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Mr Abdul Hussein cries after seeing the body of his son , Heider(25), in the morgue of al-Noor hospital , following a bomb that landed in a busy market in Baghdad yesterday.

Mr Abdul Hussein cries after seeing the body of his son , Heider(25), in the morgue of al-Noor hospital , following a bomb that landed in a busy market in Baghdad yesterday.

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  • FF TDs put pressure on Martin over ban on pub smoking

    The Government is facing pressure from Fianna Fáil backbenchers to make major concessions on plans to ban smoking in pubs and restaurants from the new year. p

  • Repayment of bank charges expected

    Thousands of Bank of Ireland customers are expected to be repaid certain bank charges, following a decision of the High Court yesterday. p

  • DUP will deal with SF, says chief negotiator

    Sinn Fein Ardfheis: The Democratic Unionist Party will eventually deal with Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland's political institutions, Sinn Féin's chief negotiator, Mr Martin McGuinness, has declared. p

  • US to send more troops through airport

    Further conflict and protest over the use of Shannon Airport by the US military is expected in the next few weeks as the Americans begin the massive operation of moving another 120,000 troops to Iraq. p

  • Minister urges levy to combat abuse of alcohol

    The Minister of State with responsibility for Community Affairs and the National Drugs Strategy, Mr Noel Ahern, has called for the introduction of a special levy on alcohol sales to tackle alcohol abuse. p

  • Steady decline in BSE figures for year to date

    Figures for the first three months of this year show a steady decline in the number of animals with BSE. p

  • Ryanair chief is fined €1,269 for dangerous driving

    Ryanair chief executive Mr Michael O'Leary was yesterday fined €1,269 and had his licence endorsed for dangerous driving in Co Meath last August.Two other counts of driving without due care and crossing a continuous white line were taken into account by Judge John Brophy. p

  • Tanaiste announces 300 jobs for Cork

    Cork received a welcome boost yesterday with an announcement by the Tánaiste, Ms Harney, that almost 300 jobs are to be created in four IDA-supported investments in the city and county. p

  • Reference terms of abuse inquiry published

    The terms of reference of an inquiry into the handling of allegations of child sex abuse in the Diocese of Ferns were published yesterday by the Minister for Health and Children, Mr Martin. p
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  • Lukewarm response to British asylum plan at EU

    A controversial British proposal to hold asylum-seekers in detention centres outside EU borders received a lukewarm reaction at an EU ministers' meeting in Greece yesterday. p

  • Body of Serbian ex-president found

    SERBIA: Serbian police said yesterday they had found the remains of President Ivan Stambolic, and that he was executed by special police shortly before the ousting of his ally-turned-foe, Mr Slobodan Milosevic. p

  • Rift between Kurds may be exploited by Turkey

    Northern Iraq appears to be entering a delicate and potentially dangerous phase as tension between rival Kurdish groups intensify following a rebel operation which is pushing Iraqi forces back from their front lines and towards the strategic oil-producing city of Kirkuk. p
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  • Harrington ready to grab his destiny

    Players' Championship: Time was when such dizzy heights might have led to a nosebleed, or an inclination to cast a worried glance back at those in pursuit. Now, though, Padraig Harrington knows what it takes to beat the best, including the world number one - after all, he did it head-to-head in the Target World Challenge last December - and he knows he belongs in the higher echelon of the game. p

  • Weakened, but strong enough

    Euro 2004 qualifying/Georgia v Republic of Ireland: If the crumbling hulk of Tbilisi's Dynamo stadium where the Irish under-21s drew yesterday gives a pretty good taste of the city that surrounds it, Lokomotiv's impressive combination of glistening steel and western spec concrete where Brian Kerr's men will go this afternoon is more representative of the willingness here in the Georgian capital to believe that the future can be a much brighter place than the past. p
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