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15 beheaded corpses found in Iraq LATIFIYAH, March 8: The Iraqi army said it found on Tuesday 15 beheaded corpses, both men and women, on an old military base near Latifiyah, south of Baghdad. ...		Israeli authorities fund rogue settlements: Official report JERUSALEM, March 8: Israeli authorities have methodically helped to build scores of unauthorised Jewish outposts in the West Bank, said an official report set to embarrass Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government. ...
Bush says NPT 'deserters' be punished WASHINGTON, March 8: US President George Bush on Monday called for punishing countries that desert the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) and beefing up the UN nuclear watchdog agency's powers. ...		Italy disputes US version of Iraq shooting ROME, March 8: Italy's Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini on Tuesday highlighted sharp differences between Rome's probe into the shooting by US troops of its top intelligence agent in Iraq and the version provided by its American allies. ...
Use of force against Taiwan allowed: Chinese parliament passes bill BEIJING, March 8: China unveiled an anti-secession bill on Tuesday that allows the use of military force to thwart any bid for independence by Taiwan but sought to ease US concerns by leaving itself other options. ...		'Majority of Iranians want to emigrate' TEHRAN: The dream of many young Iranians is to leave the country, and half consider themselves secular. These surprising findings emerged from a newly released study of Iranians aged between 15 and 29, by Iran's National Youth Organization. ...
Kosovo PM quits after indictment PRISTINA, March 8: Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj resigned on Tuesday after being indicted by the UN war crimes tribunal over his role as a guerilla commander in the Serbian province's 1998-99 conflict, sparking fears of renewed ethnic violence. ...		Women protest inequalities SINGAPORE, March 8: Asia marked International Women's Day on Tuesday with rallies and protests against a wide range of gender inequalities and acts of violence, although there were some celebrations for hard-won victories. ...
Syria's pullback plan too little, too late DAMASCUS: If Syria expects its promise to pull troops gradually from Lebanon to calm international pressure, it should think again, diplomats and analysts said. ...		A coup against social Europe foiled LONDON: There is a group of men and women seeking to make life as difficult as possible for the progressives who support the EU. They are members not of the UK Independence party or the French National Front, but of the European commission. ...