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BAGHDAD, IRAQ : Smoke covers the presidential palace compound in Baghdad 21 March 2003 during a massive US-led air raid on the Iraqi capital. Smoke billowed from a number of targeted sites, including one of President Saddam Hussein’s palaces, an AFP correspondent said. AFP PHOTO

by Dinesh Weerawansa

Explosive batsman Sanath Jayasuriya yesterday tendered his resignation as Sri Lanka cricket captain, only a day after his team returned from South Africa after being eliminated from the final of the 2003 ICC World Cup tournament in South Africa. It was not immediately clear whether his resignation has been accepted or not.
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Where is Saddam?

British newspapers speculated Saturday on the fate of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein following US reports that he may have been killed or wounded in the first US air strikes of the war against Baghdad.
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Charges traded over Chinese trawler

by Ananth Palakidnar and Ramani Kangaraarachchi

The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission will meet the Sea Tigers to hold an inquiry into the attack on a fishing trawler in the Mullaitivu waters on Thursday, informed sources said.
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