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Hanging termed part of plan to escalate war
NEW YORK, Dec 31: Small groups of Americans opposed to the Iraq war and the death penalty decried Saddam Hussein''s execution, and the centre headed by one of the former dictator''s... 
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Thousands flock to Saddam’s home town
BAGHDAD, Dec 31: Thousands of Iraqis flocked to Saddam Hussein''s hometown of Ouja on Sunday, where the deposed leader was buried in a religious compound 24 hours after his execution....
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177 ferry survivors rescued
REMBANG (Indonesia), Dec 31: Indonesian fishermen and search and rescue teams found some 177 survivors as bad weather hampered the search on Sunday for some 400 people still missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Java, officials said....
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Heavy fighting around Somalian town
MOGADISHU, Dec 31: Somali government forces backed by Ethiopian troops and tanks attacked Islamist fighters near their southern coastal stronghold of Kismayo on Sunday....
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Blasts rock Bangkok, two killed
BANGKOK, Dec 31: Six or more bomb blasts rocked Bangkok on new year’s eve, killing at least two people, injuring more than 20 and prompting the city to cancel major public celebrations....
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Rafsanjani warns West on sanctions
TEHRAN, Dec 31: Iran''s influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani warned Western powers on Sunday that pressuring Iran to halt its controversial nuclear work would have consequences for the whole region....
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Seven killed in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD, Dec 31: Insurgents killed at least seven people, including three Iraqi soldiers, on Sunday as former dictator Saddam Hussein was buried in his home village a day after his execution, security officials said....
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Cold wave claims 26 lives in India
LUCKNOW, Dec 31: At least 26 people have died from a cold wave in northern India since the start of winter, with eight killed overnight alone, officials said on Sunday....
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Iraq-US conflict shaped two presidencies
WASHINGTON: The day after he ordered a ceasefire and brought the Persian Gulf War to a close, President George H.W. Bush ruminated about the status quo he had left behind in Iraq....
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Sudden execution left questions unanswered
LOS ANGELES: I was sitting with President Jalal Talabani of Iraq earlier this month when Iraqi television was broadcasting the trial of Saddam Hussein. The hearings had shifted into their second phase...
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Saddam’s hanging makes no difference
BAGHDAD: Hundreds of Iraqis flocked to the village where Saddam Hussein was born on Sunday to see the deposed leader buried in a religious compound 24 hours after his execution....
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Invasion of Iraq: Bush & Lincoln compared
LOS ANGELES: President Bush has often cited Lincolnian resolve to justify staying the course in Iraq. He takes inspiration from the knowledge that Abraham Lincoln too endured failure, frustration and dissent,...
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Exit solves no problems: European press
PARIS: Sunday newspapers across Europe were largely pessimistic as to whether Saddam Hussein’s execution would solve any of Iraq’s problems....
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