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Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister made a quick but productive stop in Rome Thursday, receiving Italy&#39;s commitment to keep its troops in the US-led
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Pope Benedict XVI met Saturday with the Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad, the Vatican said.
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Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, right, shakes hands with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on his arrival in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, in this image made from television.
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A Roman Catholic radio station that has been accused of anti-Semitism and criticized by the Vatican was praised Thursday by the prime minister as a source of 'comfort and hope' for Poles.Comment
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a meeting of ministers from world powers and neighboring countries his government can provide adequate security to support a U.N. expansion in Iraq.
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Two Italian humanitarian workers held by kidnappers for 21 days in Iraq thanked Pope John Paul II for his prayers and public appeals for their release.
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ROME, Sep 30 (IPS) - "Shukran, shukran gesilan, ma salama (Thank  you, many thanks, see you)," Italian aid workers Simona Pari  and Simona Torretta said, after being freed this week in the  Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British counterpart Tony Blair issued a cautionary statement to their US ally George W. Bush and the new Iraqi government to resolve the conflict in the Shiite holy city of Najaf without damaging its Muslim holy site.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi (L) shakes hands with British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) after talks in Brussels November 5, 2004 ahead of the second day of a EU summit.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has called on third countries to get off the fence and get involved in stabilising Iraq. Speaking after discussions with Italy&#39;s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during a visit
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Pope John Paul II has expressed &quot;great apprehension&quot; over the situation in conflict-torn Iraq and called for a firm will to seek peaceful solutions to crises across the globe in his traditional Christmas Day message of peace in St Peter&#39;s Square.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi confirmed on Tuesday that two female Italian aid workers who had been taken hostage in Iraq had been released and turned over to the Italian Red Cross.
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1500CET--The Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi&#39;s participation in the EU Summit entered its second day which was dominated by the Iraq issue as the
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Brussels: EU leaders will present a reconstruction aid package to Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on Friday, as the bloc seeks a fresh start with US President George W. Bush after bitter internal divisions over Iraq.
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BAGHDAD, 11 September 2004 - Militants yesterday gave Italy 48 hours to free Muslim women prisoners in Iraq in exchange for two Italian aid workers as the interim Iraqi president promised to do all he could to win the release of the duo.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki invited neighboring countries and world powers on Wednesday to a March 10 meeting in Baghdad, saying he hoped it would help bring reconciliation and support for his government.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan, responding to a call for assistance from Iraq&#039;s new premier, has agreed to help muster political and economic support for the country&#039;s new government, the U.N. spokesman said Friday.