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With much of Iraq lacking power, water, food and order, the United States and international organizations worked to restore a war-ravaged infrastructure that was already corroded by years of neglect and sanctions. Iraq: Museum looting may have been planned BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi museum officials and U.S. military authorities now think that the much-publicized looting of antiquities from the world-renowned National Museum of Iraq was most likely a well-executed theft, perhaps planned before Baghdad fell. Iraq: Iraqi weapons experts elude capture She is called "Dr. Germ," and he is known as the "Missile Man." Iraq: Terror alert relaxed as fighting diminishes WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration lowered the terror alert level from orange to yellow Wednesday, saying the end of heavy fighting in Iraq has diminished the threat of terrorism in the United States. Iraq: Selfless final act saved his troops On April 4, a 100-man unit of the Iraqi Special Republican Guard launched a surprise attack on U.S. forces attempting to secure Baghdad International Airport. Presidential adviser launches online chats WACO, Texas -- White House chief of staff Andrew Card told an online audience Wednesday that he believes Saddam Hussein has been killed. Nation in brief: Tests focus on missing pregnant woman RICHMOND, Calif. -- The investigation into two bodies found in San Francisco Bay is focused on determining whether they were Laci Peterson and the baby she was carrying, a state criminalist said Wednesday. Health in brief: Aging gene finding opens door to wider scope of research Two scientific teams have discovered the genetic error that causes a rare premature aging disease in children, a breakthrough with potentially wide implications for treating the typical diseases of old age. World in brief: Sanctions on Cuba considered WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is considering a series of steps to punish the Cuban government for its recent crackdown on dissidents, officials said Wednesday. U.S., North Korea plan talks in bid to end nuclear standoff SEOUL, South Korea -- The United States and North Korea will try to resolve their six-month standoff over Pyongyang's suspected nuclear weapons program in talks arranged by China, the North's closest ally, officials said Wednesday. Fighting terror: Group cites erosion of rights VIENNA, Austria -- Antiterrorism measures introduced since the Sept. 11 attacks are severely curtailing human rights and civil liberties in much of the world, a watchdog group said Wednesday. Fighting terror: Abbas arrest triggers legal debate WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is debating whether to bring terrorist Abu Abbas to the United States to stand trial in the 1985 murder of a U.S. citizen or let him serve prison time in Italy. National headlines World headlines Science headlines
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