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14 US troops die in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AFP) — At least 14 more American troops were killed in Iraq over the weekend, the military said Sunday, as a former US commander warned victory in the intractable conflict was now beyond reach.

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Fighting spreads in south of Lebanon

Fighting has spread to a second Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon after an army checkpoint near Ain al-Hilweh in the south was attacked by rocket-propelled grenades. The attack and ensuing gunfights wounded five people and came as troops continued their latest assault against Fatah al-Islam fighters at Nahr al-Bared in …

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Monica Macovei: Legea ANI nu e mai severă

Lipsa auditului extern, declararea ca incompatibilă a calităţii de avocat cu cea de parlamentar şi limitarea puterii inspectorului de integritate sunt puncte considerate esenţiale de Macovei în Legea ANI care nu au trecut de Parlament şi care nu s-ar regăsi nici în ordonanţa care modifică legea.

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Bush condemns Iran’s detention of Americans

WASHINGTON — US President George W.  Bush on Friday strongly condemned Iran’s detention of American citizens and called for them to be freed “immediately and unconditionally.” Tehran has accused dual US-Iranian citizens Haleh Esfandiari, an academic, Kian Tajbakhsh, a social scientist, and Parnaz Azima, a journalist, of spying. The State …

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