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France calls for return of UN inspectors to Iraq
Cairo: France on April 12 called for the return of United Nations weapons inspectors to Iraq and for sanctions against the country to be lifted as soon as possible.
Saddam Hussein's weapons adviser surrenders
Baghdad: Saddam Hussein's science adviser surrendered to US military authorities on April 12, insisting that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction and the US-led invasion was unjustified.
France, Germany, Russia seek vital UN role in Iraq
Saint Petersburg: The leaders of France, Germany and Russia on April 12 wound up a two-day "peace camp" summit on Iraq stressing the primacy of Law as embodied in the United Nations as the means of resolving global crises.
Kurdish fighters withdrawing from Kirkuk: Report
Dubai: As widespread looting continued in Baghdad, the US on April 12 announced that 1,200 police and judicial officials will go to Iraq to help restore order amid reports that Kurdish fighters were withdrawing from the Northern city of Kirkuk while fighting between Arabs and Kurds in Mosul left 15 to 20 people dead and over 200 wounded.
Too early to conclude that Iraq has no WMD: Blix
Stockholm: It is too early to conclude that Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) just because Baghdad has not used any such weapons, UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix said in ad interview published on April 12.
Coalition focuses on Saddam's hometown Kirkuk
Kirkuk: The US-led coalition turned its focus to Saddam Hussein's hometown on April 12, where fighters are believed to be regrouping for a last stand. But after the peaceful handover of Northern Iraq's two largest cities and intensive bombing of Tikrit, the city may fall without much of a fight.
Annan asks regional bodies to step up peace efforts
United Nations: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called on regional organisations to work with the world body with "redoubled" vigour to fulfil their "cardinal mission" of ensuring peace based on international law.
'China broke pledge in helping Pak build nukes'
Washington: China has broken its pledge not to help any country, including Pakistan to build missiles to deliver nuclear weapons, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said in a semi-annual report to Congress.
'Syria must not offer safe haven to Saddam backers'
Washington: United States President George W Bush has warned Syria not to allow Baath Party members or Saddam Hussein's families or Generals on the run to find safe haven in Syria.
SARS claims 2 more lives; spreads to Mongolia
Beijing: The killer epidemic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has claimed two more lives in China, taking the death toll in mainland to 60 and affected eight more, even as officials confirmed that the deadly virus has spread to the Northern province of Mongolia.
Al-Douri hopes US forces would pull out soon
United Nations: Iraq's United Nations Ambassador Mohammed Al-Douri, who vigorously defended the Saddam Hussein regime in the Security Council against a US-led attack against Baghdad, hoped American forces would leave his country soon and there would be free elections.
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