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.
Reports: HK leader 'to step down' CNN International
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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.
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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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France eclipses US as haven for refugees Washington Times
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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.
Ukraine to withdraw troops from Iraq by Oct 15 Arab Times
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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.
Topeka votes to keep anti-bias ordinance Chicago Tribune (subscription)
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Man pleads guilty to aiding Hezbollah Seattle Post Intelligencer
A man accused of hosting fund-raising meetings for a Muslim guerrilla group at his home pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge, prosecutors said.
Dearborn man pleas guilty to aiding terror group Detroit Free Press
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Dean Meets With AFL-CIO Leaders in Vegas Forbes
Democratic Party head Howard Dean met with top union leaders to plot a campaign to thwart President Bush's Social Security reform plan.
Labor leaders debate `dramatic changes' for AFL-CIO Chicago Tribune (subscription)
Labor Chief and Critics Quarrel Anew New York Times
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Boss knew nothing of accounting Sydney Morning Herald (subscription)
Bernie Ebbers began his evidence on Monday in defence of charges he orchestrated a $US11 billion ($14 billion) fraud at WorldCom, telling the jury "the closest thing I've ever had to an accounting course is a preliminary course in economics".
Ebbers' ignorance assertion attacked Chicago Tribune (subscription)
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UN hunts down DR Congo militia, issues war crimes charge Tribune de Genève
UN peacekeeping troops on Wednesday pressed an offensive against local militias in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after killing dozens in response to a murderous ambush, UN military leaders said.
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More Security for Judges, Families Sought ABC News
US District Judge Wayne Andersen talks about the deaths this week of a colleague's husband and elderly mother in his chambers Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at Chicago's Federal Building.
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Chicago murders spotlight risks to judges Christian Science Monitor
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Indonesia's defiant Bashir still behind bars Reuters India
If militant Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was worried about spending more time behind bars, he did not show it on Thursday.
Bashir may be out before end of 2006 Sydney Morning Herald (subscription)
Indonesia's Bashir Found Guilty in Bali Bomb Plot Reuters
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12 Iraqi soldiers, 2 policemen killed Washington Times
Two car-bomb attacks and clashes killed 12 Iraqi soldiers and two police officers yesterday as talks aimed at forging a coalition government faltered over Kurdish demands, delaying ...
Recruits, insurgents in faceoff USA Today
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Congolese outraged after UN kills dozens Reuters South Africa
Ordinary Congolese are outraged at the killing of dozens of their compatriots by UN troops, saying the world body's new get-tough policy on militias takes no account of civilian suffering.
'Women, kids killed in UN DRC offensive' IAfrica South African News
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Syria under mounting pressure to withdraw Lebanon Xinhua
International pressure has been mounting on Syria, with the Arab League (AL), the United States, Britain, Russia and other countries urging Damascus' pullout from Lebanon amid the crisis sparked by the assassination of ...
Bush renews demand on Syria Washington Times
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No denial from Hong Kong leader CNN International
Hong Kong's unpopular leader Tung Chee Hwa is fuelling speculation that he is planning to step down soon by declining to deny the reports.
Tung departure may delay HK reforms Reuters.uk
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Carrots for Tehran? Washington Times
Director-General Mohammed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency, under fire from Washington for failing to vigorously challenge Iran's nuclear-weapons program, are taking a tougher line toward Tehran.
‘Iran nukes may invite attack by other regional power’ Hi Pakistan
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North Korea tells US to rebuild groundwork for talks Financial Times
Underlining Pyongyang’s belief that the Bush administration’s “hostile” policies towards it were blocking the resumption of six-party talks, North Korea also said it no longer ...
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Strong quake hits Banda Sea region: New Kerala
[World News]: Jakarta, March 3 : A strong undersea earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale rocked parts of Indonesia and northern Australia but there were no reports of casualties or damage, says Xinhua.
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Japan arrests former world's richest person over fraud People's Daily Online
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, who once topped the list of the world's richest people, was arrested Thursday over a stock fraudulence. Japanese prosecutors allege that Tsutsumi violated the Security and Exchange Law by ...
Report: Japanese Railway Tycoon Arrested Forbes
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New Uruguayan President takes office People's Daily Online
New Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez (L) is congratulated by his Brazilian counterpart, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Montevideo, March 1, 2005.
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Fidel's New Best Friend CBS News
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China blast kills schoolchildren BBC News
An explosion in China's northern Shanxi province has killed about 20 people, most of them schoolchildren. The blast occurred when explosives stored at the home of a mine operator blew up in the town of Kecheng.
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Edouard Stern, Ex-Lazard Banker, Dies in Geneva at 50 Bloomberg
March 3 (Bloomberg) -- Edouard Stern, the French financier who married the daughter of Lazard LLC Chairman Michel David- Weill and once was in line to become ...
French Banker Stern Dies, Police Say May Be Murder Reuters
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Cleric jailed for Bali bombings DeHavilland
Radical cleric Abu Bakar Bakshir has been found guilty of an "evil conspiracy" to cause the 2002 Bali bombings, in which 202 people died.
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China's Wu meets Hill, Chung on NK Korea Herald (subscription)
Chinese chief negotiator Wu Dawei had separate meetings in Seoul yesterday with US counterpart Christopher Hill and South Korea's Unification Minister in an intensified diplomatic ...
North Korea Threatens Resumption of Missile Tests Chosun Ilbo
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Cleric gets 30 months for Bali bomb conspiracy Guardian
The alleged founder of the Indonesian terror network Jemaah Islamiyah was today sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombing.
Bali bombing: Has justice been done? BBC News
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US death toll in Iraq reaches 1,500 Times Online
A grim milestone was passed in Iraq today when a US Marine was killed in action south of Baghdad - the 1,500th American soldier to lose his life since the invasion.
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China's Wu meets Hill, Chung on NK Korea Herald (subscription)
Chinese chief negotiator Wu Dawei had separate meetings in Seoul yesterday with US counterpart Christopher Hill and South Korea's Unification Minister in an intensified diplomatic ...
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Lebanon's 'Revolution Washington Post
On the streets of Beirut, they call it the "intifada for independence." In the corridors of Washington, they prefer to call it the "Cedar Revolution.
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UN downplays DRC civilian death reports IAfrica South African News
A commander of the UN force in the Democratic Republic of Congo dismissed reports that his troops had killed civilians in an the operation which left at least 50 militia dead in the troubled northeastern region of Ituri.
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