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My deepest apologies, says Rumsfeld WASHINGTON, MAY 7.Under fire for the gross abuses of Iraqi prisoners, the United States Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, offered his "deepest apologies" to the Iraqi prisoners who were mistreated by American soldiers. Mr. Rumsfeld told ... 14 killed in Karachi mosque blast ISLAMABAD, MAY 7.At least 14 people were killed and 100 others injured this afternoon as a powerful bomb ripped through a mosque filled with worshippers in the port city of Karachi. Police believe it was the handiwork of a suicide bomber set up ... Al Sadr breathes fire on U.S. MANAMA, MAY 7. Disregarding heavy troop presence, the firebrand Shia cleric, Moqtada Al Sadr, who has led an uprising against American occupation of Iraq delivered a defiant sermon today, where he lashed out at U.S. misdemeanours at the Abu ... Insider lifts lid on Abu Ghraib failures WASHINGTON, MAY 7. Many of the prisoners abused at the Abu Ghraib prison were innocent Iraqis, picked up at random by U.S. troops and incarcerated by underqualified intelligence officers, a former U.S. interrogator from the jail told the ... Red Cross says U.S. ignored jail warnings BAGHDAD, MAY 7.The International Committee of the Red Cross and human rights groups in Iraq said yesterday they had been warning U.S. officials for months of ``humiliating'' abuses at Abu Ghraib prison but had failed to get a reply. In claims ... Probe will not restore honour, says former prisoner BAGHDAD, MAY 7.Haider Sabbar Abed points at the picture showing a naked prisoner, posed for the camera with his head hooded, his hands behind his head. ``That's me,'' Mr. Abed says. Mr. Abed was one of a group of seven Iraqi prisoners now at ... 'Osama reward' for U.S., U.N. killings MANAMA, MAY 7. A taped message allegedly from Saudi fugitive, Osama bin Laden, has offered gold as reward for anyone killing top U.S. and U.N. officials in Iraq. It promised 10 kg of gold to anyone killing the U.S. administrator in Iraq, Paul ... Nepal Prime Minister resigns KATMANDU, MAY 7. Surya Bahadur Thapa, a monarchist throughout his political career, ended his fifth term as Nepal's Prime Minister on Friday the way he began it, surrounded by protests. Less than a year ago, on June 4, 2003, Mr. Thapa (75) was ... Other Stories
Globescan Wife of ex-Enron executive jailed New York: The wife of the former Enron finance chief, Andrew Fastow, was jailed on Thursday for one year after pleading guilty to helping her husband hide the ill-gotten gains from his various financial schemes. The plea seems likely to keep the ... Other Stories
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