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Chirac names loyalist Villepin as PM
French President Jacques Chirac named loyalist Dominique de Villepin as his new prime minister on Tuesday in a shake-up of the government following his crushing defeat over the European Union constitution.
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Iraqi PM vows to beef up security
Iraq's Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari on Tuesday unveiled his new government's programme, telling parliament his priorities were to end violence, cut the time foreign forces were needed, and build a federal
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Khodorkovsky found guilty of fraud
Yukos oil founder Mikhail Khodo-rkovsky was found guilty Tuesday of fraud and tax evasion and sentenced to nine years in prison after a politically charged trial seen by critics as a Kremlin-driven vendetta
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Pak not to press case against Advani
Pakistani police will not press a 57-year-old case against Leader of the Opposition LK Advani over an alleged plot to kill the country's first President, officials said.
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India tells Pak to curb militants
India called on Pakistan to live up to its pledge to dismantle militant camps in Pakistan-held Kashmir following a spate of attacks, warning that guerrilla violence could badly hurt the peace drive by
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Koizumi fed up with questions on war shrine visits
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi indicated Tuesday he was annoyed with persistent questions on whether he will keep visiting a war shrine which neighboring nations call a symbol of militarism.
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Hariri sweeps first round of election in Lebanon
The son of murdered former premier Rafiq Hariri scored a clean sweep in the Beirut round of Lebanon's elections, the first in three decades held free of the grip of neighbouring Syria, officials saidMonday.
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Sharon not happy with Abbas-Bush summit
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is disappointed with US President George W. Bush's refusal to put pressure on Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to crush armed groups, aides said Tuesday.
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'Zarqawi' claims wounds 'minor'
A man claiming to be Iraq's most wanted militant, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, said he had been wounded - but only lightly - in an audio message on the internet.
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