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Blair hopes all Iraqis will take part in polls
British PM visits Baghdad as US air strike kills 6, Iraq unveils polling day plan
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on a surprise visit to Baghdad yesterday, said he hoped all Iraqis would take part in next month's elections, describing the situation in the country as a "battle between
 
India deploys spy drones in Kashmir
The Indian army has deployed for the first time Israeli-built spy planes to track Kashmiri guerrillas, officials said yesterday.
 
Fresh prison abuse allegations hit US
Fresh allegations have emerged of serious mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by US military personnel.
 
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EC gets tough against Lalu, his party
A key member of Indian government and colourful politician Lalu Prasad Yadav finds himself in trouble after the country's Election Commission filed an FIR against him on charges of bribery ahead of fresh
 
Chilean court okays Pinochet trial
Murder charges against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a major human rights case can proceed, an appeals court said on Monday in an unprecedented ruling immediately appealed to the Supreme
 
Bush renews warning to Syria, Iran
President George W.
 
Ukraine's PM tries to recover after defeat in TV debate
Ukraine's pro-Russia presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich scrambled to recover yesterday from blows dealt by his Western-leaning presidential rival in a televised debate just days before an election
 
50 killed in Peru bus crash
A passenger bus careened off a mountain road in Peru and plunged into a jungle river, killing 50 people and injuring 15 others, police said.
 
Bush will push for guest worker plan
President Bush said flatly on Monday that America's immigration system is not working and that in his new term he would push for a temporary guest worker programme.
 
Most Americans want Rumsfeld to step down
A majority of Americans want Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to step down, according to a poll released Monday, as the Pentagon chief faces a barrage of criticism over his handling of the Iraq war.
 

 
   
 
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