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US, Britain plan phased Iraq pullout after polls
Iraqis disapprove of American presence, Sunni politician killed in attack
The United States and Britain are planning a phased withdrawal of their military forces from Iraq as soon as a permanent government is installed in Baghdad, the Times newspaper reported yesterday.
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Palestinian forces launch crackdown on militants
Masked Palestinian security forces have arrested dozens of Islamic Jihad activists in a series of overnight raids across the West Bank in recent days an operation the Palestinian Authority says is aimed
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Strong quake causes panic in South Asia
A strong tremor triggered panic yesterday among survivors of October's earthquake disaster in South Asia, forcing people out of temporary shelters and into the freezing Himalayan winter.
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UNSC considers action on killings in Lebanon
The 15-nation Security Council weighs its response yesterday to a UN investigation that accused Syria of hindering its probe into the slaying of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri.
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Dancers, flowers greet Pakistani bus in India
Drummers and dancers greeted a Pakistani bus as it crossed into India yesterday in the latest step in a slow-moving peace process to establish stronger transport links between the nuclear rivals.
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US executes death row inmate Williams
US authorities yesterday executed Stanley "Tookie" Williams, a convicted killer who was at the centre of one of biggest anti-death penalty campaigns in the United States in decades, a spokeswoman forSan
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Bush estimates 30,000 Iraqis killed in fighting
In a rare, unscripted moment, President Bush on Monday estimated 30,000 Iraqis have died in the war, the first time he has publicly acknowledged the high price Iraqis have paid in the push for democracy.
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Russia, Asean forge new partnership
Russia and 10 Southeast Asian countries vowed yesterday to work together in fighting terrorism and stimulating wealth as part of a new partnership signed at the first Russia-Asean summit.
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