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Televised 'confessions' claim Syrian involvement in Iraq BAGHDAD: Alleged Sudanese, Egyptian and Iraqi extremists have been queuing up to "confess" on television how they were trained by Syrian intelligence officers to bomb Iraqi security forces and behead policemen and civilians. ... 
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Chaos could weaken Mahmoud Abbas: New sucide bombings
GAZA: Deeb Hamato threw up his hands to shield his face from the gunmen as he lay in the Gaza City gutter. He cried out, but nobody helped. Then came the shots that killed him. ...
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US envoy warns Syria, Hezbollah
BEIRUT, Feb 27: A top US envoy called on Sunday for Hezbollah to halt acts of "terror" against Israel and reiterated demands for an immediate Syrian troop pullout from Lebanon. ...
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Enrichment not for bargain, says Iran
TEHRAN, Feb 27: Iran's capacity to enrich uranium is "not negotiable", a top national security official said on Sunday in a fresh rejection of European efforts to persuade Tehran to give up its sensitive nuclear technology. ...
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Can Europe speak with one voice?
LONDON: To watch President George W. Bush in Brussels last week was to see how far Europe has to go if it wants to be taken seriously in the world. On the one side, you had Caesar. ...
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Bush, Berry lampooned at Oscar spoof
HOLLYWOOD, Feb 27: President George W. Bush and Halle Berry were named worst actor and actress of 2004 at the Razzies, an irreverent spoof of the Oscars. Berry, "honoured" for her role in the action-flick flop "Cat woman," actually showed up to collect her "award". ...
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Titans warm up for Oscars battle
HOLLYWOOD, Feb 27: Hollywood polished its jewels and ironed its designer gowns on Sunday ahead of the Oscars ceremony. ...
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Protest planned against WTO meeting
HONG KONG, Feb 27: More than 5,000 anti-globalization activists from across the world are expected to demonstrate at a key World Trade Organization (WTO) meet in Hong Kong in December, organisers said in reports on Sunday. ...
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N. Korea seeks hefty price to undo nukes
SEOUL: All North Korea probably wants in return for giving up its nuclear weapons is a little respect, some peace of mind and a whole lot of money. ...
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Taiwan opposition for thaw with China
TAIPEI, Feb 27: Taiwan's leading opposition Kuomintang (KMT) said on Sunday it plans to send a top party official to China in a move to help ease cross-strait tensions. ...
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Somali warlords reject troops from neighbours
NAIROBI, Feb 27: Influential warlords in Somalia on Sunday rejected the possible deployment of troops from Ethiopia and Djibouti as part of a regional mission to help the country's transitional government set foothold after relocating from exile in Kenya. ...
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Gyanendra envoy briefs India on turmoil
NEW DELHI, Feb 27: An envoy of Nepalese King Gyanendra on Sunday met Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and briefed him about the situation in the Himalayan kingdom, almost a month after the monarch sacked the government and seized absolute power, a report said. ...
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Slain BD peacekeepers to get state honours
DHAKA, Feb 27: Bangladesh announced on Sunday it would accord full state and military honours to nine of its soldiers who were killed while on peacekeeping duties in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...
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Tsunami unearths ancient city for India
Indian divers have found more evidence of an ancient port city, apparently revealed by December's tsunami. Stone structures that are "clearly man-made" were seen on the seabed off the south coast, archaeologists say. ...
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