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Saddam undergoes surgery in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Oct 12: Iraq's ousted president Saddam Hussein, in US custody since his arrest 10 months ago, underwent a hernia operation two weeks ago at a Baghdad hospital, an Iraqi minister and a US official said Tuesday. ... 
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Tories press Straw to make 'full apology' on Iraq
LONDON, Oct 12: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was pressed On Tuesday for a "full apology" on how his government presented intelligence to the public as it built its case for the invasion of Iraq. ...
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N-equipment vanishing in Iraq, says IAEA chief: US ready for probe
VIENNA, Oct 12: Equipment and materials that could be used to make nuclear weapons, in some cases entire buildings housing sophisticated technology, are disappearing from Iraq, the UN nuclear watchdog has reported to the UN. ...
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US soldiers lacked access to data: study
WASHINGTON, Oct 12: Frontline US troops often lacked access to surveillance and intelligence data during the invasion of Iraq because of computer glitches, Technology Review magazine reported on Tuesday, citing a classified report by Rand Corp. ...
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Perceptions about Arabs in US improving: study
WASHINGTON: To say that Saudi Arabia has a perception problem in the United States is an understatement. A search for Saudi Arabia and terrorism on Google leads to more than 758,000 links in 0.24 second, participants at a recent seminar in Washington were told. ...
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Bush, Kerry at one on cutting dependence: Middle East oil
WASHINGTON: The two major US presidential candidates may differ on many issues but appear to agree on at least one thing - cutting US dependence on Arab oil, although some analysts say it will not be as easy it sounds. ...
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Democrats protest plan to air anti-Kerry film
WASHINGTON, Oct 12: Democrats were up in arms on Tuesday over a broadcast company's plans to air a documentary critical of the party's presidential challenger, John Kerry, just weeks before the election. ...
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Israeli PM suffers reverse over Gaza
JERUSALEM, Oct 12: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was stepping up his efforts to stitch together a new governing coalition on Tuesday after his Gaza pullout plan suffered an embarrassing reverse in parliament. ...
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Iran seeks more talks with EU, but firm on enrichment
TEHRAN, Oct 12: Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi called Tuesday on the EU to help find a solution to the stand-off between Tehran and the UN's nuclear watchdog, but repeated a refusal to give up sensitive fuel cycle work. ...
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Move against NYT reporter criticized
BRUSSELS, Oct 12: A leading international journalists' group on Tuesday accused US authorities of threatening freedom of expression after an American journalist faced jail for refusing to reveal her sources. ...
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Germany expels Turkish militant
DUESSELDORF, Oct 12: German authorities expelled a leading militant known as the Caliph of Cologne to Turkey on Tuesday, ending a year-long legal battle over his case. ...
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Promotion of ex-BD army chief revoked
DHAKA, Oct 12: The government of Bangladesh on Sunday cancelled the order of promotion of former Chief of the Army Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman as General. ...
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BD arrests 18 Indians
DHAKA, Oct 12: Bangladeshi security forces have arrested 18 Indians who were allegedly carrying arms, ammunition and Indian military uniforms, police said on Tuesday. ...
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Workers struggle with laws, wages in UAE
DUBAI: "It is your passport and not your qualifications that determines your wage levels in the United Arab Emirates," says a worker at the international airport here. ...
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