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Iraq delays charges against Chalabi
BAGHDAD, Aug 12: Iraq has delayed implementing counterfeiting charges against politician Ahmad Chalabi, who returned to Baghdad to face the accusations, an official in his political party said on Thursday. ... 
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'Saddam gave up WMDs after Gulf war'
LONDON, Aug 12: Saddam Hussein gave up all of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction in the wake of the 1991 Gulf War, the scientist who headed his nuclear programme, Jaffar Dhia Jaffar, said in a BBC interview on Wednesday. ...
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Internet classroom for Al Qaeda supporters
PARIS, Aug 12: Al Qaeda has turned the Internet into a virtual classroom for its supporters, and its eviction from its bases in Afghanistan has accelerated its use of the information superhighway, security experts say. ...
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Iraq handover was only a media-hype
Most legends contain a small grain of truth, but none is to be found in the fraudulent images being presented each day by the BBC (and the US networks). The print media is not much better. ...
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Bush, Kerry duelling over Saudi Arabia
ALBUQUERQUE (New Mexico), Aug 12: Much the way their predecessors warred over Sino-US ties in past elections, US President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry are trading blows over Saudi Arabia. ...
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West after Sudan's oil, gold: Bashir - AU willing to send troops
KHARTOUM, Aug 12: President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Thursday accused Western nations of interfering in Sudan's troubled western Darfur region to try to exploit the country's gold and oil resources. ...
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US to deport aliens without judicial hearing
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 12: US immigration officials have announced plans to deport illegal immigrants to their home countries without judicial hearings. ...
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Tibet lake may flood Indian valley
CHANDIGARH, Aug 12: A lake in Tibet is only half as deep as initially calculated but fears it could burst its banks and flood a Himalayan valley across the border in India remain, an Indian official said on Thursday. ...
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Sri Lanka fears Tigers' build-up
COLOMBO, Aug 12: The Sri Lankan government said on Thursday it had protested against an alleged Tamil Tiger military build-up around a strategic port following guerrilla warnings of a possible return to war. ...
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S. Africa to test AIDS vaccine on teenagers
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 12: South Africa hopes to begin testing a preventative AIDS vaccine on teenagers under a new programme announced on Thursday that targets the group highest at risk. ...
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Italy, Libya to tackle migrants issue
ROME: An Italian envoy will fly to Libya on Friday (today) to discuss radical plans to set up "reception centres" for would-be immigrants, with officials from both countries ...
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US, France eye Africa for oil
PARIS: France and the United States have begun a new race to compete for favours with undemocratic regimes in Africa. The competition is growing particularly in the oil-rich North and West Africa. ...
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