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¤ American and Iraqi public health experts have calculated that about 655,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the March 2003 US-led invasion and subsequent violence, far above previous estimates. US President George W. Bush dismissed the report as not...

¤ American and Iraqi public health experts have calculated that about 655,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the March 2003 US-led invasion and subsequent violence, far above previous estimates. US President George W. Bush dismissed the report as not credible.

¤ Over 1,000 Iraqis are fleeing their homes each day because of rampant violence, and revenge killings are "totally out of control", the top UN humanitarian official said. Jan Egeland, UN under-secretary general, said that sectarian violence and military operations had forced over 315,000 to flee their homes in the past eight months.

¤ A California-born convert to Islam who has appeared in al Qaeda videos became the first American charged with treason since the World War Two era, a US Justice Department official said. Adam Gadahn, 28, who is believed to be overseas and is not in US custody, was accused of treason, which carries a maximum punishment of death, and of providing material support for a terrorist group.

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