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 PM Maliki emerges as front-runner after Iraq vote
Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki, a Shia who helped ease sectarian strife, has emerged as the front-runner in Iraq's parliamentary election but could yet face a tough battle to cling to power. | The inte... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny) Khaleej Times
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 Ongoing Iran diplomacy needed
| Hardline tactics will only push Teheran into corner, says envoy | Beijing: China's special envoy to the Middle East denied on Friday that interest in oil is the key reason why Beijing opposes toughe... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) China Daily
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 Obama, Hillary congratulate Iraq
| Narayan Lakshman | Washington DC: U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday sent their congratulations to the people of Iraq on holdi... (photo: Creative Commons / NathanF) The Hindu
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 Ammonium nitrate is also a chemical used in explosives: High Court
| Staff Reporter | BANGALORE: Seeking to put at rest debates on whether ammonium nitrate should be classified only as a fertilizer, the Karnataka High court on Monday hel... (photo: Multi-National Force-Iraq) The Hindu
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 Israel to allow Ashton, Ban into Gaza Strip
| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will allow two senior international visitors to enter the blockaded Gaza Strip, in a rare departure from policy, during their upcoming visi... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) The Star
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 Gates visits Kabul, warns of ¡¥hard fight¡¦ still ahead
| US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates flew into Kabul on an unannounced visit yesterday, warning of ¡§hard fighting¡¨ still ahead despite signs of progress in the eight-... (photo: US DoD / Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force) Taipei Times
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 Petraeus calls Iran ¡¥thugocracy¡¦
NEW THREAT: Iran announced it had developed a new line of cruise missiles that could be fired from ground-based launchers or ships to destroy 3,000-tonne targets | Genera... (photo: USAF / SSgt. Paul Villanueva II) Taipei Times
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 Barack Obama: Iraq must be free to choose its own leaders and chart its own course
| The people of Iraq have gone to the polls to choose their leaders in Iraq's second national election. By any measure, this was an important milestone in Iraqi history. ... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) The Independent
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 Iran MPs back Ahmadinejad budget, despite harsh criticism
| By A.F. Al Hajj | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | - Powered by | Reza Derakhshi | Reuters | TEHRAN: Iran’s Parliament approved President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s 201... (photo: AP / ISNA, Alireza Sotakbar) Daily Star Lebanon
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 Innocent in Iraq, insists Gordon Brown
| Commentary by | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | - Powered by | Some years ago, while idly browsing in a bookshop, I came across the autobiography of American actress Shirley ... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) Daily Star Lebanon
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