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Annan not exonerated, says investigator UNITED NATIONS, April 26: Oil-for-food investigator Paul Volcker on Tuesday denied UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s claim that he had been cleared of rongdoing by Mr Volcker’s enquiry into the scandal-ridden...		12-member Iraqi cabinet unveiled: Interior, oil portfolios not finalized BAGHDAD, April 26: Iraq’s prime minister-designate Ibrahim Jaafari handed President Jalal Talabani his proposed cabinet list on Tuesday, state television reported....
First woman governor takes charge in Afghanistan BAMIYAN: High in the snow-capped Hindu Kush, visitors stream in to see the new governor. A huddle of turbaned men carry plastic sunflowers in a gold...		Syrians quit Lebanon after 29 years RIYYAK, April 26: The last Syrian soldiers and intelligence agents left Lebanon on Tuesday, ending three decades of Syria’s direct involvement...
Will China’s stance on anti-Japan protests backfire? BEIJING: From his cramped studio apartment littered with dirty socks, old Pepsi bottles and instant noodles, Lu Yunfei has whipped up a wave of...		Taiwan’s opposition leader visits China NANJING (China), April 26: Taiwan opposition leader Lien Chan began a historic “journey of peace” to China on Tuesday, seeking reconciliation with an old enemy even as pro-independence supporters in Taipei...
Americans growing weary of Iraq war WASHINGTON, April 26: An opinion poll published on Tuesday shows a gradual decline in support for President George Bush, while the majority also believes that the United States has got bogged...		US move to clear troops angers Italy ROME, April 26: The US ambassador to Italy was summoned for urgent talks with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday after a US military investigation found its soldiers “not culpable” in...
Turkey allows US to use airbase ANKARA, April 26: Turkey on Tuesday extended permission for the United States to use a military airbase on its terrirtory — a decision that follows President George Bush’s recent praise for...		Turk to head UNDP UNITED NATIONS, April 26: Secretary General Kofi Annan on Tuesday said he was recommending Kemal Dervis of Turkey as new administrator of the United Nations Development Programme for a four-year term....
France, Spain arrest hundreds of S. Asians BAYONNE (France), April 26: Police on the border between France and Spain say they have nabbed hundreds of illegal aliens — most of them from India and Pakistan — trying to...		AI condemns stoning LONDON, April 26: The Amnesty International has condemned the recent killing by stoning of a 29-year-old woman in Afghanistan, saying that ‘discrimination against women’ in that country will continue to have...
Indonesian case is test of democracy DENPASAR (Indonesia): For the last four months, Wayan Suardana has been jailed here on the island of Bali, accused of committing a crime he believes should not exist: insulting the president....		Rebellion in backyard puts Moscow on the defensive MOSCOW: Russia’s residual neighbourhood watch scheme in what was once the Soviet Union’s tightly policed backyard took another knock last week...
‘Civil war’: no longer a taboo in Iraq BAGHDAD: Civil war. It’s a phrase everyone in Iraq has strenuously avoided for the past two years. Yet now, with no government formed three months after elections, and tensions deepening between...		Nigeria at risk of $33bn default LAGOS: Nigeria is heading towards an Argentinian-style default on its $33bn (£17bn) of overseas debt unless western creditors accept a deal to alleviate the country’s financial burden, a delegation from west...