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Iraq attacks leave 27 people dead
SAMARRA, March 7: Twenty-seven people were killed in a series of attacks on Monday. The worst bloodshed occurred in Balad, north of Baghdad, when a suicide bomber blew up his vehicle at the home of an Iraqi army officer ... 
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Bulgaria blames US for soldier's death
BAGHDAD, March 7: US forces in Iraq faced new strains with allies on Monday when Bulgaria said they had probably shot dead one of its soldiers after angering Rome by killing an Italian secret agent who rescued a hostage. ...
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Allawi not to join Shia-led government
BAGHDAD, March 7: Iraq's outgoing Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has refused an offer to join a coalition government led by the election-winning Shia bloc, senior leaders in the alliance said on Monday. ...
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So much for illusions
BAGHDAD: Behind the facade of post-election political process, despite Tony Blair's desire to move on and George Bush's attempt to mend fences with Europe, in Iraq the atrocities continue to mount. ...
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US ties with Muslim world at a crossroads: Asian scholar
WASHINGTON, March 7: Washington's policy towards the Middle East has unwittingly made Osama bin Laden nearly the most popular figure in the region, according to a respected Asian scholar whose new book has triggered debate on why Muslims hate America. ...
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CIA secretly jets suspects overseas for interrogation: TV
WASHINGTON, March 7: The CIA uses a secret jet to ferry terror suspects for interrogation to countries known to use torture, according to a report aired late on Sunday. ...
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UK Lords oppose terror law
LONDON, March 7: Britain's House of Lords voted on Monday to force changes on Prime Minister Tony Blair's controversial anti-terror laws, creating a stand off between the government and parliament's un elected upper chamber. ...
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Huge rally calls for Syrian pullout
BEIRUT, March 7: More than 150,000 Lebanese rallied on Monday in central Beirut to cries of 'Syria out', three weeks after ex-premier Rafik Hariri's murder, as Syria prepared for a troop pullback under international pressure. ...
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Delhi imposes federal rule in Bihar
NEW DELHI, March 7: India's Congress party-led government imposed federal rule in the politically crucial state of Bihar on Monday, after feuding parties failed to cobble together a majority from an inconclusive state poll. ...
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India seeks 'coup reversal' in Nepal
NEW DELHI, March 7: India on Monday reaffirmed its wish list to Nepalese Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey on steps to reverse the "royal coup" against the country's elected representatives ...
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Indian editor threatens to sue tabloids
NEW DELHI, March 7: The David Blunkett scandal that rocked Britain a few months ago, has taken a fresh twist with two newspapers naming an Indian editor as the father of the second child of Kimberley Quinn ...
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Malaysia plans to privatize water
PENANG: Plans to privatize water resource management in Malaysia have come under fire from a coalition of civil society groups that fear it will lead to higher tariffs and burden the poor. ...
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