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Over 5,000 killed in Iran quake
Manama, Dec. 26. Between 5,000 to 6,000 people were killed and over 30,000 injured in a severe earthquake, which rocked the historic city of Bam in south-east Iran this morning, officials and state media said. The Islamic Republic News Agency ...
Japan's SDF team leaves for Iraq
SINGAPORE, DEC. 26.The Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, has wished an advance team of military personnel leaving for Iraq on a `humanitarian' mission a "safe return'' home. The team, belonging to the Japan Air Self-Defence Force ...
A Briton's journey to `hell and back'
LONDON, DEC. 26. For a young Briton, an innocuous holiday trip to Iraq turned into a nightmare after he was picked up by American security forces and jailed on suspicion that he had gone there to join the pro-Saddam resistance forces. For ...
U.S. tip-off: France finds no evidence
PARIS, DEC. 26.French authorities investigating the U.S. claims of an Al-Qaeda threat on flights between Paris and Los Angeles said on Friday they had found no evidence of any terrorist threat. The main Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris was the ...
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  • Beagle team `optimistic'
  • Hu for Taiwan's peaceful reunification
  • Two suicide bombers identified: Pak. Minister
  • `Attacks on Musharraf aimed at scuttling peace process'
  • Khaleda to hold bilateral talks with SAARC leaders
  • SAARC summit will be held on schedule: Jamali



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