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An Iraqi girl screams after her parents were killed when US soldiers opened fire on a car which they say failed to stop, despite warning shots, in Tal Afar, Iraq, on Tuesday. The five children travelling in the back seat of the car survived.

An Iraqi girl screams after her parents were killed when US soldiers opened fire on a car which they say failed to stop, despite warning shots, in Tal Afar, Iraq, on Tuesday. The five children travelling in the back seat of the car survived.

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  • McDowell dismisses IRA's robbery denial

    A still from Northern Bank CCTV footage of an employee, who was acting under duress, leaving the bank with a bag containing more than #1 million in cash as part of the #26.5 million raid on the bank's headquarters in Belfast on December 20th. The Minister for Justice has dismissed the IRA denial of involvement in the Northern Bank robbery, saying the IRA's version of truth was what it considered to be convenient. p

  • 66,000 children 'in consistent poverty'

    A total of 66,000 children are still living in consistent poverty despite recent progress in tackling deprivation and poverty, the children's charity Barnardos said yesterday. p

  • Former brother is guilty of assault

    A former Marist brother was yesterday found guilty of 180 counts of indecent assaults against six young boys at a Sligo national school in the 1960s and 1970s. He will be sentenced next March. p

  • Teachers and AA urge speed changes

    A new 50km/h speed sign on the Loughlinstown carriageway in south Co. Dublin. The metric speed signs came into force on all roads at midnight last night. The introduction of the new metric speed limits at midnight last night was accompanied by complaints that the opportunity to review certain speed limits had been missed. p

  • Kelly to visit Washington as US considers SF links

    Senior Sinn Féin negotiator Gerry Kelly will be in Washington next week but no meeting with administration officials has yet been confirmed. p

  • M3 routing at Tara 'very odd decision'

    An eminent archaeologist who oversaw previous archaeological work on Tara as part of a Government research programme has described the decision to route the M3 motorway through the Tara/Skryne valley as "strange and odd", and said the current route should be changed. p

  • Hearing told Ahern gave assurance on battle sites

    The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, gave the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader, Mr David Trimble, a written assurance about the historical importance of the Battle of the Boyne and Battle of Aughrim sites in relation to new roadway plans, an oral hearing has heard. p
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  • Security tight for inauguration

    A policeman stands guard during the final rehearsal for today's presidential inauguration in front of the US Capitol. US: President Bush will be inaugurated for a second term at noon today in a ceremony on Capitol Hill, followed by the traditional inauguration parade of military units and marching bands through the snow-swept streets of Washington to the White House. p

  • Blair 'appalled' at images

    BRITAIN: British Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair said the "shocking and appalling" photographs of the alleged abuse of Iraqi civilians by UK soldiers should not be allowed to "tarnish the good name" of Britain's armed forces. p

  • Concerns raised as committee approves Rice

    US: The US Senate is expected to confirm Dr Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State today after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted yesterday by 16-2 to approve her nomination. p
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  • United make no mistake

    Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo (second right) is congratulated by team-mates after scoring the opening goal against Exeter during the FA Cup third round replay at St James' Park, Exeter last night. SOCCER/Exeter - 0 Manchester United - 2: Manchester United hurried for their flight, glad to be out of Exeter and into the fourth round. The next tie, with Middlesbrough, surely cannot bemuse the holders as this one did. p

  • Youth to profit from new deal

    Packie Bonner's hopes of making significant progress with the implementation of the FAI's Technical Plan during the coming year received a major boost yesterday when it was revealed that €500,000 of the money received from the association's newly improved sponsorship deal with Umbro will be allocated to the scheme. p

  • Johnson will not go on Lions tour

    Former England and Lions captain Martin Johnson will not be going on tour to New Zealand this summer. p
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  • Where's the beef?

    Red Sun at the opening of the Cork City of Culture 2005 Cork 2005: The first of a weekly diary from the European Capital of Culture reports how delays and confusion are hindering some events p
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  • Postcards from the edge

    Could this be the first sign of a distant shore? The 'Huygens' probe has sent back some spectacular pictures of the strange world of Saturn's moon, Titan, writes Dick Ahlstrom p
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