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Turkey, Syria worried over Iraq's integrity: Asad in Ankara
ANKARA, Jan 6: Turkey and Syria issued a joint warning on Tuesday over moves that could damage the territorial integrity of post-war Iraq during a landmark visit here by Bashar al-Assad, the first Syrian president to visit the country. ... 
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S. Arabia sees disintegration
RIYADH, Jan 6: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal warned on Tuesday that rivalry between Iraq's ethnic groups and their desire for self-autonomy would lead to the country's partition and have 'negative repercussions' on its neighbours. ...
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Saddam indictments
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 6: Kuwait has completed 178 major indictments against Saddam Hussain and his top aides for war crimes committed during Iraqi occupation of 1990-91. ...
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Two French shot dead in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Jan 6: Two French nationals were killed and a third wounded in a drive-by shooting by guerillas on Monday near the restive Iraqi town of Fallujah, a US general said on Tuesday. ...
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US post-war strategy contested
WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has been hammered for failing to anticipate or plan for the many problems of post-war Iraq or to set aside the money to pay for them. ...
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It's testing time for Islam, democracy in 2004
BANGKOK: If US President George Bush were to look east from his colonial enterprise in Iraq, he may find lessons to draw from the spirit of democracy due to take hold in the Muslim world this new year. ...
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Israel doesn't want peace: Arafat
RAMALLAH, Jan 6: Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat said on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon "does not want peace," speaking after Sharon again threatened unilateral measures to separate the Jewish state from the Palestinians. ...
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Colon cancer remedy identified
AL QUDS, Jan 6: Researchers at Israel's Weizmann Institute said on Tuesday they have managed for the first time to halt the spread of colon cancer cells in laboratory tests. ...
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Haj pilgrims asked not to create problems
RIYADH, Jan 6: The Muslim faithful who throng Makkah during the annual Haj must not cause trouble, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abul Aziz has warned. ...
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China, India to hold border talks: Mishra to visit Beijing
BEIJING, Jan 6: China and India will hold talks in Beijing this month in an attempt to solve their long-standing border issues, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday. ...
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Americans dash to N. Korea, may visit nuclear complex
SEOUL, Jan 6: A US delegation flew to North Korea on Tuesday, hoping to visit a nuclear complex at the heart of the North's atomic arms programme, as Pyongyang pitched what it called a "bold concession" to restart talks. ...
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42 journalists killed during 2003: RSF
PARIS, Jan 6: Forty two journalists were killed while performing their professional duty in 2003, the highest toll in years, with the Iraq war accounting for much of the increase, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Tuesday. ...
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Nigerian troops quash revolt
KANO, Jan 6: Nigerian troops and border guards from neighbouring Niger have killed or captured more than 50 Islamic radicals who launched a Taliban-style revolt, officials said on Tuesday. ...
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Secret agents killed Diana, Dodi: Fayed
LONDON, Jan 6: Britain's Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Fayed were the victims of a "horrendous murder", Fayed's father, the Egyptian-born tycoon Mohamed al-Fayed ...
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Colour photos from Mars soon
PASADENA, Jan 6: The US robot probe Spirit has snapped the first full-colour images of its surroundings on Mars, pieced together by Nasa to form a panoramic view and stunning first postcard from the red planet. ...
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Earth gets panoramic view from Mars
PASADENA: The US robot probe Spirit has snapped the first full-colour images of its surroundings on Mars, pieced together by NASA to form a panoramic view and stunning first postcard from the red planet. ...
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