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'Chemical Ali' faces magistrate: Trial process begins
BAGHDAD, Dec 18: Saddam Hussein's cousin and feared lieutenant Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali", and former defence minister Sultan Hashem appeared before an investigating magistrate on Saturday, an Iraqi judge said. ... 
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Britons hail EU-Turkey accord; French, Germans cautious
PARIS, Dec 18: Agreement to start talks on Turkey's membership of the European Union got a mixed reception Saturday in the European press, varying from a cheer from Britain to caution among other major players including France, Germany and the Greek-speaking world. ...
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50pc of Americans favour curbs on Muslims: survey
WASHINGTON, Dec 18: Nearly one in two Americans believes the US government should restrict civil liberties for Muslim-Americans, reveals a nationwide survey conducted by Cornell University. ...
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Militants using camps in Malaysia: Thailand
BANGKOK, Dec 18: Muslim militants in Thailand's restive south are using jungle training camps in neighbouring Malaysia, the Thai prime minister said on Saturday in remarks that brought a shocked denial from his Malaysian counterpart. ...
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4 cops, 9 Maoists die in Nepal clashes
KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Nine Maoist rebels and four policemen died in fresh clashes in Nepal on Saturday, bringing the number of dead from revolt-related violence in the past week to at least 131. ...
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TV ban: Beirut to hit back at French
BEIRUT, Dec 18: Lebanon warned on Saturday that it was considering reprisals against French and US media after the pro-Hezbollah television station Al Manar was declared a "terrorist organization" by Washington and its broadcasts on two satellites halted. ...
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Sikhdom's holy pot arrives in Amritsar
AMRITSAR, Dec 18: Tens of thousands of Sikhs thronged the streets of Sikhdom's holiest city in northern India on Friday to welcome the arrival from Britain of a metal pot revered by members of the faith, officials and witnesses said. ...
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Russia too weak to be contained?
WASHINGTON: Russian behaviour throughout the Ukrainian crisis has fulled talk about Russian neo-imperialism. The spectre of Moscow-inspired separatism in eastern Ukraine reflects the worst fears of analysts on both sides of the Atlantic and brings back talk of a new Cold War. ...
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Pressure on Rumsfeld to quit increases
WASHINGTON: The US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is at the centre of a Republican firestorm over his handling of the war in Iraq, with pressure appearing to mount in Washington for him to quit. ...
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Turkey's rocky road to European Union
LONDON: The EU and Turkey took a fateful decision this week. Unease, pride, anger and an element of guile are evident on each side. ...
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