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Mortar fire mars ‘army day’ parade in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Jan 6: Mortar fire rattled a ceremony marking Iraq’s army day on Friday following one of the country’s bloodiest days since the fall of Saddam as British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw arrived on a surprise visit....		Japan refuses to back India, Germany’s move: UN council reforms TOKYO, Jan 6: Japan said on Friday it had decided against sponsoring the latest bid by Brazil, Germany and India to reform the UN Security Council because it doubts they will win sufficient support....
US general predicts grim future for Iraq WASHINGTON, Jan 6: Sectarian rivalries and inefficient Iraqi ministries could turn the Iraqi security forces into “militias or armed gangs,” Lt. General John Vines, the senior US operational commander in Iraq, told The New York Times....		Building collapse: horror recounted MAKKAH, Jan 6: Survivors of the collapse of a hostel in Makkah recounted on Friday their horror. “I heard one big noise,” said Algerian pilgrim Tayeb Mizasha, 70, as he...
Cold snap kills 111 in India LUCKNOW, Jan 6: A cold snap sweeping northern India has claimed nine more lives, taking the death toll to at least 111 since the start of December, an official said on Friday....		Comatose Sharon puts doctors on the defensive JERUSALEM, Jan 6: Doctors treating Ariel Sharon were forced on Friday to fend off accusations that delays and medical misjudgment managed to worsen his plight....
Israeli PM suffered ‘deadliest’ stroke WASHINGTON, Jan 6: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has suffered the worst type of stroke, leaving him with a poor chance of survival and hardly any hope of making a full recovery, experts said on Thursday....		Sharon under curse, say settlers JERUSALEM, Jan 6: Jewish settlers evicted from the Gaza Strip by the now critically ill Ariel Sharon, said the premier’s plight was divine retribution for selling out to the Palestinians....
Iraq: some men refuse to be driven away RAMADI (Iraq): The American commanders watched with disbelief as the lines formed. For so long, they had tried with little success to get Sunnis in this volatile western city to participate in Iraq’s new government institutions, particularly its security forces....		US-Mexico ties under strain over boy’s death MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Vicente Fox was under increased criticism here on Thursday for his government’s response to the shooting last week of a Mexican national during a confrontation with the...
Things could ‘turn upside down’: Post-Sharon outlook worries Palestinians RAMALLAH: For Palestinians, Ariel Sharon has long symbolized the iron fist of Israel. He is remembered as the leader who fathered the hated Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza...		Gas dispute ‘tarnishes Russia’s reputation’ MOSCOW: This is supposed to be a banner year for Russian diplomacy. On Jan. 1, Russia assumed the year-long chairmanship of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations with a plan to stress “energy security”....
Neighbourhood linked to heart attack risk NEW YORK: The economic situation of people’s neighbourhoods may affect their risk of suffering a heart attack, a study in Sweden suggests....		Poland’s jobless plunder coal trains RUDA SLASKA (Poland): As the train rumbles north, the security guards on board finger their guns nervously, peering through the snow for any sign of bandits eager to steal their precious cargo: coal....
Robertson sees ‘divine retribution’ WASHINGTON, Jan 6: Evangelical broadcaster Pat Robertson on Thursday suggested Ariel Sharon’s stroke was divine retribution for ‘dividing God’s land’ of Israel, igniting his latest trademark controversy....		Processor to run PC as a media centre LAS VEGAS, Jan 6: World computer chip leader Intel unveiled on Thursday a new processor designed to turn a personal computer into a living room multi-media centre....