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Ex-US AG joins Saddam defence team
AMMAN, Dec 29: Former US attorney general and left-wing activist Ramsey Clark is to join the defence team of Saddam Hussein, a spokesman for the former Iraqi president's lawyers said on Wednesday. ... 
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China condemns US pressure over drones
JERUSALEM, Dec 29: A top Chinese official on Wednesday warned the United States against meddling in Beijing's affairs after Washington reportedly told Israel not to upgrade a consignment of drones returned by China. ...
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Barrier won't bring security to Israel: Abbas
TULKAREM, Dec 29: Palestinian presidential election favourite Mahmud Abbas said the West Bank barrier would not deliver security to Israel as he addressed voters who have been walled in by the giant structure. ...
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Palestinians rescue Israelis
JERUSALEM, Dec 29: A pair of Israeli newlyweds described on Wednesday how a Palestinian couple came to their rescue during Thailand's tidal wave disaster, paying for them to fly back home after they had lost all their cash. ...
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Thousands of Europeans missing after catastrophe: 1,000 Swedes unaccounted for
PARIS, Dec 29: Thousands of European tourists in Asian beach resorts were listed dead or missing on Wednesday in the wake of Sunday's tsunami calamityt. ...
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US forges relief 'coalition'
CRAWFORD, Dec 29: President George Bush said on Wednesday that the United States, Australia, Japan and India would lead international relief efforts after the Asian tsunami disaster and also hit back at criticism of aid offered by rich countries. ...
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US ridicules France over relief
WASHINGTON, Dec 29: The debate about disaster relief given by rich nations after the Asian tsunami disaster added fuel to US-French rivalry on Wednesday with the head of the US government aid agency saying that France was not a big aid contributor. ...
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US increases aid after 'stingy' charge
WASHINGTON, Dec 29: US Secretary of State Colin Powell has announced adding $20 million to an initial $15 million contribution to the relief operations following charges that the United States has been stingy in helping victims of Asia's worst natural disaster. ...
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Dead fishermen do not move markets
TOKYO, Dec 29: Tsunamis killed tens of thousands of people but the Indonesian and Indian stock markets are hitting record highs on perceived economic good times, in a sign of the brutal disconnect between investors and the poor ...
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Blair under fire for not ending holiday
LONDON, Dec 29: British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday that his government would use its upcoming chairmanship of the Group of Eight industrial nations to help provide aid for victims of Asia's tsunami disaster. ...
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Powell takes credit for defusing India-Pakistan tensions WASHINGTON, Dec 29: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday that making peace between India and Pakistan was one of the major achievements of his four-year tenure as America's chief diplomat. ...
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India says 'no' to foreign aid
NEW DELHI, Dec 29: India has turned down foreign aid as it has "adequate resources" to provide relief to tsunami victims, a government official said on Wednesday. ...
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India to show sensitive side at Saarc meet
NEW DELHI: The Saarc summit is so far expected to be held as scheduled from January 9 in Dhaka. Member nations India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, reeling under the impact of the tsunami ...
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Narasimha Rao gets credit after death
NEW DELHI: It is an irony of public life that only death could give former Indian prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao - who died of heart failure last Thursday aged 83 ...
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3,000 villagers found alive
AMPARA, Dec 29: Some 3,000 Sri Lankan villagers believed to have perished in the island's tidal wave disaster were found alive Wednesday, giving an early lift to airborne military relief operations. ...
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LTTE dismissive of mediators
COLOMBO: Peace facilitator Norway's last minute bid, ahead of the New Year, to revive peace talks between the UPFA government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is proving to be a difficult, if not impossible task. ...
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