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'Saddam' calls for jihadBAGHDAD, JULY 17. An audiotape purportedly to be of Saddam Hussein was played over Arabic television on Thursday, the anniversary of the 1968 Ba'athist revolution, with the ex-dictator appearing to criticise the newly-formed Iraqi Governing ... U.S. commander contradicts Rumsfeld WASHINGTON, JULY 17.In a `fantastic' departure from positions taken by senior members of this administration, the new head of the United States Central Command, John Abizaid, has said for the first time that what American troops are encountering ... U.S. looking to U.N. for broader mandate on Iraq? WASHINGTON, JULY 17. Faced with growing pressure on a number of fronts in Iraq, the Bush administration is in the first stages of looking to the United Nations Security Council for a much broader mandate that would facilitate more nations joining ... Colombo sends fresh proposals to LTTE COLOMBO, JULY 17. The Sri Lankan Government today formally sent its proposals for a provisional administrative structure to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The proposals — described by Colombo's chief negotiator, G.L. Peiris, ... Other Stories
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Car ploughs into market, 8 killedLOS ANGELES: Eight people were killed and 35 injured when an elderly driver lost control of his car and ploughed into a crowded market in Los Angeles, fire officials said. The crash took place on Wednesday in a crowded farmers' produce market in ... Coup leader promises polls SAO TOME (Sao Tome and Principe): The leader of a military coup in this tiny, oil-rich West African country on Thursday said he did not want to rule and intended to call elections. Maj. Fernando Pereira, an artillery officer who headed ... 
'Queen of salsa' is deadNEW YORK: Celia Cruz, the "Queen of Salsa", died on Wednesday of a brain tumour. She was 77. Ms. Cruz died in her home at Fort Lee, New Jersey. Ms. Cruz's husband, Pedro Knight, was at her side; the pair had celebrated their 41st wedding ... India & World Menon calls on Riaz Khokar ISLAMABAD, JULY 17. India's High Commissioner-designate to Pakistan, Shivshankar Menon, today called on the Pakistan Foreign Secretary, Riaz Khokar, and had an informal exchange of views with him. It was essentially a "courtesy call" by Mr. ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Entertainment | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
 
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