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Baathists to be reinstated, says US official
BAGHDAD, April 22: Some senior Iraqi officials sacked in a purge of those connected with Saddam Hussein's government will be brought back in an overhaul of the policy ... 
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Iraqis blame Britain for Basra tragedy
BASRA, April 22: Iraqis vented their rage on Thursday at British occupation forces they blame for suicide bombings in Basra that killed 68 people the previous day. ...
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Bush administration is running scared, electorally, in Iraq
LONDON: Wednesday's carnage in Basra is another twist in the downward spiral of violence endangering Iraq. It puts security back at the top of the agenda in the run-up to the long-heralded transfer of sovereignty at the end of June. ...
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Proud to have served in Iraq, but glad to leave
DIWNIYAH: Although he has been on other missions such as Kosovo and Albania, Spanish Captain Enrique Gomariz, 34, said that his mission with the Plus Ultra II brigade leaving Iraq soon has been very different. ...
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US won't tolerate Iran's nuclear weapon: Bush
WASHINGTON, April 22: US President George Bush praised diplomatic pressure on Iran to give up its nuclear programmes and said that Tehran's development of an atomic weapon would be "intolerable". ...
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US contractor fired for coffin photo
WASHINGTON, April 22: A US contractor and her husband have been fired after her photograph of 20 flag-draped coffins of slain US soldiers going home from Iraq was published in violation of military rules. ...
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3 Palestinians killed by Israelis
TULKAREM, April 22: Thousands of Palestinians turned out here on Thursday for the funerals of three local leaders of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades movement after they were killed in a shootout with Israeli troops. ...
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Militants say Arafat ousted them from HQ
RAMALLAH, April 22: Yasser Arafat has expelled a group of 21 members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades from his West Bank headquarters, a leader of the militant faction said on Thursday. ...
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Pakistan embassy in Bangkok gets threatening letter
BANGKOK, April 22: Pakistan's embassy in Thailand has received a letter from a mysterious group threatening terror attacks against countries supporting US-led operations in Iraq, Thai police said on Thursday. ...
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US, 10 others seize 200 computers in piracy raids
WASHINGTON, April 22: Police in the United States and 10 other countries seized some 200 computers in a global crackdown on pirated films, software, music and games, US authorities said Thursday. ...
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China, Russia to 'cooperate' with India
New Delhi, April 22: Russia and China have agreed to closely cooperate with India in a trilateral format for resolving key international issues, Press trust of India (PTI) reported from Moscow on Thursday. ...
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Hospital occupation caused deaths: MSF
LONDON, April 22: Iraqi fatalities in Falluja were higher than they might have been because of the US military occupation of the besieged town's main hospital, an international medical aid official said on Thursday. ...
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Fear of Muslim anger put off Pope synagogue trip: officials
VATICAN CITY, April 22: Fears of repercussions in the Muslim world or attacks against Christians played a major role in Pope John Paul's decision to decline an invitation to visit Rome's Synagogue again ...
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Saudi group says it carried out attack
RIYADH, April 22: A Saudi militant group, Al Haramain Brigades, has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's bombing in Riyadh. In a statement on the Internet, it said: ...
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Bribery charges haunt oil-for-food deal
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations is facing fresh charges of bribery against three of its senior officials, who are alleged to have accepted multi-million-dollar kickbacks from the Saddam Hussein regime while overseeing the controversial oil-for- food programme in Iraq. ...
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What Colin Powell saw but didn't say
LONDON: "History? We won't know," George Bush tells Bob Woodward. "We'll all be dead." But in his book, Plan of Attack, Woodward's facts move the past from the shadows, adding significant new documentation to the story of the rush to war in Iraq. ...
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