Situation in Iraq 'is difficult' says Straw
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the situation in Iraq is &quot;difficult&quot; before explaining that this meant foreign troops had a duty to remain the country.
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw,  on a surprise visit to Iraq, said on Tuesday violence must not  upset plans to hold nationwide elections.
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The commander of US forces in Iraq says violence has decreased, but the country still faces many problems.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, on a surprise visit to Iraq, says violence must not upset plans to hold nationwide elections. &quot;I believe they can and should take place by
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Iraq's leaders have just months to mend   their differences or see their country collapse, the speaker of   parliament told wrangling deputies on Wednesday after a car   bomb caused dozens of casualties in the morning rush hour.
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Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, expressed his &quot;concern&quot; last week that Israeli expansion of illegal West Bank colonies threatens the viability of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Invading Iraq was the "most difficult decision" of Tony Blair's life, his former media chief Alastair Campbell tells the BBC.
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Children collect usable metal parts from the site of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad, Iraq, October 4. AP. BAGHDAD  - Britain&#39;s Foreign Secretary Jack Straw paid a surprise visit to Iraq on Tuesday amid
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw  made a surprise visit to Iraq on Tuesday, with violence and  kidnapping overshadowing plans for elections in January.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said he was extremely distressed over a video which showed British aid worker Margaret Hassan who was kidnapped in Iraq pleading for her life.
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Mr Allawi, speaking at a press conference in London, said Iraq must continue to &#39;stand firm&#39; in the face of challenges, including those posed by terrorists.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has been challenged to justify "dramatic" cuts which will shut diplomatic posts around the world.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in an interview on British TV Sunday the invasion of Iraq has not made the world a safer place.
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Pursuing the insurgents is hard enough. But Iraq's top general has to walk a difficult line of battling militias without alienating their political leaders
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's government is to hold a parliamentary debate on Britain's involvement in Iraq by the end of January, parliament leader Jack Straw has said.
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British troops in Iraq have an important job to do and there is no fixed timetable for their withdrawal, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, despite speculation that Britain will soon announce a major pullout.
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Iraq, once thought to be a political albatross for President George W. Bush, is turning out to be more of a headache for his Democratic rival John Kerry despite the continuing turmoil and mounting US death toll.