Lower level Iraqi enforcers face war crimes prosecutions
Washington officials pursue thousands linked to Saddam Hussein's security apparatus for abuses from 1991 Gulf War to the present. U S authorities expect lengthy investigations into alleged torture, assassinations and rights violations by secret police, militias and agents. Coalition troops hold 7 000+ prisoners as Baghdad weighs charges and future prosecutions while Iraqis provide leads on lower echelon suspects.
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China sacks health minister over SARS crisis
Beijing and national officials moved to curb an outbreak as SARS deaths rose to 79 with 1,814 infections. Health Minister Zhang Wenkang and Beijing Mayor Meng Xuenong were stripped of party posts while government titles remained. May Day holiday was canceled to limit travel and stop spread.
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Food convoy reaches Baghdad Zoo amid long deprivation
A Kuwait donated shipment arrived in Baghdad supplying two weeks of fruit vegetables and meat and a month of dry feed for the zoo animals. The convoy left Kuwait on Friday and reached Baghdad the next day amid years of sanctions war looting and neglect.
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Journalist detained after police questioning in Tehran
TEHRAN Iran AP A journalist and liberal critic Sina Motallebi was arrested after hours of interrogation at a police station. His wife Farwaz Ghazizadeh said authorities promised a two day release, but she doubted the time. Motallebi runs the Farsi site Rooznehar and faced repeated judiciary summons over four months for material on his site and interviews with foreign media.
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