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Relief officials worried at disease outbreaks
US military seeks quick exit from tsunami aid work
Aid officials expressed alarm yesterday about outbreaks of sickness in the area worst hit by last month's Asian tsunami disaster as the United States said it wanted to scale down its military relief work.
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Iraq announces polls day security plan
US forces predict serious violence during polling
The Iraqi government announced yesterday its election day security plan, declaring a ban on cars by polling centres and admitting the vote would be limited in four provinces troubled by violence.
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Nepali Election
Deuba seeks to win over coalition partners
Nepal's premier sought yesterday to win the support of coalition partners for calling swift elections but analysts said polls would be disastrous without holding peace talks with Maoist rebels first.
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LTTE chief to meet peace brokers
UN official barred from rebel areas
Hopes for peace rose yesterday in Sri Lanka as the elusive Tamil Tigers chief planned to meet Norwegian peace brokers next week amid tension between the government and the rebels over tsunami aid.
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Peace hopes rest on Abbas shoulders
Mahmud Abbas, who spent the best part of five decades in Yasser Arafat's shadow, formally took center stage yesterday when he was sworn in as president of the Palestinian Authority.
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Space probe finds ice boulders on Titan
The world's first glimpse of the surface of the Saturnian moon Titan revealed an unexpected mix of icy land and liquid as the Huygens space probe touched down on Friday.
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Key US figure in prison abuse found guilty
US soldier jailed for murder of Iraqi teenager
A military jury found US soldier Charles Graner guilty Friday of abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in a scandal that badly damaged America's worldwide reputation following the invasion of Iraq.
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Ancient Babylon site wrecked by US force
US-led forces in Iraq have caused irreparable damage to the site of the ancient city of Babylon, contaminating the soil and destroying archaeological evidence, according to a British Museum report.
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US should not rule out torture: Ridge
The outgoing head of the US Department of Homeland Security has said torture may be used in certain cases in order to prevent a major loss of life.
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Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang in 'deep coma'
Zhao Ziyang, the former Chinese leader who was ousted after sympathising with Tiananmen protests, is in a "deep coma" in a Beijing hospital and may be close to death, a relative said yesterday.
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