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Kurdish leader angered over role in govt
BAGHDAD, June 10: Kurdish officials said on Thursday Iraq's deputy prime minister, Barham Saleh, had left Baghdad for the northern Kurdish town of Sulaimaniyah after a row with premier Iyad Allawi. ... 
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US may widen scope of Iraq abuse probe
WASHINGTON, June 10: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may widen the investigation into abuses of Iraqi prisoners to include top military ranks ...
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A.Q. Khan hinted at N. Korea's N-plan: US
WASHINGTON, June 10: The United States said on Thursday that evidence received from Dr A.Q. Khan showed that North Korea was making nuclear weapons. ...
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Sharon plans to begin Gaza pullout in Aug: Settlers to get compensation
TEL AVIV, June 10: Jewish settlers could start leaving Gaza in two months under a withdrawal timetable proposed by a government committee ...
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2 Palestinians killed
NABLUS, June 10: Two Palestinians were killed on Thursday when Israeli troops opened fire in separate incidents in the West Bank, Palestinian security and medical sources said. -AFP ...
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US probing plot to kill Abdullah
WASHINGTON, June 10: The United States is investigating allegations Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi ordered the assassination of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah, US officials said on Thursday. ...
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US seeks second UN resolution
UNITED NATIONS: After securing a unanimous UN Security Council resolution supposedly granting "full sovereignty" to Iraqis, the United States is shifting its focus to winning a second decision that would protect its troops from possible war crimes prosecution. ...
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France bends the US way
PARIS: France has finally rallied behind the United States and Britain over Iraq despite earlier insistence on an independent foreign policy. ...
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Arabs find reform plan unconvincing
CAIRO, June 10: The Group of Eight's plan for reform in the Middle East improved on the original version for some Arabs but many still doubted Washington's intentions and commitment to a fair peace between Israelis and Palestinians. ...
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G8 Middle East & N. Africa initiative: main points
SEA ISLAND, June 10: Here is a a summary of a plan to promote reform in the Middle East and North Africa adopted on Wednesday by leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations. ...
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Lankan parties to test govt's majority
COLOMBO, June 10: All opposition parties have decided to prepare a petition with signatures of 118 members of parliament, asserting their majority as opposed to the 107 members of the government of President Kumaratunga. ...
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BD women unlikely to gain more power
DHAKA: Women in Bangladesh will gain little power, if any, under a newly enacted constitutional amendment that triples the original number of parliamentary seats reserved for them ...
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