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Iraq says US pact must
not harm national interest
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BAGHDAD: Iraq’s national security council has asked Prime Minister
Nuri al-Maliki to ensure that a pact under discussion to extend the
US troop presence beyond 2008 will not harm the national interest.
Washington and Baghdad are holding negotiations
on a Status of Forces Agreement aimed at giving a legal basis to the
US troops after December 31, when a UN mandate defining the current
status of foreign forces expires.
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US presidential hopefuls
promise to help veterans
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WASHINGTON: US presidential candidates declared a temporary truce as
they vowed to take care of returning war veterans, ahead of a tense
week that could see Barack Obama sew up the Democratic nomination.
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Foreigners enter Myanmar’s cyclone-hit area
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YANGON: Foreign aid workers Tuesday pressed into Myanmar’s
Irrawaddy Delta, testing the junta’s pledge to open up areas where
one million people have yet to receive aid three weeks after the
cyclone.
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Wine exhibition in Asia quenches
thirst
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HONG KONG: Vinexpo, Asia’s largest wine and spirits exhibition,
opened in Hong Kong Tuesday as sellers from across the world try to
tap into the growing thirst for fine vintages in the region.
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NORTH BATTLEFORD, Saskatchewan: French skydiver Michel Fournier will make a second attempt Tuesday at his historic 40-kilometer (25-mile) leap out of a balloon at the edge of the stratosphere back to Earth.
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