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Charges against Bush on Iraq mounting up
WASHINGTON, March 23: Criticism of US President George W. Bush's motives and decision-making in attacking Iraq last year may be acquiring critical mass with voters following criticism by former top counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke. ... 
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9/11 was avoidable, says Kean
WASHINGTON, March 23: If US immigration controls and intelligence systems had been more stringent, the September 11 attacks could have been prevented, the chairman of the independent commission investigating the strikes said on Tuesday. ...
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Scientists plan trials for anti-HIV gels
LONDON, March 23: British scientists are planning large-scale human trials of two new gels designed to prevent men and women from being infected with the virus that causes AIDS. ...
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Mars rover parked off ancient seashore
WASHINGTON, March 23: Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity is parked by the shore of what used to be a salty martian sea, scientists reported on Tuesday. ...
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Population of the World crosses 6bn figure: US
WASHINGTON, March 23: The world population increased by 1.2 percent in 2002 to total more than 6.2 billion, but its rate of growth has slowed down, the US Census Bureau said in a fresh report published on Monday. ...
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Sheikh Yassin's death and its consequences
LONDON: The three rocket missiles that were fired on Monday from a US-supplied Israeli helicopter at the break of day on a procession of 15 Palestinians returning home after dawn prayers in a nearby mosque may have brought to an end any prospect of peace in the Middle East. ...
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US Muslims condemn Yassin's murder
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23: Leading American Muslim organizations have strongly denounced the assassination of Palestinian religious leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, terming it an act of state terrorism. ...
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Saudi reformers may face trial
RIYADH, March 23: Saudi reformists failed to secure a promise from Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz to release a group of fellow activists during a meeting late Monday, one of them told newsmen on Tuesday. ...
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Riyadh cancels pre-2002 passports
RIYADH, March 23: Saudi Arabia has cancelled passports issued before 2002, it was reported here on Tuesday. However, a Saudi official insisted the move was not linked to the 9/11 events in New York and Washington, in which 15 of the 19 presumed suicide hijackers held Saudi passports. ...
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Statement about Russian nuke ship worries world
MOSCOW, March 23: The head of the Russian Navy rang alarm bells on Tuesday after being quoted saying one of the world's most powerful nuclear warships might be about to blow up. ...
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Congress losing grip in India
NEW DELHI: It was once called the grand old party of Indian politics that fought for the country's freedom from colonial rule. But as the world's largest democracy heads for a general election, many say the only thing grand about the Congress party today is its decline. ...
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Opposition in tatters in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: In what is probably the biggest upset in Malaysian electoral history, the Islamic opposition party and its sole ally, the National Justice Party of jailed former deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim ...
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