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UNITED STATES VICE-PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY HAS SAID THAT IRAQ MUST NEVER...

United States Vice-President Dick Cheney has said that Iraq must never be allowed to threaten the US with weapons of mass destruction. In typically blunt language, Dick Cheney said in Washington that Iraq, under its leader Saddam Hussein, has gassed thous

World | June 7, 2002, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 397

US DEFENCE SECRETARY DONALD RUMSFELD HAS ISSUED A BLEAK ASSESSMENT THA...

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has issued a bleak assessment that more terror attacks could happen at any time and could involve weapons of mass destruction. He told a meeting of Nato defence ministers that threats were real and urged the Western se

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THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) HAS WARNED THAT 12.8 MILLION PEOPLE ARE...

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that 12.8 million people are on the brink of starvation in southern Africa and urgently need food aid.

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THE NUMBER OF REFUGEES IN THE WORLD IS STEADILY INCREASING ACCORDING T...

The number of refugees in the world is steadily increasing according to a new report. The United States Committee for Refugees, a non-governmental organisation based in Washington, says the global refugee population rose to almost 15 million people in 001

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THE JAPANESE ECONOMY HAS EMERGED FROM RECESSION, WITH ITS HIGHEST GROW...

The Japanese economy has emerged from recession, with its highest growth figures for two years. Gross Domestic Product grew at a rapid 1.

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US PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH HAS ANNOUNCED SWEEPING CHANGES TO THE AGENC...

US President George W Bush has announced sweeping changes to the agencies charged with protecting Americans from terrorists. In a televised address to the nation, President Bush said the new Department of Homeland Security will co-ordinate policy on every

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PAKISTAN PRESIDENT PERVEZ MUSHARRAF DECLARED ON THURSDAY HE WON'T STAR...

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf declared on Thursday he won't start a war with India as diplomacy appeared to be making some head way in averting war between the nuclear-armed foes. "President Musharraf has made it very clear that he is searching for

World | June 6, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 461

FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC HAS CALLED ON VOTERS TO SUPPORT HIS RI...

French President Jacques Chirac has called on voters to support his right-wing coalition - four days before legislative elections which his forces are tipped to win. Mr Chirac urged them to reject "cohabitation" - the five years of awkward coexistence bet

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TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE FOREIGN VISITORS WILL BE PHOTOGRAPHED AND FINGE...

Tens of thousands more foreign visitors will be photographed and fingerprinted as they enter the US under new anti-terror measures announced by Attorney General John Ashcroft. No one from any country will be exempt from possible checks, expected to take e

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ISRAELI FORCES HAVE PULLED OUT OF PALESTINIAN LEADER YASSER ARAFAT'S H...

Israeli forces have pulled out of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, ending a siege of about six hours.

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FOOD, MEDICINE AND FRIENDLY WAVES ARE PART OF A PUBLIC RELATIONS ARSEN...

Food, medicine and friendly waves are part of a public relations arsenal employed by British forces hunting down remnants of the al Qaeda and Taliban while trying to woo wary Afghan villagers. "The idea is you help on the one hand and carry a big stick on

World | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 439

AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING ON WEDNESDAY AT BO...

An international flight made an unscheduled landing on Wednesday at Boston's Logan International Airport because of an unruly passenger, who was taken into custody by the FBI, Massachusetts state police said. Police said the plane was headed from Cancun,

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SPEAKING BEFORE HE DEPARTED ON A REGIONAL SECURITY SUMMIT IN KAZAKHSTA...

Speaking before he departed on a regional security summit in Kazakhstan, India's Prime Minster Atal Behari Vajpayee raised the possibility of joint patrols as a way of ending militant incursions in the disputed Himalayan region and easing tensions between

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AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 25 INJURED WHEN A TRAIN CRASHED INT...

At least 30 people were killed and 25 injured when a train crashed into a bus at a level crossing in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials say. A spokesman for Indian railways said the accident happened when the bus driver tried to force a

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THE LOWER HOUSE OF THE SPANISH PARLIAMENT HAS VOTED TO OUTLAW THE POLI...

The lower house of the Spanish parliament has voted to outlaw the political arm of the Basque separatist organisation ETA. Deputies voted by 304 to 16 in favour of the bill to ban the Batasuna party, which the Justice Minister, Angel Acebes, described as

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UP TO 12 PEOPLE ARE REPORTED TO HAVE DIED IN FIGHTING IN MADAGASCAR'S ...

Up to 12 people are reported to have died in fighting in Madagascar's north-eastern, vanilla-producing region of Diego Suarez. Seven soldiers and three civilians were killed on Monday, reports the French news agency, AFP, quoting hospital and military sou

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THE UNITED STATES IS EMBARKING ON A NEW STAGE OF ITS DIPLOMATIC INITIA...

The United States is embarking on a new stage of its diplomatic initiative to ease continuing tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is beginning an extended trip to the region which will also include visits to

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A CAR PACKED WITH EXPLOSIVES PULLED UP BESIDE A BUS IN NORTHERN ISRAEL...

A car packed with explosives pulled up beside a bus in northern Israel and blew up on Wednesday, killing 16 people and leaving at least 36 wounded in what police described as a "very large explosion." Hours later, Israeli military sources said Israeli tan

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THE LOWER HOUSE OF THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT HAS PASSED A SERIES OF RADIC...

The lower house of the Italian parliament has passed a series of radical measures designed to curtail the rights and freedoms of immigrants and to facilitate expulsions from the country. The bill was approved by the conservative dominated house by 279 vot

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PAKISTANI PRESIDENT PERVEZ MUSHARRAF SAID TUESDAY THAT HE HAD ACCEPTED...

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Tuesday that he had accepted an invitation from Russian leader Vladimir Putin to visit Moscow. "President Putin has invited me to Moscow," Musharraf told a news conference after talks with Putin on the sidelines o

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THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD BODY URGED COUNTRIES ON TUESDAY TO SPEND $24 B...

The United Nations food body urged countries on Tuesday to spend $24 billion a year to halve world hunger by 2015 and said a new anti-hunger program would bring major economic benefit to many millions of people. Without this investment, the Rome-based U.

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