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OpinionWorld Politics on the Brink of a New Era?
The leadership goals of the United States are colliding with the interests of the rest of the world. Heinrich Bergstresser, Deutsche Welle, comments on the Iraq war and its influence on international politics.
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Iran
Hopes for Finding Survivors Fade
With aid from relief organizations around the world, the Iranian city of Bam is slowly piecing itself back together. But hopes for finding people alive beneath the rubble has become a race against the clock.
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Iran
Quake Death Toll Climbs to 20,000
International specialist rescue workers, among them Germans, have reached the quake site in Iran to search for survivors as Iranian authorities confirmed that the death toll now stood at 20,000.
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Libya
Gadhafi Renounces Weapons of Mass Destruction
Libya's leader, Moammar Gadhafi, has done an about face, and agreed to give up his weapons of mass destruction. But the case of Libya is different from that of Iran and North Korea, argues Peter Philipp.
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Iraq
Europeans Oppose Death Sentence for Saddam
Government officials from several European countries have spoken out against a death sentence for Saddam Hussein after U.S. President George W. Bush called for the "ultimate punishment" for Iraq's former dictator.
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German-Iraqi Relations
Coming to Grips with the Past
The director of Germany's vast archive on East Germany's secret police has met with Iraqi groups in Washington to counsel them on how to proceed with a similarly difficult attempt to deal with the past.
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Malaysia
Mahathir's Difficult Inheritance
Malaysia enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s few modern Islamic countries. However, Mahatir Mohamad's policy of favouritism towards the Muslim community has lead to an ethnification of the country’s society. Charlotte Wiedemann reports
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Cyprus
Election Ends in Tie
Preliminary results show that Sunday's Turkish Cypriot elections, crucial to the fate of the divided island of Cyprus, ended in a dead heat, with two rival blocs landing 25 parliamentary seats each.
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Germany
Arms Exports Under Fire
The German government approved weapon exports worth some €3.2 billion ($3.95 billion) in 2002, making the country the world’s fifth largest arms seller, an annual report has revealed.
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Iraq
Chirac, Schröder Support Debt Relief
U.S. envoy James Baker met with French and German leaders on Tuesday. Both are willing to reach a deal to ease Iraq's debt, but the prickly issue of the awarding of contracts to rebuild Iraq still leaves open questions.
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The Iraq Crisis
Saddam Hussein's Uncertain Future
Great Britain is in favor of trying Saddam Hussein before the Iraqi War Crimes Tribunal and Iraqi leaders say such a trial will have an "international dimension." But the U.S. has stayed quiet on the captive's future.
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Digital Divide
Trying to Narrow the Gap
World leaders were in Geneva for the World Summit on the Information Society, aimed to bridge the "digital divide" between rich and poor. But forging common ground in the face of sundry interests will prove difficult.
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