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Iraqi council raises doubts about UN role
BAGHDAD, March 14: US plans for transferring power to Iraqis by June 30 are under pressure after Iraq's Governing Council raised doubts about the role the United Nations should play, a senior coalition source said on Sunday. ... 
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Classified US report on KRL
NEW YORK, March 14: A classified intelligence report presented to the White House last week detailed for the first time the extent to which the Khan Research Laboratories allegedly provided North Korea with all the equipment ...
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Sanctions forced Libya to abandon WMDs: Powell
WASHINGTON, March 14: US-led sanctions and international isolation forced Col Qadhafi to give up Libya's weapons of mass destruction, says United States Secretary of State Colin Powell ...
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ETA a suspect in Madrid bombings: US
WASHINGTON, March 14: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday that the Basque separatist group ETA was still a suspect in last week's bombing attacks in Madrid but it's too early to blame any particular group. ...
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This creeping sickness
LONDON: Truly we live in dark times. A sure sign that the nights are getting longer, even as springtime approaches, comes from the intensity of anxieties about torture. ...
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Blair is doomed to be ignored
LONDON: Tony Blair's setpiece speech to his party's spring conference was originally conceived as a confident jog through the sunny uplands of his government's successes, a relentlessly upbeat address exclusively focused on the domestic agenda. ...
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No plans to quit nuclear treaty, says Tehran: Inspectors' return negotiable
TEHRAN, March 14: Iran again warned on Sunday that it could revise the level of its cooperation with the international nuclear watchdog after condemnation of its atomic programme ...
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'Iran to control Iraq borders'
TEHRAN, March 14: Iran on Sunday said it would control its border with Iraq and not allowing "trespassing" but once again stressed that the security issue in Iraq is the duty of the "occupying forces, especially the US." ...
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China asks BD to close down Taiwanese office
DHAKA, March 14: China has requested Bangladesh to close down Taipei's trade representative office recently set up here. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Chai Xi handed over on Sunday a letter from Chinese Foreign Minister ...
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S. Koreans rally against president's impeachment
SEOUL, March 14: Tens of thousands of South Koreans protested on Sunday against the impeachment of their president in an opposition-inspired vote which North Korea described as insulting coup hatched in Washington. ...
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French fury over gag on Israel film
PARIS: A battle is being fought in Paris over the right to see a documentary film that takes audiences deep into the heart of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. ...
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Search for understanding between Arabs, West
BEIRUT: There were no grand ambitions to come to a point of agreement, nor was there any plan to issue a unified set of conclusions or recommendations when experts from Europe ...
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