| IRIN In-depth: The landmine hangover |
 JOHANNESBURG, 19 March 2010 (IRIN) - People who dared to think of a world free of anti-personnel mines used to be viewed as altruists and idle dreamers, at odds with the world's realities, in which the weapons were seen as necessary and intrinsically valuable items in any armoury.
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| IRAQ: Controversy over Diyala Province housing project |
 BAGHDAD, 18 March 2010 (IRIN) - A housing project in Diyala Province, sandwiched between Baghdad and the Iranian border, could raise tension between Arabs and Kurds, observers say.
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| IRAQ: IDPs returning to Diyala Province in increasing numbers |
 BAGHDAD, 9 March 2010 (IRIN) - The security situation in Iraq's northeastern province of Diyala is slowly improving and thousands of displaced families have returned to their homes, according to officials.
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| IRAQ: National election raises hopes for Iraqis |
 BAGHDAD, 7 March 2010 (IRIN) - Amid tight security and strict limits on vehicle movement, millions of Iraqis hoping for change went to the polls on 7 March in what is the country’s second parliamentary election since the US-led invasion of the country toppled former president Saddam Hussein in 2003.
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| IRIN: Today's most popular IRIN articles |
NAIROBI, 5 March 2010 (IRIN) - Here are the most popular new articles on the IRIN website over the last 24 hours. Updated hourly. This feature was launched on 18 July, but will display the latest, most popular items of today.
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| IRAQ: Local NGOs welcome cluster bomb ban |
 BAGHDAD, 18 February 2010 (IRIN) - Iraqi NGOs working in the field of landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance have welcomed the ratification of an international convention banning the use of cluster bombs.
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| IRAQ: Should NGO activists join the electoral fray? |
 BAGHDAD, 17 February 2010 (IRIN) - A small number of local NGO officials are running in the 7 March parliamentary elections, prompting accusations by some analysts that they could jeopardize the neutrality of NGOs.
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| IRAQ: Wasit Province initiative to get doctors to return |
 BAGHDAD, 11 February 2010 (IRIN) - The authorities in Wasit Province, central Iraq, are introducing financial and other incentives to attract specialist doctors to return to local health facilities, according to officials.
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| IRAQ: Streamlining the state food aid system |
 BAGHDAD, 9 February 2010 (IRIN) - The Iraqi government has started excluding from distribution lists for state food aid those considered well-off, according to government officials.
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| MIDDLE EAST: Experts urge governments to revise water policies |
 AMMAN, 4 February 2010 (IRIN) - Governments in the Middle East must put aside political differences, rethink water management and revise strategy and policy in using water otherwise the region will face a dire future, scientists have warned at an international conference in Jordan.
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