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Iraqi PM accuses US of interference
WASHINGTON, March 31: Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al Jaafari on Thursday warned against US interference in his country’s politics and defended his ties to a radical Shia militia.... 
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Training of Iran troops could harm N-deal: US lawmaker tells India
WASHINGTON, March 31: India’s alleged training of Iranian troops could dampen vital US Congress support for a bilateral landmark civilian nuclear deal, a ranking Democrat warned on Thursday....
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US made thousands of errors: Rice
BLACKBURN, March 31: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday acknowledged that the United States has made ‘thousands’ of tactical errors in Iraq. But she pleaded that the US and...
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Clashes erupt in Gaza GAZA CITY, March 31: Deadly clashes erupted in Gaza on Friday between militants and supporters of moderate Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas after their military leader was slain in a bombing...
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Operators gave little help on 9/11: tape
NEW YORK, March 31: New York’s emergency call operators caught up in the chaos of the Sept 11, 2001, attacks offered calm compassion, but little help to callers trapped in the...
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Chirac okays job law
PARIS, March 31: In a long-awaited television address, French President Jacques Chirac said on Friday he would sign into law a controversial youth jobs contract, but promised to modify its provisions....
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‘Go home’ slogan greets Rice
BLACKBURN, March 31: Local Muslims and anti-war activists told US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to ‘Go Home’ when British counterpart Jack Straw led her on a tour of his home town on Friday....
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Tight security for jurors in Moussaoui trial
WASHINGTON, March 31: The US government has made unprecedented security arrangements for the jurors deciding the fate of convicted Al Qaeda operative Zacarias Moussaoui, officials said....
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The challenge of ensuring stability: Rule of terror and chaos in Iraq
BAGHDAD: The pavements outside the American embassy here are peppered with odd concrete structures. They look like oversized kennels, about four feet high and six feet long, with a low wall at each end....
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Reality game show takes New Yorkers for a ride
NEW YORK: Of the 13,000 cabs in New York City, only one pays you. On Cash Cab, a Discovery Channel reality game show, people plop themselves into the back of a seemingly normal, yellow van taxi....
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A just peace or no peace
GAZA: Do policymakers in Washington and Europe ever feel ashamed of their scandalous double standards? Before and since the Palestinian elections in January, they have continually insisted that Hamas comply with certain demands....
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Fairtrade takes steps to making trade fairer
LONDON/KIGALI: The cocoa beans harvested by Comfort Kwaasibea in Ghana end up on supermarket shelves in Britain as chocolate bars with an ethical twist. Kwaasibea, 46, is one of many Ghanaian...
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Women give tough time to men in Italy’s politics
ROME: In a rare show of unity during Silvio Berlusconi’s five years in power, politicians from Italy’s right and the left joined forces to block the introduction of quotas giving more women access to government....
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Need to know the truth about Chernobyl fallout LONDON: Supporters of the nuclear industry will be apoplectic about the report on the Chernobyl legacy by John Vidal (UN accused of ignoring 500,000 deaths). And even those of us who...
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