POLAND - Kaczynski speaks out against diplomat's comments on Iraq
WARSAW (Reuters): Poland summoned the United States ambassador yesterday to complain about a senior American diplomat's suggestion that a cabinet member critical of the war in Iraq could be dismissed.
IRAN - State calls for Saddam's sentence to be carried out
TEHRAN, Iran (AP): Iran called on Iraq yesterday to carry out its death sentence on Saddam Hussein, saying the former dictator who waged an eight-year war against Iran in the 1980s was a criminal who deserved to die.
PAKISTAN - Pashtuns protest gov't's meddling in Afghanistan
CHAMAN, Pakistan (Reuters): Several thousand ethnic Pashtuns rallied in a Pakistani town near the Afghan border yesterday, accusing Pakistan of meddling in Afghanistan's affairs. The protesters, Pakistani Pashtuns and some Afghan Pashtun...
SWITZERLAND - US accused of interfering in policy of WHO
GENEVA (AP): The World Health Organisation (WHO) is convening this week to pick its next leader, and some leading public health officials are worried the new chief may not have the strength to stand up to Washington on drug and sexual health....
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