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'Gulf states to oppose Iran attack'
US lawmaker backs direct talks with Tehran
Iran's influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said yesterday he was sure the Islamic republic's Gulf neighbours would not support any US assault on his country over its nuclear programme.
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Voting in West Bengal amid tight security
More than a million people voted under tight security yesterday in India's Marxist bastion of West Bengal, where leftist parties are expected to win big and gain strength on the national scene.
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Ill-equipped S Asia looks resigned to bird flu
Bird flu is spreading across one of the most crowded places on earth and, far from being brought under control, looks almost certain to remain a long-term menace in South Asian poultry, officials say.
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Iraq crisis deepens
9 Iraqis, 4 US soldiers killed in violence, 12 bodies recovered
Iraq was thrown into deep political crisis yesterday after leaders cancelled a much-awaited parliament session following their failure to resolve a bitter dispute over the prime minister.
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Saddam's handwriting scrutinised in court
Saddam Hussein and seven co-accused returned to court yesterday and proceedings focused on attempts to prove the ousted Iraqi president signed documents implicating him in crimes against humanity.
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