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4 Americans among nine dead in Iraq plane crash: Governor murdered BAGHDAD, May 31: Four Americans, four Italians and an Iraqi were killed when an Iraqi Air Force plane went down in eastern Iraq on Monday, a spokesman for Iraq’s Defence Ministry...		Saddam trial in 2 months: Talabani BAGHDAD, May 31: Saddam Hussein could be on trial within two months, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Tuesday, but a London lawyer representing the former Iraqi president warned several legal...
French premier dismissed PARIS, May 31: French President Jacques Chirac ousted his faithful prime minister on Tuesday as Europe agonised over the fate of the EU constitution and Dutch...		Canadian crowned Miss Universe BANGKOK, May 31: Miss Canada Natalie Glebova was crowned Miss Universe 2005 in Bangkok on Tuesday at the climax of a beauty pageant that once again managed to stumble into controversy....
Watergate scam: ‘Deep Throat’ reveals his identity NEW YORK, May 31: After more than 30 years of silence, the most famous anonymous source in American history, Deep Throat, has identified himself to a reporter of the Vanity Fair...		New Delhi to probe report on war plan selloff NEW DELHI, May 31: India said on Tuesday it would investigate reports that an army brigadier sold the country’s battle plan before the 1965 war with Pakistan to fund his wife’s...
Nine US bodies seek access to FBI files WASHINGTON, May 31: Fourteen individuals and nine organizations, all represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, have filed requests under the US Freedom of Information Act, seeking any investigative files the...		Mly official shot dead COLOMBO, May 31: A high-ranking official of Sri Lanka’s military intelligence was shot dead near Colombo on Tuesday. Major Thuwan Nizam Muthaliff, 39, is the highest-ranking military official to have been...
CIA uses charter plane firm to transport suspects: paper NEW YORK, May 31: Aero Contractor, a charter plane company based in North Carolina, is a front for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which uses the firm’s planes to transport terror...		Big Siberian forest fires threaten planet: scientists KRASNOYARSK: Fires in the Siberian forests — the largest in the world and vital to the planet’s health — have increased tenfold in the last 20 years and could again rage...
Economic growth alone won’t solve Africa’s woes JOHANNESBURG: Countries like Angola and Equatorial Guinea should be in a headlong rush to affluence — at least that’s how it’s supposed to look on paper. Sub-Saharan Africa’s second and third...		Japan steps up hunt for two WWII soldiers GENERAL SANTOS (Philippines): Japanese diplomats pressed ahead with efforts to contact two Second World War soldiers who have reportedly been living in the southern Philippines since they were separated from their...
Villepin’s appointment termed vote for status quo PARIS: Financial markets shelved hopes of significant economic reforms in France after President Jacques Chirac appointed a close ally, Dominique de Villepin, as his new prime minister on Tuesday. Analysts said...		Search for matchesin Beijing park BEIJING: At 1pm every Sunday, Mrs Shen goes hunting for a husband. Equipped with photos, a resume and oodles of charm and enthusiasm, the 50-something spends the entire afternoon looking for...
Civil liberties do not exist in Uzbekistan CHINAZ (Uzbekistan): For Buribek, like for many Uzbek farmers, growing cotton is a dangerous affair. “Being a cotton farmer here is like hanging between life and death,” he said, resting his...		Libya delays ruling in AIDS case TRIPOLI: Libya’s high court on Tuesday delayed a ruling on an appeal by six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting hundreds of children with the AIDS virus in a case...
First Muslim women on Everest KATHMANDU: Two Iranian climbers have become the first Muslim women to reach the top of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, officials and climbing historians said on Tuesday. Nepal’s tourism ministry...		France to propose N-deal to Libya PARIS: France will “soon” offer Libya a cooperation agreement to help Tripoli develop its civilian nuclear energy program, the French foreign ministry said on Tuesday. “The principle of cooperation in the...
IAEA working on pact with Riyadh VIENNA: The UN atomic agency is urging its members to accept a deal for Saudi Arabia to finally allow inspections of its nuclear facilities, even if there is concern the agreement...		Zarqawi was ‘lightly’ wounded DUBAI: Al Qaeda’s leader in Iraq Abu Musab al Zarqawi said On Monday he was ‘lightly’ wounded but still battling alongside his fighters in Iraq. A voice message attributed to Zarqawi...