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Seized British sailors taken to Tehran |
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TEHRAN, Saturday (AP) - Iran today insisted that 15 British sailors it seized had illegally entered Iranian waters, denouncing what it called a ''blatant aggression.''
The Britons were being taken to the capital for questioning, Iranian media reported.
Iran's tough comments came after Britain demanded the return of the sailors and denied they had strayed into Iranian waters while searching for smugglers off Iraq's coast. |
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Hindu judge becomes Muslim Pakistan's acting chief justice |
ISLAMABAD, Saturday (AP)- A senior judge from Pakistan's tiny Hindu minority was sworn in as acting chief justice today in a first for the country's Supreme Court amid a judicial crisis that has embroiled the government of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf. |
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Cell phones unlikely to cause brain cancer: study |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cell phone use does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of glioma -- the most common type of brain tumor, according to a new study. The story may be different, however, for intense use of cell phones over many years. |
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