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Iraqi council set to root out Baathists
BAGHDAD, Jan 11: Iraq's US-appointed Governing Council unveiled on Sunday guidelines banning senior members of the ousted Baath party from public sector jobs and will soon announce measures to root out them out of private sector and trade associations. ... 
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WMDs may never be found, says Blair
BAGHDAD, Jan 11: British Prime Minister Tony Blair suggested on Sunday that Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction may never be found in Iraq as unrest continued in the British-run southern part of the country. ...
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Pentagon says 500 soldiers died in Iraq
WASHINGTON, Jan 11: The number of US soldiers killed in Iraq has topped 500 as the Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that 504 have died in the nearly 10 months since the US-led coalition invaded the country. ...
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Japan set to make history in Iraq
TOKYO: When Japanese soldiers arrive in Iraq later this month, they won't be making war. They will be making history. ...
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3,000 Afghan soldiers desert
KABUL, Jan 11: Thousands of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have deserted the fledgling service after completing training given by instructors from the United States, France and Britain, defence ministry officials said on Sunday. ...
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Attacks raise doubts over Afghan elections
KABUL: A spate of deadly attacks has cast fresh doubts over Afghanistan's ambitious plan to hold its first ever free elections in June, fuelling fears they will be hijacked by militants and strongmen. ...
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Conservatives move to bar reformers: Elections in Iran
TEHRAN, Jan 11: Iran was plunged into a major political crisis on Sunday after powerful conservatives moved to disqualify massive numbers of reformists from standing in next month's crucial parliamentary elections ...
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US N-team in Seoul
SEOUL, Jan 11: Two members of a US delegation arrived in South Korea on Sunday, after a surprise inspection of North Korea's nuclear facilities, for further consultations on a lengthy nuclear crisis. ...
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Congress plans active role for Priyanka
NEW DELHI, Jan 11: India's main opposition Congress party, worried about upcoming national polls, is debating whether its president Sonia Gandhi should tap daughter Priyanka, the heir of India's top political dynasty. ...
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US may be holding clues to Diana's death
LONDON: Michael Burgess, the royal coroner, is coming under intense pressure to ask US intelligence agencies to hand over top secret files on Princess Diana which may provide vital clues as to how she died. ...
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Riyadh swaps Moroccans for jailed Saudis
RIYADH, Jan 11: Saudi Arabia has extradited to Rabat two Moroccan suspected militants in exchange for three Saudis jailed in Morocco on Al-Qaeda linked terror charges, the interior ministry said on Sunday. ...
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Taiwan-US ties floundering: Referendum controversy
TAIPEI: The scrapping of Taiwan's plan to send a mission to the United States to discuss the controversial referendum issue is another signal of stranded Taipei-Washington ties, analysts say. ...
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'Highway of death' defines American war on terror
FALLUJA: In the dining hall at Camp Volturno on the outskirts of Falluja, the newcomers to Taskforce 1 Panther of the US 82nd Airborne Division sit quietly as they listen to their welcome brief. ...
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Nasa to adopt Apollo models
LONDON: America is planning to replace its troubled, ageing fleet of space shuttles with a powerful new craft modelled on the Apollo vehicles that took US astronauts to the Moon 30 years ago. ...
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