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US Dollar is new temporary currency of Iraq
Washington: With no government in Baghdad and the old currency not worth the paper on which it is printed, the United States is airlifting Dollars from the New York Federal Reserve Bank to temporarily replace the Iraqi Dinar, the 'Wall Street Journal' reported.
US has shut down Iraq-Syria pipeline: Rumsfeld
Washington: Stepping up pressure on Syria, the US shut down a pipeline used
for "illegally" transporting oil from Iraq to Syria, but said it was not certain whether all flow of the precious liquid between the two countries had stopped.
WHO accuses China of covering up SARS epidemic
Beijing: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on April 16 virtually accused China, especially the country's military, of attempting to cover-up the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Beijing by failing to report all known cases of the killer disease, which could be up to 200 – six times more than the official figure of 37.
Fernandes to visit China despite SARS scare
Beijing: Unperturbed by the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Defence Minister George Fernandes will go ahead with his maiden visit to China from April 20 in an effort to boost Sino-India military co-operation and enhance mutual trust.
US continues search for Saddam's inner circle
Baghdad: The capture of the Palestinian mastermind of the 1985 Achille Lauro
hijacking boosted Washington's case against Saddam Hussein's Iraq, as Iraqis began the tortuous process of replacing the regime toppled a week ago.
WHO convenes meet on SARS, the deadly pneumonia
United Nations: As the deadly new pneumonia virus continued to attack more and more people, the World Health Organisation (WHO) convened a two-day meeting of scientists to study the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which has so far killed 144 people and infected 3169 more worldwide.
Coalition bombs Iranian rebel group inside Iraq
Washington: Coalition air forces have bombed camps of Iranian rebels inside Iraq and some of them were expected to surrender soon, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on April 16.
Iraqi Army's western command surrenders
In The Western Iraqi Desert: The commander of 16,000 Iraqi Army troops who controlled the vast area along the Syrian border formally surrendered to US forces on April 16, marking another dramatic step toward the end of the Iraq war.
'Syria's resolution aimed at embarrassing US'
United Nations: Angry Arabs stung by US accusations that Syria has chemical weapons have decided to seek a UN declaration on the Middle East as a zone free from weapons of mass destruction.
More to do before we can claim victory: Myers
Washington: Even though the coalition forces have accomplished much in a little more than three weeks in Iraq, there is more to be done before the coalition can say, "we have won the war", the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers has said.
Middle East should be free of WMD: Powell
Washington: US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said that the Middle East should be free of all weapons of mass destructions (WMD) and hoped that a comprehensive peace process would help create a Palestinian state living side by side in peace with Israel.
Chirac, Bush talk for first time in two months
Paris: French President Jacques Chirac and US counterpart George Bush took a small step on April 16 towards bridging their deep differences over the war in Iraq, speaking for the first time in two months.
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