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List of foreign hostages
BAGHDAD, April 14: Around 40 foreigners from at least 12 countries were missing or known to be abducted in Iraq as of Wednesday. The nationalities of most of the 40 hostages are unknown. Here is a list of the known hostages and people reported missing. ... 
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US to extend stay of 10,000 soldiers: New Iraq plan under study
WASHINGTON, April 14: Faced with rising violence in Iraq, the US military plans to keep more than 10,000 troops from the First Armored Division and Second Armored Cavalry Regiment there this summer beyond their promised year-long tours ...
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Annan rules out sending big UN contingent
UNITED NATIONS, April 14: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday ruled out sending a large UN team to Iraq "for the foreseeable future" because of the recent upsurge in attacks and kidnappings. ...
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US, UK at odds over Iraq policy
LONDON, April 14: Britain and the United States are divided on much of their Iraq policy, a former adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad told a British newspaper on Wednesday. ...
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Decisive force can be used: Bush
WASHINGTON, April 14: US President George Bush said on Tuesday he had authorised US forces to use "decisive force" to maintain order in Iraq but insisted the United States was determined to hand over power on June 30. ...
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Iraq deadlier than under Saddam: Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR: Iraq's plunge into violence since Saddam Hussein's fall has stirred enmities that will kill more Iraqis than ever perished under his reign, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday. ...
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US 'knows much' about Dr Qadeer
WASHINGTON, April 14: The United States said on Tuesday it had received "significant amounts of information" on Pakistani scientist Dr A.Q.Khan's illicit activity as reports revealed he had seen three nuclear bombs in North Korea. ...
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Cheney faces China's pressure on Taiwan: US presents 'evidence' against North Korea
BEIJING, April 14: US Vice President Dick Cheney was pressured over Taiwan in meetings with China's top leaders on Wednesday, while he presented them with new intelligence on North Korea's nuclear programme. ...
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Thought of Bush defeat makes Blair uneasy
LONDON: It is easy to visualize what George W. Bush hopes to gain when he welcomes the First Foreign Friend to the White House at the end of this week. ...
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Vajpayee visits Jammu
JAMMU, April 14: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Wednesday flew into occupied Jammu to address a poll rally, hours after 25 people were injured in a grenade attack and Indian soldiers killed three militants. ...
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Two more Japanese kidnapped
AMMAN, April 14: Two more Japanese nationals, including at least one journalist, have been kidnapped in Iraq, a Japanese opposition MP said here Wednesday. ...
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Anti-war US soldiers in Canada
ST CATHARINES: Brandon Hughey is a teenager living among strangers, far from his friends, family and home in San Angelo, Texas. The 18-year-old is one of two American servicemen who recently deserted their units and fled to Canada to claim asylum as refugees. ...
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