 1987 and 1999, Barzan al-Tikriti, the half-brother of Saddam Hussein who was arrested on Thursday by US special forces in Baghdad, lived...
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British troops come under fire in Basra
BASRA, April 19: British troops manning an ammunition bunker position on the outskirts of Basra shot a suspected Iraqi man after coming under fire on Saturday, a spokeswoman said....
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India concerned by Taliban resurgence: FM
NEW DELHI, April 19: Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha said on Saturday that he was concerned by the re-emergence of “Taliban-inspired terrorism” in Afghanistan....
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Bechtel wins contract
LOS ANGELES, April 19: The US government has awarded a big contract to evaluate and repair Iraq’s power, water and sewerage systems to Bechtel Restoration of San Francisco....
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RSF calls for investigation
PARIS, April 19: The Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) on Saturday called for an immediate investigation into the killing of Palestinian journalist Nazeh Darwazi by the Israeli army....
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New UN battle looms over post-war Iraq
 UNITED NATIONS: Russia, France and other key Security Council members set the stage for a new battle over Iraq on Thursday, signalling that the United States must give the United Nations...
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Pyongyang feels the grave digger’s breath
LONDON: The crisis over North Korea’s nuclear plans is an object lesson in the counter-productive effect of announced policies of regime change. Once a government thinks it is in a superpower’s .......
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US flexes presence around Iraq
WASHINGTON: With virtually all of Iraq now under US military control, the administration of President George W. Bush is contemplating its next steps both within the country and in the region...
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Economies of Arab countries shaken by invasion
CAIRO: Ramadan Ibrahim counts himself among the casualties of the Iraq war as he looks out at the Great Pyramids of Giza. The surrounding parking lots are empty, the tourist shops...
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UN not to probe mass graves in Afghanistan
KABUL: The United Nations has decided not to investigate two mass graves containing hundreds of war victims in Northern Afghanistan unless foreign soldiers protect the operation....
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US trying to restart ME peace process
WASHINGTON-AL QUDS: The Bush administration is putting pressure on Israel to make concessions in an attempt to re-start the Middle East process after the Iraq war, diplomats and officials said in...
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