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Iraq wanted to make WMDs: US report
WASHINGTON, Sept 17: A draft report by the top US weapons inspector in Iraq offers a detailed examination of Saddam Hussein's intentions to produce chemical, biological and nuclear weapons ... 
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Al Qaeda planned to attack UK parliament: official
LONDON, Sept 17: Britain said on Friday the Al Qaeda had targeted parliament and called for an urgent security shake-up after two embarrassing breaches in 24 hours. ...
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Intelligence report on Iraq stirs debate
WASHINGTON, Sept 17: The latest US intelligence estimate predicting a bleak future for Iraq has stirred a bitter political debate in this country, with the opposition Democratic Party saying the report endorses its claim that President Bush's Iraq policy is a total failure. ...
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Iraq oil plan may backfire on Bush
LONDON: The corrosive impact of the Iraq crisis in almost all areas of international relations, as well as on Iraq's long- suffering civilians, was dramatically demonstrated on Thursday by the UN general secretary Kofi Annan's blunt declaration that last year's war was illegal. ...
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Karzai attack underlines Afghan poll fears
KABUL: At a Minnesota campaign rally, US President George W. Bush hails democratic progress in Afghanistan and plans for presidential elections next month as "unbelievable". ...
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Bush, Kerry lay out views on science
LONDON: The battle for the US presidency has entered new territory with both candidates turning to scientific journals to set out their election promises. ...
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The grey areas of race
WASHINGTON: A hundred social scientists and geneticists gathered this week in Alexandria, Va., to sort out the meaning of race, and didn't, quite. They gave it a game effort. ...
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Antenna for capturing light
WASHINGTON, Sept 17: Researchers said on Friday they have invented an antenna that captures visible light in much the same way that radio antennas capture radio waves. ...
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Iran offers to extend enrichment freeze
VIENNA, Sept 17: Iran said on Friday it might extend its partial freeze of uranium enrichment in order to ease Western fears about its nuclear ambitions but a senior US official dismissed this as a ploy to fend off tough U.N. action. ...
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Turkey tells EU not to meddle in its affairs
ANKARA, Sept 17: Bickering within Turkey's ruling party on whether adultery is a crime or not brought Ankara and the EU to the brink of crisis on Friday, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sharply telling the European body not to meddle in his country's domestic affairs. ...
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Germany slaps visa ban: Arab conference
BERLIN, Sept 17: Germany will refuse visas to anyone seeking to take part in a controversial Arab conference next month in Berlin, the foreign ministry said on Friday. ...
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EU launches rapid reaction force
NOORDWIJK, Sept 17: The European Union launched a new paramilitary force on Friday aimed at tackling post-conflict tensions in regions such as the Balkans. ...
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