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Aziz not to testify against Saddam
BAGHDAD, Dec 24: Tariq Aziz, deputy prime minister under Saddam Hussein, denies Iraq exploited the scandal-hit UN oil-for-food programme to make billions of dollars, his defence lawyer said on Friday. ... 
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City unfit for animals, say angry Fallujah returnees
FALLUJAH, Dec 24: There was anger, frustration and resentment among Iraqis who returned to Fallujah on Friday as many discovered their homes in rubble and their livelihood ruined following a US offensive. ...
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Powell sought more troops for Iraq: Paper sheds light on Bush-Blair 'secret talks'
WASHINGTON, Dec 24: US Secretary of State Colin Powell recommended sending more troops to Iraq during a secret meeting last month between US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, The Washington Post said on Friday. ...
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Museum object turns out to be fake
JERUSALEM, Dec 24: An ivory arti fact in the shape of a pomegranate thought to be the only surviving relic of the Temple of Solomon has turned out to be a fake, the Israel Museum said on Friday. ...
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Israel allows Abbas to attend mass in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Dec 24: Hundreds of pilgrims and a new Palestinian leadership came to Bethlehem for Christmas as the town of Jesus's birth celebrated the festival with new hopes for peace. ...
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Bush should start with Kosovo: Rebuilding ties with Europe
As President Bush begins a new year's effort to rebuild ties with European allies, one good place to start would be in the heart of Europe, with Kosovo. Europe needs this festering problem resolved - and strong US involvement to do it. ...
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Person of the year: Bush makes a ludicrous choice
The absurdity of Time magazine naming George W. Bush "2004 Person of the Year" does not necessarily lie in the fact that the US president has pursued reactionary and repugnant policies. ...
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Cold snap claims 11 lives in UP
NEW DELHI, Dec 24: A cold spell across northern India claimed the lives of 11 people in Uttar Pradesh state, reports said Friday, taking the death toll to 27 since the start of the month. ...
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Eight AL women injured in blast
DHAKA, Dec 24: At least eight activists of the Sylhet unit of Awami League's women's wing were wounded in a bomb explosion at the residence of an ex-lawmaker in Sylhet on Friday. ...
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BD minister hurt in gas pipeline fire
DHAKA, Dec 24: A senior minister and nine others were injured on Friday when the minister was inaugurating a gas-pipeline in Narsingdi, 52kms south east of the capital. ...
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Prices soar in Nepal as rebels enforce blockade
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Prices have soared as Nepalese stockpile food and fuel in response to an indefinite Maoist rebel blockade of the capital, the government and residents said on Friday. ...
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28 killed in Honduran massacre
TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 24: Twenty-eight people were killed in Honduras on Thursday after their bus was strafed by gunfire in what officials suspect was a chilling message from gangs to President Ricardo Maduro and crime-busting politicians. ...
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