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Lawyer fears for Saddam's life
PARIS, May 21: The lawyer for Saddam Hussein, Mohammad Rashdan, told Friday's edition of the Paris-based newspaper "Le Parisien" that he fears for the life of the former Iraqi dictator, now a prisoner of war. ... 
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US seeks UN immunity for soldiers
UNITED NATIONS, May 21: The United States tabled a resolution on Thursday which asks the UN Security Council to exempt its troops from international war crimes prosecutions while serving in any UN force in Iraq ...
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Turks question alliance with Israel
ANKARA, May 21: Israel's heavy-handed policy against the Palestinians has cast clouds on its ties with Turkey, the Jewish state's key regional ally, with observers questioning whether their "strategic" partnership is still intact. ...
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Israel plans to close its trade unit in S. Africa
JOHANNESBURG, May 21: Israel plans to shut the trade office of its embassy in South Africa, Israeli officials said on Friday, but they denied the move was a reaction to Pretoria's strong condemnation of its policy in the Middle East. ...
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Arab leaders arrive for summit to defuse Mideast turmoil
TUNIS, May 21: Arab leaders began arriving here on Friday for a delayed summit aimed at defusing popular rage at the United States and Israel in return for US changes to its initiative for Arab political reform, officials said. ...
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Israel's hyperbolic nonsense
ISRAEL'S latest outrages in Gaza have produced a rare but tiny hint of American disapproval. For the first time since the Israeli assault on West Bank cities two years ago ...
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Sonia pays homage to Rajiv
NEW DELHI, May 21: Days after turning down India's premiership, a tearful Sonia Gandhi on Friday took time out from political horse trading to sprinkle rose petals on a memorial to her husband Rajiv, killed by a female suicide bomber 13 years ago. ...
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India's policy may be new lyrics to old song
NEW DELHI: When India threw out a pro-growth government in an election shock this month, many saw it as the revenge of the rural poor. India's economy had been booming but they had been left out. ...
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LTTE man killed
BATTICALOA, May 21: LTTE sources said one of their men was killed in an explosion in Aalankerni, 42 kilometres north of eastern Batticaloa, on Thursday night. ...
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Thief leaves apology
AMSTERDAM, May 21: A Dutch thief left an apologetic letter and promised a donation after he realized he was burgling a charity that helps the poor and elderly. ...
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'George Bush never looked into Nick's eyes'
LONDON: My son, Nick, was my teacher and my hero. He was the kindest, gentlest man I know; no, the kindest, gentlest human being I have ever known. ...
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America needs a Kerry exit strategy
The facts on the ground are inescapable - the US occupation of Iraq must be ended. Over the last several weeks, many of America's pundits, policymakers and military brass have concluded that "the American position is untenable," ...
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Ebola-type infection breaks out in Sudan
NAIROBI, May 21: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday reported an outbreak of an ebola-type infection in southern Sudan, saying four people who contracted the virus had died. ...
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55,000 displaced Nigerians in camps
LAFIA, May 21: Some 55,000 mostly Muslim refugees fled their homes in central Nigeria's Plateau State to seek shelter in neighbouring states to escape ethnic attacks, officials said on Friday. ...
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