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Libya ready to sign inspection protocol: More equipment sent to US
VIENNA, March 6: Libya will sign the UN nuclear watchdog's Additional Protocol next week to show how serious it is about giving up weapons of mass destruction, but talks about Iran are proving difficult ... 
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Al Qaeda suspect says he worked for CIA
TORONTO, March 5: A Canadian man who once lived side by side with Osama bin Laden, sensationally claims he later turned CIA double agent, and spied on Al Qaeda fighters in the US jail at Guantanamo Bay and in Bosnia. ...
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CIA leak probe seeks Air Force One chats
CRAWFORD, March 6: Investigators probing whether top aides to US President George Bush illegally leaked the name of a covert CIA agent have requested records of telephone calls from Air Force One, the White House said on Friday. ...
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China-Pakistan ties: US releases papers
WASHINGTON, March 6: Newly declassified US government documents made public on Friday speak of almost three decades of US unease over China's alleged cooperation with Pakistan over its nuclear weapons programme. ...
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Vajpayee set for second term: poll
NEW DELHI, March 6: Sixty per cent of Indians believe Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, head of the Hindu nationalist alliance, merits a second term, according to a poll published Saturday, six weeks before elections open. ...
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Documentary portrays Osama as family man
OTTAWA, March 6: A documentary about a Canadian family closely linked to Osama bin Laden portrays the Al Qaeda chief as a well-meaning family man who banned ice in drinks, loves volleyball and has trouble controlling his children. ...
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'Blame CIA, not me,' says Chalabi
NEW YORK, March 6: Iraqi Governing Council member Ahmed Chalabi says he is tired of being blamed for misleading the United States about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and points the finger instead at the CIA in an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" to be aired on Sunday. ...
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Chirac backs Mubarak over US plan
PARIS, March 6: French President Jacques Chirac on Friday backed Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak in his opposition to a US initiative for political and economic reform in the Middle East, saying the plan amounted to "interference". ...
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Beijing to build hi-tech weapons
BEIJING, March 6: China on Saturday boosted its 2004 military spending by 11.6 per cent over last year as it stepped up efforts to modernize and outfit its military with high-tech weaponry. ...
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Two mosques attacked in France
ANNECY, March 6: French Muslim leaders were up in arms on Saturday over two arson attacks on mosques in eastern France, criticizing the political establishment for failing to attend a silent protest demonstration here. ...
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Two killed as UK troops clash with Iraqi militia
AMMARA, March 6: A shootout between British troops and a militia left two civilians dead in southern Iraq on Friday. Gen Ismail Kazem Adhar, chief of police in Maysan province, said British troops clashed with the Badr Organization ...
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The 'Judaization' campaigns
AL QUDS: While world attention is focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a crisis is brewing among Israel's own Arab citizens. ...
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UN wants more women peace builders
UNITED NATIONS: As the world prepares to mark International Women's Day, the United Nations is warning that women continue to play little or no role in post-conflict peace building - be that in Afghanistan ...
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Afghan highway symbolizes violence
KABUL: The US-funded reconstruction of the Kabul-Kandahar highway is vaunted by the government as a symbol of Afghanistan's recovery from 23 years of war. ...
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Military divisions may delay Myanmar talks
RANGOON: Amid signs that significant change in Myanmar may emerge in the next few weeks, divisions within the military leadership over the dialogue process could delay any efforts to move the country toward democracy. ...
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US blocks protocol for 'neglected' rights
GENEVA: Economic, social and cultural rights are the pariahs of international human rights legislation and will continue to be relegated to the second order, mostly due to US obstructionism, say activists. ...
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