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Osama's refuge found: Paris
PARIS, March 22: International forces recently found a location where Osama bin Laden is thought to have taken refuge, according to French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie. ... 
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Afghan general flees fighting: Role alleged in minister's murder
KABUL, March 22: The Afghan government commander accused of killing a minister who was the son of a powerful provincial governor has fled fighting in which more than 100 people were reported killed, officials said on Monday. ...
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Arafat more dangerous than Yassin: official
TEL AVIV, March 22: A top aide to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Monday Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was even more dangerous than Sheikh Yassin. ...
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Killing to boost Hamas: experts
TEL AVIV, March 22: Israel's assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was meant to decapitate Hamas, but could end up drawing a wave of new recruits to the militant movement and broadening its hardline appeal. ...
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Egyptians not to attend function in Israel
CAIRO, March 22: Egypt has decided to boycott Israeli celebrations of the 1979 peace treaty after the killing of Sheikh Yassin, officials said on Monday. ...
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White House denies US involvement
WASHINGTON, March 22: The United States denied any involvement in the assassination on Monday of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and appealed for calm in the region following his death. ...
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Anniversary of disaster
LONDON: The anniversary week of the Iraq war had been carefully choreographed by the Bush administration to highlight its successes. Instead, it highlighted the inherent weaknesses of an occupation that is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. ...
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Did re-elected premier stage shooting?
TAIPEI: Tens of thousands of furious opposition party supporters staged an illegal rally outside the presidential palace in Taiwan on Sunday to demand an investigation of allegations that president Chen Shui-bian staged his own shooting ...
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Teenagers who stand for hope, sanity and decency
LONDON: Israel's occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip has in the past three years provoked increasingly violent resistance from Palestinians - and vocal criticism from inside Israel. ...
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Concorde's final journey - by river
LONDON: For Concorde it will be the final voyage. And the slowest. And, to the relief of those who opposed the supersonic flights, the most ecologically sound. ...
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Blair to visit Libya on 25th
DOHA, March 22: British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to visit Libya on Thursday (March 25), a son of Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi said in an interview to be published here on Tuesday. ...
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EU freezes trade talks with Iran: Differences over nuclear programme
BRUSSELS, March 22: The European Union will not resume trade talks with Iran because of worries over the country's nuclear programme, EU officials said on Monday, dashing Tehran's hopes of a potentially lucrative agreement. ...
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