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| May 31 |
| Saddam prosecutor on defensive over bribe claims |
| US hopes of Iraq troop withdrawals fading |
| Iran says West must recognize nuclear work
'irreversible' |
| Saudi
fighters 'are leading the surge in attacks on British troops' |
| White
House will go public on Haditha deaths inquiry |
| Basra deaths raise
fears over roadside bombs |
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| May 30 |
| Bombs and shootings claim 53 lives in Iraq |
| 1,500 more US troops to Iraq: Pentagon |
| Iran offers to restart nuclear talks but US still warns
of sanctions |
| NAM backs Iran, condemns Israel's "brutal"
occupation |
| Witness claims Saddam 'victims' alive, case built on
bribes |
| Britain suffers highest monthly death toll in southern
Iraq |
| Focus of Baghdad attacks turns on police |
| Iran to study EU nuclear offer, not end enrichment |
| China confirms world powers to meet Thursday on Iran |
| Two US newsmen killed in Iraq, reporter seriously
wounded |
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| May 29 |
| Emotional Bush says US must finish military campaign in
Iraq |
| Two US television news crewmen killed in Iraq |
| World powers weigh nuclear 'guarantee' for Iran, Russia
says |
| Iran sees foreign hand in wave of ethnic unrest |
| Iraq attacks leave 39 dead |
| 'Hanging judge' defended at Saddam trial |
| Saddam trial resumes with defense testimony |
| US optimistic about prospects of consensus on Iran |
| China eyes closer energy, political ties at Sino-Arab
forum |
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| May 28 |
| Pro-American tribal leader assassinated in Baghdad |
| Iran, Russia agree to continue nuclear talks |
| Four killed in Iran ethnic unrest: report |
| At least 1,000 British troops 'desert' since Iraq war,
BBC reports |
| Iran leader rules out nuclear climbdown |
| Oil shortages hit Iraq with onset of summer heat |
| Iraqi president moves to break ministerial deadlock |
| Bush compares war on terror to Cold War |
| Iran, Palestinian crises to dominate developing nations'
talks |
| Fresh evidence of
'executions' by rogue US marines in Iraq |
| Four
marines singled out in Iraq massacre investigation |
| 66 days in
Iranian jail |
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| May 27 |
| Bush promises to finish
mission in Iraq |
| Fifteen killed in Iraq as
security posts stay vacant |
| Iran takes court action
against Saddam over war |
| Russian envoy to visit Iran for nuclear talks |
| Marines may face trial over Iraq massacre |
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| May 26 |
| US, allies hold WMD-seizing drills in Mediterranean |
| Iran says ready to retaliate against any US strike |
| Blair visit highlights Bush's Iraq woes |
| Bush, Blair make their Iraq war mea culpas |
| Iran FM backs Iraqi government, shuns US in visit |
| Senate confirms Hayden to lead embattled CIA |
| British MP under fire for saying killing Blair 'morally
justified' |
| Blair
and Bush stay silent on withdrawal of troops from Iraq |
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| May 25 |
| Hardline Iran group announces more suicide attackers |
| Bush-Blair to chart new course in Iraq following
formation of gov't |
| Marine chief to visit Iraq amid allegations of marines
killing civilians |
| Eleven killed in Iraq attacks |
| Qatar pours cold water on Gulf initiative on Iran |
| Iraqi minister vows Baghdad security top priority |
| Energy worries, Iran cloud EU-Russia summit |
| Kuwaiti women launch historic election bid |
| Saddam's
world envoy turns up in pyjamas to aid his old boss |
| U-turn by White House as it
blocks direct talks with Iran |
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| May 24 |
| Iran ready for nuclear talks with United States without
preconditions |
| Canadian daily retracts story that Iran to tag
non-Muslims |
| Iran conducts missile test: US defense official |
| Tareq Aziz testifies in defense of Saddam Hussein |
| Iraq PM pledges to clinch security czars by weekend |
| Asian ministers discuss closer economic ties in Doha |
| China, Japan to speed up talks on disputed gas fields |
| Demonstrations rock Tehran universities |
| Police general among six dead in Iraq unrest |
| Iran wants direct talks with US over nuclear program:
report |
| Bush urges Israel to
shelve West Bank plan |
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| May 23 |
| Bush not sure Iran wants solution to nuclear dispute |
| Iraq seeks security chiefs as violence surges |
| Al-Qaeda suspect admits murders, abductions in Iraq |
| Police dismantle British protester's long-running
anti-war camp |
| Saudi Arabia, Germany share fears over Iran nuclear
program |
| Iranian government newspaper banned for provoking ethnic
riots |
| At least 22 dead in Iraq drive-by shootings, bombings |
| At least 11 dead in Iraq drive-by shootings and bombings |
| Major
European banks join US curbs on Iran |
| British troops in Iraq for another four years |
| Iran refuses to negotiate on nuclear work |
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| May 22 |
| Saddam trial chaos as lawyer ejected |
| 'Pivotal' to keep Iran talks alive, China tells UN's
Annan |
| More than 20 killed in Iraq attacks |
| Britain's Blair voices support for new Iraq PM |
| Blair on surprise visit to Iraq |
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| May 21 |
| Iraq's first permanent post-Saddam cabinet lineup |
| New Iraq PM vows to hit terror amid new violence |
| Iraq:
No let-up in bombings as new cabinet takes over |
| Iraq's neighbours hail new government |
| Bush says free Iraq will be 'devastating defeat' for
Al-Qaeda |
| Iran biggest beneficiary of US-led Iraq war: Albright |
| New Iraq PM in push for security, reconciliation |
| 'Al-Qaeda in Palestine' claims attack on intelligence
chief |
| German FM urges Iran nuclear flexibility |
| Iraqi government sworn in amid violence |
| Iran says it will not suspend uranium enrichment |
| Iraqi
cabinet sworn in to a thunder of bombs |
| New dawn for Iraq marked by
bloodshed |
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| May 20 |
| Iraq forms government but security posts unfilled |
| The new Iraqi government |
| Bush hails new Iraqi government as 'opportunity for
progress' |
| Britain and Italy welcome new Iraqi government |
| Reports Iran to tag non-Muslims denied by Jewish MP |
| New Iranian law to require Jews to wear yellow band |
| EU offers reactors to Iran, threatens arms embargo |
| Nineteen killed, 36 wounded in Baghdad blast |
| Iraq: 'We are running out
of time,' the officer said |
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| May 19 |
| Final Iraq cabinet lineup uncertain on eve of
announcement |
| EU offers reactors, fuel in draft Iran nuclear proposal |
| Iran, energy top agenda of German FM's trip to Gulf |
| Iran using Chinese-made feedstock for enriched uranium |
| Annan in China with NKorea, Iran on agenda |
| Oman urges direct US-Iran talks on nuclear row |
| Prodi signals early end to
Italian role in Iraq 'occupation' |
| Thousands march in
protest against murder of secular Turkish judge |
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| May 18 |
| Oman urges direct US-Iran talks on nuclear row |
| Ahmadinejad mocks Iran's 'mental' nuclear opponents |
| Stern Saddam trial judge shows lighter side |
| Iraq undecided over security posts as violence persists |
| Marines killed innocent Iraqis in Haditha: US
congressman |
| Annan due to address NKorea, Iran |
| Keep
Iran military option, says Rifkind |
| Judge shot dead in
Turkish court over ban on headscarves |
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| May 17 |
| US forces cannot withdraw yet from any Iraqi province:
general |
| Iranian president ridicules European nuclear offer |
| Japan tells UN it is ready for Iraq airlifts |
| Saddam back in court as defense case continues |
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| May 16 |
| Death toll tops 40 in Iraq as politicians push for new
cabinet |
| UAE's top man in Baghdad kidnapped as violence continues |
| Saddam's absence from trial sheds light on other
defendants |
| EU, US considering offering Iran nuclear reactor:
diplomats |
| Saddam trial enters new phase with defense testimony |
| Bush, Australia's Howard meet at White House on global
security |
| Almost 50 Iraqis killed in violence |
| Oil prices claw back above 70 dollars |
| Saddam
charged over town atrocities |
| US
resumes relations with Libya |
| Peretz defends wave of
attacks on Palestinians |
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| May 15 |
| Talabani rejects partial Iraq cabinet |
| Iran FM tells EU envoys enrichment halt unacceptable |
| Eight Iraqi police killed after tribal leader slain |
| Crude prices see sharp retreat |
| Dozens of Iraq insurgents killed in US-led raids:
military |
| Saddam defiant as massacre charges listed |
| Annan demands urgent end to Iran, NKorea standoff |
| Oil prices fall sharply |
| EU pledges 'bold' nuclear offer for Iran |
| After
seven British deaths in a week, Basra's police chief is linked to terrorists |
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| May 14 |
| Jihad militants killed in West Bank operation |
| Hardline Sunni militant group claims Iran roadside
killings |
| Forty killed in day of Iraq carnage |
| Thousands of Shiites rally over 'terror plot' in Basra |
| Iraq PM set to unveil cabinet without security ministers |
| Saddam trial resumes Monday with defense witnesses |
| Cheney suspicions of Iraq WMD probe, CIA spy outed in
legal documents |
| Putin to meet 'friend' Abbas in Palestinian balancing
act |
| Russia
and US trade angry words over Iran at UN dinner |
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| May 13 |
| Annan demands urgent end to Iran, NKorea standoff |
| Oil prices fall sharply |
| EU pledges 'bold' nuclear offer for Iran |
| Iraq PM set to unveil cabinet without security ministers |
| Two British soldiers killed by bomb in Iraq: defence
ministry |
| Saddam trial resumes Monday with defense witnesses |
| Cheney suspicions of Iraq WMD probe, CIA spy outed in
legal documents |
| Basra in crisis as governor implicates security chiefs
in terror |
| Iran issues warning on new Europe nuclear offer |
| Shiite squabbles over posts final hurdle for Iraq
government |
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| May 12 |
| US shrugs off pressure for direct talks with Iran |
| Gunman arrested after firing on US consulate in Jeddah |
| US must talk directly talk to Iran: Annan |
| UN finds highly-enriched uranium traces in Iran:
diplomats |
| Iraq unity government starts to take shape |
| Iran leader blasts US "propaganda war" |
| Displaced
Iraqis 'living like animals' |
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| May 11 |
| Jordan airs confessions of Hamas 'plotters' |
| Two dozen killed in Iraq as politicians consider
security revamp |
| Iranian leader ramps up anti-Western rhetoric |
| Military action in Iran could make region 'explode':
Russia |
| Iran unmoved by UN's 'carrot and stick' nuclear effort |
| Iran's president says Israel 'one day will vanish' |
| Iran attacks "domineering" world powers |
| Retrial of Bulgarians in Libya AIDS case adjourned |
| Iranian leader shrugs off threat of sanctions, war |
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| May 10 |
| Over 1,000 killed in Baghdad sectarian bloodshed:
Talabani |
| Iranian leader shrugs off threat of sanctions, war |
| Over 1,000 killed in Baghdad sectarian bloodshed:
Talabani |
| US gives ground on Iran, Palestinian aid |
| World powers to meet May 19 on Iran nuclear program |
| Jordan arrests 20 over 'Hamas plots' |
| Rebels kill 12 as Iraq parliament meets |
| World powers struggle to find common policy on Iran |
| Iraqi Kurds take political union at 'face' value |
| All eyes on Iran at summit of large Muslim countries |
| West again mulls incentives for Iran in nuclear row |
| Indonesia backs Iran's claim of peaceful nuclear program |
| Police
claim to have killed man behind Egypt bombings |
| Suicide car bomb kills 17 as Iraq new cabinet almost
ready |
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| May 9 |
| No official reply to Iranian letter: White House |
| Syria takes in Palestinian refugees stranded on Iraq
border |
| West no closer on UN response to Iran |
| British-based radical Muslim cleric fights extradition
to Jordan |
| Major powers fail to break impasse over Iran |
| Iran's President Ahmadinejad due in Indonesia |
| Peres warns Iran, says it could also be 'wiped out' |
| Major powers try to break impasse over nuclear standoff
with Iran |
| Iran's
letter to Bush 'a ploy to avert pressure' |
| Chaos
sends Palestinians to brink of civil war |
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| May 8 |
| Iranian leader's letter to Bush could open new
diplomatic tracks: Larijani |
| Ahmadinejad writes to Bush amid worsening nuclear crisis |
| Rebels kill 14 as Iraqi leaders discuss final cabinet
line-up |
| US clamped down on prisoner abuse, officials tell UN |
| Death squads deepen division in Baghdad |
| Iraqi leaders set to finalise cabinet |
| Six majors powers to try to break impasse over nuclear
standoff with Iran |
| Larijani, in Turkey, pushes IAEA as forum for nuclear
talks |
| Israel's alienated Russian voters cry betrayal |
| Fight for sheep rights comes to Middle East |
| Mobs
cheer British deaths as Basra slips out of control |
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| May 7 |
| Karbala bombing, sectarian killings rock Iraq |
| Iraq's Kurdish MPs vote to unify provincial government |
| European Social Forum announces anti-war campaign plan |
| Iran warns UN of 'confrontation' over nuclear programme |
| Sunday Times: Israel saved Abbas |
| Six major powers to meet Monday to seek unity on Iran |
| British military says five killed in copter crash |
| Forty-three bullet-riddled bodies found in Baghdad |
| Russia and China press for changes to Iran draft |
| UK soldiers die as Basra erupts |
| Five
servicemen die as insurgents in Iraq bring down UK helicopter |
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| May 6 |
| Kurdish rebels promise hit-and-run attacks on Iran |
| Russia balks at draft Iran resolution |
| CIA director Goss stuns with resignation |
| British troops die in Iraq copter crash |
| Deadly clashes after British chopper crashes in Iraq |
| Seven killed, seven kidnapped in Iraq |
| Bush complains Iraq drowning out good economic news |
| UN still chasing agreement on Iran draft |
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| May 5 |
| UN haggles over Iran draft as Turkey warns against
nuclear proliferation |
| Defiant Iranian president pledges to pursue atomic fuel
production |
| Iraqi Kurds warn guerrillas over Turkey, Iran conflict |
| Baghdad
morgue struggles to cope with flow of bodies |
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| May 4 |
| Security Council mulling binding draft on Iran nuclear
program |
| Dozens killed in Iraq as politicians bicker over key
posts |
| Iraqi president: Syria exporting terror, Iran great
danger |
| US air strike kills 13 in Iraq: medics |
| Nine killed in Baghdad courthouse bombing |
| Defiant Iran looks to neighbours for support as pressure
mounts |
| Iran claims more progress in controversial nuclear drive |
| Night
on guard with the neighbourhood watch of Baghdad |
| Cheney has no regrets over Iraq invasion |
| Security council fails to agree on Iran deadline |
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| May 3 |
| France, Britain propose binding UN resolution against
Iran |
| Western powers ready new draft resolution on Iran |
| Dozens die in Iraq as parliament meets |
| Freed German hostages glad to be alive as they return
from Iraq |
| US softens tactics in Iraq
after British claims of trigger-happy troops |
| UN powers divided over Iran; US threatens sanctions |
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| May 2 |
| Two Germans freed after three-month hostage ordeal in
Iraq |
| Ten 'terrorists' killed in Iraq as leaders discuss
cabinet |
| US, Europe push for strong UN action on Iran standoff |
| Turkish army claims right to pursue rebels in Iraq |
| Six killed in Iraq as Shiites, Sunnis talk cabinet
line-up |
| Strikes
on Iran too risky, says US general |
| Senior Democrat
pushes for ethnic federation in Iraq |
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| May 1 |
| Iraq has reached 'turning point' on route to democracy:
Bush |
| Iran complains to UN chief over threat of US attack |
| US, Japan urge action on Iran, N. Korea |
| Iran vows to resist as West pushes for tough UN action |
| Security Council members seek common stance on Iran |
| Iraq battles for peace three years after US 'victory' |
| Billions wasted in Iraq,
says US audit |
