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| Shia cleric returns to Iraq |
| Pro-Iran radical says presence of foreign troops a problem |
| Thousands of Iraqis thronged near Basra today to welcome a senior Shia cleric back from exile, hours after the US introduced a UN resolution to end sanctions and give Washington and its allies control over Iraqi oil revenues.
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| Congo to probe mid-air mishap |
| The Congolese military investigated today how the cargo doors of a Russian-built transport plane burst open in mid-flight, catapulting possibly scores of passengers to their
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| Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, leader of Iraq’s biggest Shia group, addresses supporters in Basra on Saturday. (Reuters) |
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