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Reuters - President George W. Bush was expected on Friday to approve Dubai's $1.24 billion takeover of Doncasters, a British engineering company with U.S. plants that supply the Pentagon, an administration official said. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - The English Premier League announced it had awarded BSkyB the television rights to at least half of the 138 lives matches from 2007 to 2010. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Authorities said Thursday that no charges would be filed against British troops who fatally shot a stone-throwing Iraqi civilian but also accidentally killed a fellow soldier. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei was expected to report that Iran has failed to meet a UN deadline to stop enriching uranium, opening the door to possible international sanctions against a defiant Tehran. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - U.S. forces killed a local al-Qaida in Iraq leader and two other insurgents in a raid north of Baghdad on Friday, and roadside bombs killed an American soldier and an Iraqi policeman, officials said. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - President Bush's top defense and diplomatic aides were encouraged by the grit of Iraq's newly elected leader but the Americans' itinerary on their second day of an unannounced visit underscored the difficulties ahead for U.S. forces and the emerging government. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - The Nepalese parliament, under pressure from Maoists and an anxious public to curb the king's power, is set to reconvene for the first time in four years, but the swearing-in ceremony of the new premier had to be delayed due to ill health. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Even in a country where abductions are common, the brutal death of Liliana Gaviria, sister of the former Colombian president, came as a shock to many people and underscored fears of violence a month before national elections. Link To Original Article
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AFP - Six Iraqi army soldiers were killed when gunmen attacked a military checkpoint near the restive city of Baquba, with a security source adding that four insurgents also died in the attack. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - Italy's parliament convened for the first time since a hotly-disputed general election, kicking off a new era in Italian politics under the leadership of Romano Prodi. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - Rebels from the Darfur region of Sudan are disappointed with a proposed peace settlement, a senior rebel negotiator said on Friday, as pressure built for the warring parties to strike a deal by Sunday. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - The killing of three Italian soldiers in Iraq has piled pressure on incoming prime minister Romano Prodi ahead of the first sitting of the new parliament after a hotly contested general election. Link To Original Article
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AP - The South Korean retailer E.Land Group has agreed to buy the South Korean unit of French retailer Carrefour SA for 1.75 trillion won ($1.9 billion), the companies said Friday. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - Violence and lack of money is hampering humanitarian help for Sudan's Darfur region and malnutrition is rising again, the United Nations' Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - A US general has said that the video message released this week by Al-Qaeda's commander in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was a sign of "desperation." Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - China inked oil exploration deals with Kenya as visiting President Hu Jintao continued his African quest to quench China's near-insatiable demand for energy to fuel its booming economy. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - Two people were killed in clashes between East Timor police and sacked soldiers on Friday, the latest violence since the cash-strapped government dismissed more than 500 soldiers earlier this month. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - A sister of Iraq's new Sunni Arab vice president was killed Thursday in a drive-by shooting in Baghdad, a day after the politician called for the Sunni-dominated insurgency to be crushed by force. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Hurricane Katrina's latest fatality should be FEMA, the nation's disaster response agency, a Senate inquiry concluded in calling for a government overhaul to avoid future failures like those the devastating storm exposed. Link To Original Article
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