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Screams of the tortured in an Iraqi prison
Amman: "We kill, we kill," muttered the Iraqi driver of the pick-up truck speeding through the night-time streets of Baghdad bringing his helpless cargo of handcuffed Western journalists to Saddam Hussein's notorious Abu Ghraib prison.
US special forces raid one of Saddam's palaces
Dubai: Faced with little resistance, the invading US forces on April 3 moved towards Baghdad from two directions and were 10 km away from the Iraqi capital as they raided one of Saddam Hussein's palaces near the city's international airport.
US forces advance to within 15 km of Baghdad
Dubai: Tightening their hold, the invading US troops backed by artillery and mortar fire on April 3 advanced to within 15 kms of downtown Baghdad and were preparing to seize the airport in a "decisive phase" of the war on Iraq, which has entered the third week.
Saddam releases new statement, hails Iraqi fighters
Baghdad: Saddam Hussein hailed the "courageous" resistance put up by Iraqi fighters in the Al-Kut region in a message read on state television on April 3 by Iraqi Information Minister Mohamed Said Al-Sahhaf.
15 killed in bomb explosion in Philippines
Manila: A large bomb rocked Davao city's busy wharf area on April 2 evening, killing at least 15 people and injuring 34, in the latest attack to hit the violence-prone Southern Philippines, officials said.
US cannot be world's judge of Human Rights: China
Beijing: Countering the US State Department's global Human Rights report this week which flayed China for its gross violation of Human Rights, Beijing for the first time on April 3 linked the American-led unilateral war against Iraq with Washington's right to comment on the Rights situation in some 190 developing nations.
Arab nations to call for General Assembly meet on Iraq
Cairo: Arab nations will press for a UN General Assembly meeting to discuss the war in Iraq, despite US opposition, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said on April 2.
SARS outbreak under 'effective control': China
Beijing: China has asserted that the outbreak of deadly atypical pneumonia in the country is "under effective control" as the Chinese Cabinet gathered to discuss the killer disease which has caused 46 deaths in the Communist nation and over 70 worldwide.
A great deal has been accomplished in 2 weeks: Powell
Belgrade: Coalition military advances to the outskirts of Baghdad are a success that will lead to victory in the war, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on April 2.
Iraqi television shows Saddam chairing meeting
Baghdad: Iraqi state television on April 2 night showed President Saddam Hussein chairing a meeting which paid tribute to the "heroic resistance" of Iraqi fighters against US and British invasion forces.
Russia not interested in US' defeat in Iraq: Putin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow was not interested in the American defeat in US-led war against Iraq but wants the return of the vexed issue back on UN track.
India pays in full its contribution to UN budget
United Nations: India has paid in full its contribution to the United Nations
regular budget for the year 2003.
US claims discovery of banned missiles in Iraq
As-Sliyah (Qatar): US troops have found two proscribed Al-Samoud 2 missiles during operations near the Central Iraqi town of Hilla, the US Central Command said.
US helicopter shot down in Iraq, 7 killed
Washington: A US Army Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in Southern Iraq, killing seven of the 11 soldiers aboard, Pentagon officials said on April 3.
BBC journalist killed in landmine blast in Iraq
London: A landmine explosion killed one BBC journalist and injured another in
Northern Iraq on April 2, the company said.
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