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Transitional law to be drafted for Iraq
BAGHDAD, Feb 1: The United States-backed interim leadership of Iraq will on Tuesday begin drafting a transitional law to regulate government from July 2004 to December 2005. ... 
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WMD: Flawed US intelligence was like a runaway train
WASHINGTON: On both sides of the Atlantic, the game of "weapons, weapons, where are Iraq's weapons" gathered dangerous political momentum for US President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair this week. ...
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Mubarak declines Iranian invitation to summit: More time needed for full diplomatic ties - Kharazi
TEHRAN, Feb 1: Iran's foreign minister revealed on Sunday that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has declined an invitation to attend an economic summit in Tehran later this month ...
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Tehran's new airport opens
IMAM KHOMEINI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Feb 1: Iran's clerical regime on Sunday marked the 25th anniversary of the return of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini with the opening of a new international airport ...
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US, Iran flirt with 'closer' ties
WASHINGTON: In a major diplomatic shift, Iran and the United States are seriously probing whether to re-engage now that they have overlapping interests in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to officials and analysts from the two nations. ...
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Three killed in Lucknow police firing
LUCKNOW, Feb 1: Three people including two politicians were killed and half a dozen injured on Sunday when police opened fire at an unruly mob in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a spokesman said. ...
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Bird flu: human transmission feared in deaths
HANOI, Feb 1: Two Vietnamese sisters have died from bird flu, possibly after contracting the virus from their brother in the epidemic's first recorded human-to-human transmissions, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. ...
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Software firm braces for virus onslaught
HELSINKI, Feb 1: A fast-spreading e-mail worm targeting US software manufacturer SCO is gaining ground as more and more computer users switch on infected machines, while experts say a major Mydoom attack on SCO is timed to hit at 1609 GMT. ...
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US soldier dies
TIKRIT, Feb 1: A US soldier was killed on Sunday and 12 others wounded when an American base was pounded by rockets near Balad, north of Baghdad, a US military spokesman said. ...
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Toll mounts in global AIDS pandemic
NEW YORK: The HIV/AIDS pandemic continued its deadly assault on sub-Saharan Africa in 2003, taking an estimated 2.3 million lives, infecting an additional 3 million people, and continuing its relentless spread in all but a very few countries. ...
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No room for ailing aliens in United States
NEW YORK: In a long line of patients outside the emergency room of a busy hospital here, Francisco Garcia finds it hard to stand on his two feet at ease as he waits his turn to see a doctor. ...
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Ex-chief of BBC criticizes government
LONDON, Feb 1: A bitter row between the British government and the BBC exploded back into life on Sunday as the BBC's outgoing head accused the government of trying regularly to "intimidate" the state-funded broadcaster. ...
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UK's fake degrees scandal
LONDON: A fake degrees scandal worth millions of pounds that has ripped off thousands of students has become so widespread that experts now warn that it could tarnish Britain's academic reputation. ...
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429 amateur butchers hurt in Turkey
ANKARA, Feb 1: A total of 429 people were treated across Turkey on Sunday for cuts and fractured limbs they suffered while trying to slaughter sheep and cows to mark Eid al-Adha, the Anatolia news agency reported. ...
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Greek Cyprus may get land for peace deal: Erdogan
ANKARA, Feb 1: Turkish Cypriots may agree to give up a certain portion of territory to the rival Greek Cypriot side in order to facilitate a peace deal on the divided Mediterranean island, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. ...
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Russian monks ask Harvard to return bells
MOSCOW/CAMBRIDGE: Father Alexei looks out of the window at the bell tower of the Moscow headquarters of the Russian Patriarch and wonders whether his prayers will be answered. ...
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