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Buoyed by the triumphalist Republican Convention that nominated him for re-election last week, President George W. Bush is looking for…
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The gunmen who kidnapped the British journalist James Brandon from his hotel late on Thursday probably had no idea they…
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Reviews of: A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples by Ilan Pappe Cambridge, 333 pp, £15.99 The Gun…
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On the videotape, the American hostage stands in front of a flag with Arabic writing on it. His appearance is…
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On the morning of 17 April 1998, the Singapore merchant ship Petro Ranger set sail carrying 9600 tonnes of diesel…
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The US armed forces launched their first air raid against post-war Iraq last week, when F-16 fighter-bombers dropped 500-pound bombs…
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