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| Annan
springs troop plainspeak on US |
| UN secretary-general
Kofi Annan today warned that the US and its allies
faced an uphill battle to get countries to send
troops to Iraq if they did not cede some decision-making
powers. ... | Read.. |
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| Nepal
talks |
| The US
urged the Nepali government and Maoist rebels today
to continue talks to try and end a long-running
revolt in which more than 7,200 people have been
killed. The gover ... | Read.. |
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A resident watches a forest fire advance towards Kelowna, northeast of Vancouver, on Thursday. (Reuters) |
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