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Lanka to deal terrors with iron fist
Sri Lanka will deal with Tamil Tiger "terrorism" firmly, a government minister said on Thursday, arguing the island nation was faced with more suicide bombers than the entire Middle East.
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Terror funded through Indian stock market
Says official
India has seen terrorist groups manipulating its stock markets, including the benchmark Mumbai bourse, to raise funds, National Security Adviser MK Narayanan has said.
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Rice misled Congress on Iran, says ex-aide
Controversy over a possible missed US opportunity for rapprochement with Iran grew on Wednesday as former aide accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of misleading Congress on the issue.
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Train bomb trial begins in Madrid
A Spanish trial began on Thursday of 29 people charged with involvement in the Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people three years ago in the deadliest al-Qaeda-related attack in Europe.
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Koreas agree to meet, paving way for aid
North and South Korea agreed yesterday to restart high-level talks, paving the way for food aid to resume after this week's breakthrough energy-for-disarmament deal with Pyongyang.
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OIC mulls Muslim peace force
The 57-member Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) said yesterday there was growing support within its ranks to form a Muslim peacekeeping force as part of plans to bolster its image.
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Britain worst place for children
Britain is the worst country in the industrialised world in which to be a child, closely followed by the United States, the United Nations Children's Fund said on Wednesday.
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Ex-FM sees Lanka facing int'l isolation
Sri Lanka faces international isolation for failing to pay close heed to human rights issues, former foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera warned yesterday.
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