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US adopts softer line on Iraq
BAGHDAD, April 12: From an allout military drive to the "political track," from a manageable insurgency to a "crisis," the US line on Iraq has shifted significantly amid deepening turmoil on the ground. ... 
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Another resolution on Iraq next month
UNITED NATIONS, April 12: The United States and Britain are expected to table a new UN resolution on Iraq in May, on handing over power to Iraqis, as unrest and violence has engulfed the country, diplomats here said. ...
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How US alienated Iraqis
BAGHDAD: Umm Samir sits in a Baghdad garden in the shade of two palm trees, worrying about the sons and grandchildren she left behind in Fallujah. On a balmy spring evening, with the smell of freshly mown grass around her ...
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Mubarak supports Israel's Gaza plan: Summit with Bush
CRAWFORD, April 12: US President George Bush and visiting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Monday they would welcome an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip if it occurs in the context of the roadmap to Middle East peace. ...
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Tel Aviv claims foiling attack
GAZA CITY, April 12: Israeli troops foiled a joint attack on Monday by Palestinian militants inside a Gaza Strip Jewish settlement as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was to head for talks with US President George W. Bush on his plan to withdraw from the territory. ...
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Palestinian kids collect pictures of the dead
NABLUS: While kids worldwide collect pictures of Hollywood stars or football champions, the craze in the restive Palestinian city of Nablus is a sticker album depicting scenes of the bloody intifada. ...
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Abizaid's charge against Iran, Syria
WASHINGTON, April 12: Syria and Iran have both been involved in "unhelpful actions" regarding the situation in Iraq, the head of US Central Command, General John Abizaid, said Monday. ...
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Indian PM tones down Hindu nationalism
NEW DELHI, April 12: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee Monday moved to tone down his party's aggressive Hindu nationalist stance and recommitted India to resolving differences with Pakistan through dialogue. ...
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Syria calls for opposition to US initiative
DAMASCUS, April 12: Syria's information minister on Monday urged the Middle East to stand up to a US plan seeking to spread democracy and economic liberalisation in the region, at the opening of a conference on reform. ...
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Soldier, militant killed in Riyadh
RIYADH, April 12: A member of the Saudi security forces was killed and a militant gunned down during a clash in an eastern neighborhood of Riyadh on Monday evening. ...
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Malaysia, Thailand agree to fight terror
PUTRAJAYA, April 12: Malaysia and Thailand pledged on Monday to fight terror along their border to counter violent unrest in largely Muslim southern Thailand, as Bangkok released five captured Malaysian soldiers. ...
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Cyprus problem inches towards an end
LONDON: What's the point of standing tall at the heart of Europe when the wretched peripheries are in such bent-backed disarray? There's a crisis building we've barely registered yet: ...
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