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| Jun.1 |
Baghdad |
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Council dissolved as new president named Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar had been appointed interim president. Prime Minister Allawi named members of the new Cabinet
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UN |
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UN mulls revised Iraq resolution |
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Washington |
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Bush praises new Iraqi government |
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| Jun.2 |
Iraq |
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Brahimi: Give government a chance |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis kill '2 siege suspects' |
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Iraq |
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Reports: Chalabi tipped Iran about codes |
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Darfur |
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WHO seeks urgent action in Sudan |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis say oil industry 'secure' |
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Iraq |
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Video aired of 3 Italian hostages |
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Lebanon |
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Opec meets to tackle oil output |
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| Jun.3 |
Beirut |
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Opec 'to increase output by 8%'
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Iraq |
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New Iraq leaders get cleric's nod |
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UN |
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Handover plans get Iraq backing |
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| Jun.4 |
Iraq |
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U.S. troops clash with al-Sadr fighters |
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Iraq |
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Zarqawi 'aide' captured |
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Iraq |
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U.N.: Iraqi rights violated by troops |
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UN |
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New UN draft on Iraq circulated |
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Washington |
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Rumsfeld warns of more Iraq attacks |
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| Jun.6 |
Baghdad |
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8 die in bombings |
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UN Security Council |
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Final tweaks put to UN Iraq draft |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Two BBC men shot in Riyadh |
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| Jun.7 |
Iraq |
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Deal to disband Iraq militias announced
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UN Security Council |
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Agreement 'reached' on Iraq draft |
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UN |
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U.N. envoy: Iraq will need help |
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Iraq |
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Car bomb kills U.S. soldier |
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Darfur |
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Sudan 'neglecting' Darfur crisis |
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| Jun.8 |
Iraq |
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Kidnapped Italians, Pole freed 3 Italians held hostage in Iraq for 2 months and a Polish citizen have been freed as a result of a military operation
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Saudi Arabia |
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American killed in Riyadh
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UN Security Council |
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Iraq plan gets unanimous backing The 15-member Security Council has unanimously approved a revised US-UK resolution on Iraq's future
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| Jun.9 |
Darfur |
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Children dying of hunger
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Iraq |
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6 European soldiers killed in attack
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Iraq |
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Iraq abuse 'came from US policy'
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| Jun.10 |
Iraq |
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Police, militia fight in Najaf |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Gadhafi plot to 'kill Saudi leader'
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| Jun.11 |
United Arab Emirates |
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Tape: U.S. doesn't want Arab reforms |
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi official killed
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| Jun.12 |
Saudi Arabia |
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American shot dead in Riyadh |
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Iraq |
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Bodies of 3 hostages found |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Militants claim American kidnapped
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Iraq |
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Education official killed |
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| Jun.13 |
Iraq |
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Car bomb kills 12 Iraqis A bomb near a U.S. military installation killed 8 civilians and 4 police officers in southeastern Baghdad
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Baghdad |
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Explosion rocks central Baghdad
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| Jun.14 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqi officials to get Saddam in 2 weeks Deposed Iraqi President and all Iraqi detainees will be handed over to Iraqi authorities
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Iraq |
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Iraq abuse 'came from Guantanamo' |
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| Jun.15 |
UN |
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UN pleads for new Darfur funding |
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Iraq |
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US ducks Saddam trial timetable |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Kidnapped American threatened in video Al Qaeda gunmen threaten to kill a man who identified himself as Paul Johnson unless al Qaeda prisoners are let go
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Iraq |
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Oil security chief killed Ghazi al-Talabani died when armed men attacked him outside his home
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Iraq |
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Sabotage stops Iraqi oil flow
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| Jun.16 |
Washington |
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Probe rules out Iraq-9/11 links| The panel investigating the 9/11 attacks found that there was 'no credible evidence that Iraq and al Qaeda cooperated' | |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Zarqawi may be in Fallujah
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| Jun.17 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 35 145 others wounded when a suicide car bomber targeted an Iraqi army recruitment center
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Washington |
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Bush disputes 9/11-Iraq findings |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi friend asks captors to free American |
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Japan |
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Japan troops to join Iraq force
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| Jun.18 |
Iraq |
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Iraqi official says martial law possible
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Moscow |
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Russia 'warned U.S. about Saddam' |
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Saudi Arabia |
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U.S. hostage beheaded| Decapitated body of Paul Johnson Jr. was left in Riyadh. Terrorist group leader, 3 others die in gunbattle | |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Militants killed after beheading The authorities say they have killed a senior al-Qaeda leader and 3 other militants in a shootout
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| Jun.19 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis: Al Qaeda chief dead
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Sunni Triangle |
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Airstrike on al-Zarqawi safe house kills 18 Coalition forces launched a missile strike against what they said was a house in Fallujah linked to wanted insurgent
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| Jun.20 |
Iraq |
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Iraq plans new anti-terror stance
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Saudi Arabia |
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New Saudi al Qaeda chief named
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Iraq |
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Oil sabotage has cost Iraqis $1 billion |
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Iraq |
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Battle follows bid to kill minister |
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Iraq |
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Threat to behead South Korean hostage Kim Sun-il, 33, was shown on a videotape pleading for his life, with his captors demand South Korea withdraw
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Saudi Arabia |
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Al Qaeda alleges Saudi aid
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Iraq |
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Judge orders prison be kept
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| Jun.21 |
South Korea |
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Korea appeals for hostage release
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Sunni Triangle |
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Killed U.S. troops on video
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| Jun.22 |
Iraq |
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Uneasy wait for Korea hostage fate
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Iraq |
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South Korean hostage beheaded| Insurgents carried out their threat to behead Kim Sun-il they were holding hostage | |
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Washington |
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US releases 'torture' documents |
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South Korea |
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S Korea resolute on Iraq troops The president has expressed sorrow over the beheading but insisted his country would still send more troops
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| Jun.23 |
Iraq |
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'Zarqawi tape' threatens Iraq PM The voice on the tape threatens to continue attacks and to kill Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi
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| Jun.24 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Multiple attacks kill 90| Attackers detonated bombs and launched ambushes in Baghdad, Mosul, Ba'qubah, Ramadi and Fallujah | |
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Washington |
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Powell confronts Iraq escalation
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Iraq |
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U.S. could send more troops to Iraq |
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| Jun.26 |
Northern Iraq |
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PM party offices attacked |
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Iraq |
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3 Turks 'face beheading' Suspected supporters of an al-Qaeda leader said Turkish firms must withdraw from Iraq within 72 hours or the men will die
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West Bank |
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Influential militant, 5 others killed
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| Jun.27 |
Iraq |
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Bombs kill dozens near mosque |
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Baghdad |
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US hands over sovereignty in Iraq| US administrator Paul Bremer gave legal documents to an Iraqi judge two days ahead of schedule | |
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| Jun.28 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Al Qaeda member surrenders |
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Iraq |
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Interim government sworn
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Iraq |
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Allies to back tough Iraq steps
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| Jun.29 |
Iraq |
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3 Turkish hostages freed
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Sudan |
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Powell warns Sudan to end attacks US Secretary of State has warned to end attacks by Arab militia in Darfur which have exacerbated a humanitarian crisis
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Jerusalem |
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Court orders barrier shift Israel's High Court has ordered a new route, saying it is hurting local Palestinians
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| Jun.30 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqis given custody of Saddam Deposed leader is to appear in court after interim government took legal custody of him
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Sudan |
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Sudanese refugees welcome Powell US secretary of state has arrived in the Darfur region to see first-hand the devastation of an ethnic cleansing campaign
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Sudan |
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Khartoum vows to rein in militias |