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US TV documentary to unmask Iraqi weapons 'expert' as a fraud

London, Nov.3 : A television documentary has been successful in unmasking an Iraqi defector who claimed that Saddam Hussein's biological warfare capabilities were central to the US government's case for the 2003 invasion.

The informer, codenamed Curveball, was Rafid Ahmed Alwan who, in 1999, turned up at a refugee centre in Germany seeking political asylum.

Alwan claimed to have been a highly regarded chemical engineer working on the production of mobile biological weapons at a plant in Djerf al-Nadaf.

Pervez Musharraf rejects US Centcom chief’s offer of aid for Swat

Islamabad, Nov 3 : Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has rejected US Central Command (Centcom) chief Admiral William J Fallon’s offer of assistance in eliminating Taliban elements in trib

Daily dose of aspirin may help reduce heart disease risk

Washington, Nov 2 : A new study has revealed that a daily aspirin can help lower the risk of heart attack and clot-related strokes.

Big Apple landmarks spawn new wave of ‘suicide tourism’

New York, Nov 2 : Some of New York’s famous and scenic spots like the Empire State Building, Times Square and George Washington Bridge are among the sites often chosen by the tourists to commit sui

Donald Rumsfeld kept bogey of terror alive to rally Americans behind Bush

Washington, Nov 2 : Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld wanted his staff to "keep elevating the threat" of terrorism to make American people rally behind the Bush Administration in the Iraq

E. coli Causes Totino & Jeno Pizza Products Recall

totinos-jenosWashington: US food provider General Mills has recalled about 414,000 cases of

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