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16 Mar 2005 12:24 PM
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Sinn Fein leader is a persona non-grata in US, McCartney says:
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Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams is not welcomed in Washington any more, the US officials say. Senator Edward Kennedy cancelled his meeting with Adams amid Adams trip to North America.
The
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16 Mar 2005 11:41 AM
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West Bank city of Jericho goes back to Palestine:
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West Bank city of Jericho was handed to Palestine on Wednesday. Now the city will function under Palestinian security control.
Palestinian security forces General Ahmed Eid stressed that the Jericho area will now be under the control of Palestine. "From this moment we are resuming our control over the Jericho area," he said.
The
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16 Mar 2005 11:24 AM
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Italy to pull out from Iraq this fall:
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Italy has an option to withdraw its troops from Iraq beginning next fall, Italian Prime Minister said Tuesday.
Silvio Berlusconi said Italy will start to reduce the number of soldiers in Iraq in September. "We’ve got to construct a precise exit strategy. Public opinion expects it, and we shall be talking about it soon," he said.
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16 Mar 2005 11:23 AM
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Russian plane crashed in Barandei region:
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Viktor Beltsov, the Emergencies Ministry spokesman reported today that a Russian plane An-24 was crashed by flames while trying to reach Barandei.
Twenty-nine people were found dead.The emergency workers discovered 23 survivors, ten of them are seriously
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16 Mar 2005 08:52 AM
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US fails to talk India into cutting its pipeline deal:
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The US failed to persuade India as to its pipeline deal with Iran amid the sanctions imposed on it after Iran’s refusal to quit its nuclear enrichment program.
Condoleezza
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16 Mar 2005 08:49 AM
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EPA criticized for mercury cuts:
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On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency disclosed its plan to reduce the emission of mercury, a highly toxic chemical. The plan was criticized by some environmental groups.
"This rule fails the most elementary test of sound public policy of protecting the public’s health by allowing toxic
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16 Mar 2005 08:45 AM
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Jackson’s accuser lied to school dean:
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Michael Jackson’s young accuser testified Tuesday that he lied to the school dean as to Jackson’s involvement in child abuse case. He said he tried to avoid mocking from his fellow students.
The 15-year-old boy testified that Jackson masturbated him at Jackson’s Neverland Valley Ranch in 2003. The
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16 Mar 2005 08:42 AM
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Hacker accused of public safety threat:
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Hacker from Louisiana faces six-month sentence for sending a computer virus that caused Microsoft WebTV users to call 911 instead of WebTV server.
David
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15 Mar 2005 05:43 PM
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Bush appointed new undersecretary for public diplomacy:
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On Monday, the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice named Karen P. Hughes as undersecretary of state for public diplomacy in an attempt to improve the image of the US in the world.
’’Sadly, too few in the world today know about the goodness and compassion and generosity of the American people. Too few know, too, that American lives have been lost so that others, including Muslims, might live in freedom
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15 Mar 2005 01:46 PM
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Suicide killer gunned down churchgoers:
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A churchgoer from Milwaukee killed seven and wounded four at the weekend service in the church and then killed himself.
Terry Ratzmann, 44, a computer technician, shot 22 bullets from a 9 mm handgun within a minute during the service
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15 Mar 2005 12:46 PM
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Kharrazi: Iran won’t drop nuclear enrichment program:
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Iran has no option to drop its nuclear enrichment program despite strong sanctions from the US, Iranian Foreign Minister said Tuesday.
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15 Mar 2005 12:33 PM
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EPA demands mercury cut:
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The emission of mercury, toxic chemical that damages nervous system, must be reduced, the EPA is expected to rule out Tuesday.
The Environmental Protection Agency said it will issue regulations to cut the emission of the toxic chemical which
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15 Mar 2005 11:51 AM
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Clinton back home after minor surgery:
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Former president Bill Clinton returned home four days after minor surgery that removed scar tissue. He feels fine and says he is ready to go back to work.
Clinton said he is very grateful to the doctors that did their best to avoid complications after the heart bypass surgery
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15 Mar 2005 11:40 AM
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Chechen rebel leader body must return home:
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The body of Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen rebel leader killed by the FSB troops, must return to the relatives, Russian media said Tuesday.
Some rights activists said Aslan Maskhadov must be buried at home and that Russian officials had no right to keep
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15 Mar 2005 11:34 AM
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Ceasefire among factions in Palestine expected:
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Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President, said he is hopeful to see ceasefire among Palestinian main factions.
Abbas will meet with the factions on Tuesday in Cairo. The main Palestinian factions, such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, so far refused to renounce attacks on Israeli civilians.
"The
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