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| Arabs fear backlash over failed ports pact |
| Gulf Arabs reacted bitterly today to Dubai’s decision to relinquish control of six US ports, saying the political storm that forced the emirate’s hand could provoke a backlash among regional investors.
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| Pak bus hits mine, 26 die |
| Twenty-six people travelling to a wedding in southwest Pakistan were killed today when their vehicle hit a landmine near the country's main natural gas fields.
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| Storage future for Iraq prison |
| Abu Ghraib prison, a symbol of terror for Iraqis under Saddam Hussein which later became notorious for the abuse of prisoners by US guards, is to be turned into a warehouse,
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| Sex scandal minister Profumo is dead |
| John Profumo, the government minister at the centre of one of Britain’s biggest political scandals, featuring an explosive mix of high society sex and Cold War paranoia,
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| Berlusconi trial heat |
| Milan prosecutors asked a judge today to order Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and the husband of British culture secretary Tessa Jowell to stand trial on corruption
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