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'Indo-Russian war-games not linked to Iraq war'
Moscow: The joint Indo-Russia Naval exercises in the Indian Ocean next month (May) are not linked to the US-led war in Iraq, Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said on April 4.
Iraq warns of unconventional raids on US troops
Baghdad: Iraq warned of "martyrdom" and other unconventional attacks on April 4 against US troops who it said were "isolated" at Saddam International Airport on the outskirts of the capital.
US, UK more likely to find Iraqi WMDs: Blix
Stockholm (Sweden): Chief United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix said on April 4 that American and British armed forces were more likely to find weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq than his inspectors were.
Car explosion kills three coalition soldiers
Camp As Sayliyah (Qatar): A car exploded near coalition checkpoint in Iraq, killing the car's driver, three coalition soldiers and a pregnant woman, US Central Command said on April 4.
UN humanitarian workers back in Iraq
Kuwait City: Expatriate United Nations humanitarian workers entered Iraq on April 4 for the first time since their withdrawal last month, a senior World Food Programme (WFP) official said.
Saddam urges Iraqis to 'resist' US forces
Baghdad: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein called on the Iraqi people to "resist the invading forces" of the US-British coalition, in a speech read on April 4 by Information Minister Mohammad Said al-Sahhaf on Iraqi television.
Saddam alive and well: Iraqi Foreign Minister
London: Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri said on April 4 that Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein was alive and well but refused to say if he had seen him recently, in an interview with BBC radio.
Senators urge US to cut military aid to Pakistan
Washington: Two senior Senators have urged US to cut its hefty military assistance to Pakistan because of its continued support to cross-border terrorism and nuclear technology trade with North Korea.
US shuts out France, Russia from Iraq rebuilding
Washington: The House of Representatives has passed a supplementary budget amendment excluding France, Germany, Russia and Syria from taking part in US-funded reconstruction bids in Iraq, because they opposed the US-led war in Iraq.
UN for resuming humanitarian aid in Umm Qasr
United Nations: A United Nations mission has recommended that humanitarian workers be allowed to start operations in Umm Qasr after it carried out a security assessment of the Southern Iraqi port earlier this week.
US troops capture Baghdad airport
Baghdad: A senior US officer near Baghdad said on April 4 that the US forces had seized the city's airport.
No immediate prospects of a ceasefire in Iraq: Annan
United Nations: United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has said he does not see any immediate prospect for a ceasefire in the war in Iraq.
Russia will continue to co-operate with US: Putin
Novo-Ogaryovo (Russia): Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia will
continue to co-operate with the United States on important international affairs despite the two countries' differences over Iraq.
Building Democracy in Iraq will take time: UK
London: Iraq will eventually have a Democratic government, but after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime it must initially be run by occupying coalition forces, the British government has said.
US-led troops cannot take over Baghdad, says Iraq
Baghdad: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz vowed on April 3 that advancing US-led forces would not be able to take over Baghdad and promised a "huge and costly" war.
US troops take partial control of Baghdad airport
Baghdad: Coalition forces on April 3 night took partial control of Saddam
International Airport, 20 kilometres South West of Baghdad, a US military source said.
Huge explosions rock Central Baghdad
Baghdad: A string of explosions rumbled through Baghdad and aircraft roared overhead early April 4 as US-led forces launched an attack on the international airport South West of downtown.
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