Resignation Of HK's Tung No Boost For People Power Yahoo News
More than two-thirds of Hong Kong people say they have no confidence in the territory's Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
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Gunmen Kill Saddam Tribunal Judge in Baghdad ABC News
Gunmen shot and killed a senior judge working for the Iraqi special tribunal set up to try Saddam Hussein and leading members of his regime, Interior Ministry officials said on Wednesday.
Saddam tribunal judge shot dead in Iraq RTE Interactive
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Lebanon seeks new PM after Karami's resignation Xinhua
Lebanon began the search for a successor to Omar Karami, whose government resigned on Monday amidmass public protests two weeks after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Lebanese Press for Syrian Troop Pullout ABC News
Lebanese Opposition Tries to Sustain Drive Washington Post
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Leaders offer to aid Palestinians with reform Newark Star Ledger
Delegates to an international conference pledged yesterday to help the Palestinian Authority strengthen its governing institutions, combat corruption and unify its security forces ...
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French journalist begs for help Guardian
In the first sign that she is still alive since disappearing in Iraq nearly two months ago, a French journalist appeared on video footage yesterday looking distraught and begging for help.
2,000 Demonstrate at Iraqi Bombing Site ABC News
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Iran blocks nuclear inspection Guardian
Iran severely restricted access to a suspect military site in Parchin late last year and has refused a new request by UN nuclear inspectors to revisit the facility, a senior official of the International Atomic Energy Agency said yesterday.
Iran blocks nuclear inspectors Australian Financial Review
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Rice says Syria helped terrorists kill Israelis USA Today
LONDON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Syria on Tuesday of abetting a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv that killed five Israelis last Friday.
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Uruguay,Latin America show obvious interest in ties with Russia ITAR-TASS
Chairman of Russia's Central Electoral Commission Alexander Veshnyakov said he believed Uruguay and other Latin American countries are obviously interested in developing relations with Russia.
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Influenza could kill 50,000 in Britain Independent
At least 50,000 people could die in Britain, and possibly many more, if an influenza pandemic struck, the Government warned yesterday.
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UK on target for cut in child poverty Guardian
The number of children in Britain living in poverty has fallen in the past 10 years, the United Nations said yesterday, but the government may need to raise taxes to keep the momentum going.
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China lashes out at US report criticizing China's human rights Viet Nam News Agency
China condemned a US State Department report criticizing China's human rights record, saying that the report was a blow to relations between the two sides.
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US pushes UN on abortion declaration Kansas City Star (subscription)
UNITED NATIONS - The European Union opposes a US demand to add anti-abortion language to the final declaration of a major UN meeting taking stock of a landmark platform adopted 10 years ago to achieve women's equality, a French minister said Tuesday.
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Muslim girl wins school dress case CNN International
LONDON, England -- A 16-year-old British Muslim girl has won the right to wear full Islamic dress at school. Britain's Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that Shabina Begum had been "unlawfully denied ... the right to manifest her religion.".
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US Criticizes UN Nuclear Watchdog Over Iran Program Bloomberg
The United States criticized the United Nations' nuclear watchdog today over its ability to assure the international community that Iran is using its atomic technology program for peaceful means.
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Rumsfeld Sued in the US over Torture on Prisoners Prensa Latina
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the group Human Rights First have sued the US Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, for his responsibility in tortures committed against forerign prisoners.
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UN troops kill 60 militia in Congo firefight Times Online
UN troops in northeastern Congo have killed as many as 60 members of a tribal militia blamed for the murder and mutilation of nine Bangladeshi peacekeepers last week.
UN forces kill 50 Congo militia CNN International
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10 Iraqi Troops Killed in 2 Car Bombings in Baghdad Voice of America
Two car bombs have exploded in Baghdad, killing at least 10 Iraqi soldiers and wounding 28 other people. Police said the first attack Wednesday targeted an Iraqi army base, where six troops were killed.
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Assad: Syrian forces will withdraw from Lebanon “in months” Aljazeera.com
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that he will withdraw his forces from Lebanon in “the next few months”. In an interview with the Time magazine, Assad said: "It (withdrawal) should be very soon and maybe in the next few months.
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Uruguay restores relations with Cuba RTE Interactive
Uruguay's first left-wing president, Tabare Vazquez, has restored diplomatic relations with Cuba, saying they should never have been severed three years ago.
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US turns up heat on Syria CNN
The Bush administration is stepping up its pressure on Syria, calling on it to immediately pull its troops out of Lebanon and accusing Syrian-based terrorists of planning Friday's suicide bombing in Israel.
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UK attempt to eradicate Afghan opium fails Guardian
Afghanistan is on the verge of becoming a "narcotic state" with its biggest annual crop of opium since the overthrow of the Taliban, the United Nations drug control board warns today.
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New EU states experience high immigration rates - UNHCR di-ve.com
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that although worldwide the number of asylum seekers granted ...
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Ukraine sets dates for Iraq exit BBC News
President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine has outlined a schedule for the withdrawal of 1,650 Ukrainian troops from Iraq, starting later this month.
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Steve Fossett Soars Eastward Over Asia ABC News
Flying east over Asia, millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett was more than halfway toward his goal early Wednesday of becoming the first person to fly a plane around the globe solo, nonstop and without refueling.
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Social Security overhaul a tough sell San Francisco Chronicle
Washington -- Democrats and Republicans returned to Washington on Tuesday from more than a week of constituent meetings, where they heard skepticism and opposition to President Bush's proposal to add private accounts to Social Security.
Frist: Social Security Reform Might Not Happen This Year New York Sun (subscription)
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Topeka rejects repeal of anti-discrimination law Kansas.com
Voters here Tuesday narrowly rejected repealing an anti-discrimination ordinance, an effort led by the Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., known for his church's intense anti-gay pickets in the Kansas capital and across the nation.
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