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US received warnings of Iraq attacks, says Abizaid
BAGHDAD, March 3: The top US commander in Iraq said on Wednesday Washington had intelligence warnings of attacks in Iraq, claiming that his troops probably prevented even greater carnage with special operations raids on Monday night on operatives of Abu Mussab al Zarqawi. ... 
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Security boosted on Iraq's borders
BAGHDAD, March 3: Iraqi overseer Paul Bremer announced on Wednesday a massive increase in border security following the deadly attacks in Karbala and in Baghdad. Mr Bremer said 60 million dollars had been earmarked to tighten controls on Iraq's borders ...
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Ashura attacks aimed at splitting Iraq
BAGHDAD: Hours after the fatal explosions on Tuesday at the Shia shrine in the Kadhimiya district in downtown Baghdad, the site is still a scene of devastation. ...
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Sistani counsels restraint
BAGHDAD, March 3: Iraq's Shia leaders on Wednesday called for calm and urged their followers not be provoked into a civil war. In a statement on Tuesday, Ayatollah Sistani urged Iraqis not to let the day's bloodshed divide them. ...
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Arab FMs open talks on Iraq, Palestine
CAIRO, March 3: Arab foreign ministers opened a new round of meetings here Wednesday to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, instability in Iraq and political reform in Arab countries. ...
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Israel's military sales to India double
WASHINGTON, March 3: The deal to sell Phalcon radar systems to India more than doubles Israel's military exports to that country, from $720 million last year to more than $3 billion for the radars alone. ...
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Mars had enough water to support life: NASA
WASHINGTON, March 3: Parts of Mars were once "drenched" with so much water that life could easily have existed there, NASA said on Tuesday. ...
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Italy seeks Nato role in ME reform drive
BRUSSELS, March 3: Italy threw its weight on Wednesday behind a U.S. proposal to promote democracy, prosperity and stability across the Greater Middle East ...
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Stage set for electoral showdown in US
WASHINGTON: Dawn broke on Wednesday on what will be a record eight-month general election for the presidency of the United States. US Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts vanquished his last serious rival for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination on Tuesday ...
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Malaysia's polls: some facts
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3: The following are key facts about Malaysia's general elections, which are expected later this month after Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced the dissolution of parliament on Wednesday. ...
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