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Bush spoke of invading Iraq before 9/11: ex-aide
WASHINGTON, Jan 10: US President George Bush was intent on ousting Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein long before the Sept 11, 2001, attacks in the United States ... 
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US callous to Iraqis' claims, says HR group
BAGHDAD, Jan 10: The US military is negligent and callous in dealing with Iraqis seeking compensation for relatives accidentally killed or maimed by US troops ...
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Truth about Saddam's arrest contains unheralded facts
STOCKHOLM: US accounts have portrayed Saddam's capture as a triumph of their high-tech innovation and old-fashioned ingenuity, but reports in the Middle East and off- the-record interviews reveal a version of events decidedly different from those already known. ...
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Iraq's Kurds uneasy over future
SULAIMANIYAH: Kurds have won promises of self-rule from Iraqi Arabs and the Americans but they are still worried about a return to the past, a time when they suffered as a weak minority, particularly under the rule of Saddam Hussein. ...
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PLO says it has right to declare state
RAMALLAH, Jan 10: A top Palestinian decision-making body voiced its right on Saturday to declare a state unilaterally in the West Bank and Gaza after Israel threatened to take stand-alone measures of its own. ...
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US move changes nothing: ICRC - POW status for Saddam
GENEVA, Jan 10: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which guarantees the Geneva Conventions, said on Saturday it saw little change after the United States formally declared ex-Iraqi president Saddam Hussein a prisoner of war. ...
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RSF urges Iran to release 11 newsmen
TEHRAN, Jan 10: Global press rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged Iranian authorities to release 11 journalists, arguing that most of them are in appalling health. ...
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UK Muslims dismiss BBC host's apology
LONDON, Jan 10: The head of Britain's Muslim Council on Saturday demanded a full apology from a controversial BBC TV talk show host for a column in which he equated Arabs with suicide bombers and repressors of women. ...
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N. Korea shows 'N-deterrent' to US delegation
BEIJING, Jan 10: North Korea said on Saturday it had shown a visiting US delegation its "nuclear deterrent" and hoped this would provide a basis for a peaceful settlement of the row with the United States over its nuclear activities. ...
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Saudi scholar seeks debate on women driving
CAIRO, Jan 10: A Saudi preacher has said the prohibition of women from driving is not an established religious rule and proposed that religious scholars open the issue for discussion. ...
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WWI veteran dies at 109
WASHINGTON, Jan 10: The last known surviving US serviceman wounded in combat in World War I has died of pneumonia. He was 109. Alfred Pugh died on Wednesday, just 10 days short of his birthday, the daily St Petersburg Times said. ...
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India sheltering guerillas: BD
DHAKA, Jan 10: Dhaka has complained to New Delhi that some 100 anti-Bangladesh insurgents are operating from 39 camps in India, report most of the national dailies on Saturday. ...
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AL ultimatum to Khaleda
DHAKA, Jan 10: The Awami League party on Saturday gave Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia until Feb 10 to fulfil its demands or quit. ...
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Manmohan projected as PM candidate
NEW DELHI, Jan 10: An Indian communist leader on Saturday suggested former finance minister Manmohan Singh as the opposition candidate for prime minister. ...
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Imprisoned in the legal black hole
LONDON: Two years ago, Feroz Abbasi, a British citizen arrested in Afghanistan, was one of the first detainees to be transferred hooded, shackled and manacled by the US military to Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay. ...
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Iranian students not concerned about polls
TEHRAN: Iranian students, a reliable touchstone for assessing public opinion in the country, are displaying apathy towards the Feb 20 elections to the "majlis", Iran's 290-seat parliament. ...
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