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UK FM told Iraq invasion unlawful
Jack Straw rejected advice that the invasion of Iraq would be unlawful without explicit UN authorisation.
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IMF upbeat on world economy
The International Monetary Fund raises its projection for how much the global economy will grow in 2010.
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Sri Lankans await election result
Votes are counted after a bitter campaign in Sri Lanka’s first peacetime presidential election for more than 25 years.
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France steps closer to face veil ban
Muslim women should not be allowed to wear face-covering veils in public facilities, a French parliament report says.
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Ethiopia plane ‘flew wrong way’
The Ethiopian jet that crashed in the sea near Beirut on Monday did not turn as directed to avoid a storm, Lebanese officials say.
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Russian court rejects Stalin case
A Moscow court rejects a lawsuit filed by the grandson of dictator Joseph Stalin claiming a Russian newspaper defamed him.
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Karadzic immunity appeal rejected
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic loses his appeal that war crimes charges against him be dropped.
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Gag on UK parliamentary question lifted
A law firm abandons a bid to prevent the British press from reporting proceedings in Parliament because a question revealed the blocking of a report by one of its clients.
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Don’t pressure Iran, says Russia
Threatening Iran with sanctions will not help progress on the nuclear issue, Russia’s top diplomat tells Hillary Clinton.
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