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Last Updated: Wednesday, 7 April, 2004, 02:38 GMT 03:38 UK
US Marines battle insurgents on outskirts of Falluja
US struggles to quell Iraq revolt
Up to 12 US Marines are killed as Iraqi insurgents launch a major assault in Ramadi, west of Baghdad.
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UK PM plans Washington talks

Junichiro Koizumi Japan PM war shrine visit illegal
A court rules Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the controversial Yasukuni shrine are unconstitutional.
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