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Bali Bombings
World powers unite in condemnation
World leaders condemned a wave of attacks by suspected suicide bombers on Bali that left at least 26 people dead, and pledged to support Indonesia in its fight against terrorism.
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Israel scales back Gaza offensive
Israel has scaled back an offensive against Gaza Strip militants to give Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a chance to stop rocket fire from the territory, Israeli security sources said yesterday.
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US forces kill 8 rebels in Iraq offensive
US forces, backed by fighter aircraft and helicopter gunships, killed eight insurgents in a sweep along Iraq's border with Syria border as rebels struck the capital with bombs and mortar fire yesterday.
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'Terrors can still strike despite crackdown'
The suicide bombings that ripped through the Indonesian resort island of Bali Saturday prove that the Islamic terror network suspected of responsibility can still strike despite a wave of arrests, analysts
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Nobel prize season kicks off today
The 2005 Nobel prize season opens today with the prize for medicine, kicking off the annual series of prestigious awards, with the greatest excitement reserved for the coveted honours for peace and for
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'Iraq guilt mars morale of British army'
Army morale and recruitment are suffering because troops are seen as "guilty by association" with Prime Minister Tony's Blair's decision to invade Iraq, Britain's top soldier claimed in comments published
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Mahathir Says
Bali bombings hurt Muslim 'cause'
Malaysia's former premier Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday the bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali were not helping what he called the Muslim cause.
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Five judges picked for Saddam trial
Five judges have been chosen for the much-anticipated trial this month of toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein over the massacre of Shia Muslim villagers in 1982, a source close to the court said yesterday.
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Four killed in raids on Pak checkpoints
Suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants attacked two Pakistani military checkpoints near the Afghan border yesterday and two soldiers and two gunmen were killed, security officials said.
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