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Sunday 18 March 2007 (28 Safar 1428)

Palestinians OK Unity Govt


 
GAZA CITY, 18 March 2007 — The new Hamas-Fatah unity government won overwhelming Parliament approval yesterday, clearing a final formal hurdle before taking on the challenge of persuading a skeptical... Full Story


Anti-War Protests in US Mark Iraq War Anniversary

WASHINGTON, 18 March 2007 — This Monday marks four years since the United States attacked Iraq, and anti-war groups are planning to protest the conflict over the next several days, at events in Washington,... Full Story


Musharraf Defends Action Against Top Judge

ISLAMABAD, 18 March 2007 — Pakistan’s embattled President Pervez Musharraf yesterday defended his decision to remove the chief justice and insisted that he had no personal differences with the former... Full Story




350 Iraqis Poisoned in Chlorine Gas Attacks

BAGHDAD, 18 March 2007 — At least 350 Iraqi civilians needed hospital treatment after insurgents detonated three trucks filled with toxic chlorine gas, killing two policemen, the US military said yesterday.... Full Story


Iran Military Warns US

TEHRAN, 18 March 2007 — Iran’s Army commander has warned the United States and other Western powers not to make any “stupid move” over Tehran’s nuclear work, and suggested they would be surprised by... Full Story


GI Guilty in Iraqi Detainees’ Deaths

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky., 18 March 2007 — A military panel found a 101st Airborne soldier guilty of three counts of negligent homicide but not guilty of premeditated murder in the deaths of three Iraqi detainees. Staff... Full Story


Clear Backlog of Court Cases: Kalam

NEW DELHI, 18 March 2007 — President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam yesterday called for urgent action to clear a huge backlog of criminal cases. “To deliver speedy criminal justice, it is essential to have a... Full Story


Suspected London ‘Bomber’ Did It for Iraq

LONDON, 18 March 2007 — One of six Muslim men implicated in an alleged bombing plot that failed told a British court Friday he used a harmless device intended only to protest against Muslim suffering,... Full Story


Militant Condemns Bombings, but Warns of More

KUDUS, Indonesia, 18 March 2007 — Muslim militants who carried out a series of bombings in Indonesia in recent years are damaging the cause of radical Islam, an alleged leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah... Full Story


Police Rearrest Al-Ghozi Associate

ZAMBOANGA CITY, 18 March 2007 — Authorities arrested an escaped associate of slain Jemaah Islamiya bomber Fathur Rohman Al-Ghozi in the island of Basilan. Police said Omar Opik Lasal also known... Full Story


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