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US busts Asian network seeking arms for LTTE
Tigers, troops claim heavy damages after sea battle
US authorities said Thursday they had busted an arms-trafficking gang, arresting six Asians who had been trying to smuggle weapons from the United States to Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Karzai met Taliban
Suicide car bomb kills 6 in Kabul
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai said yesterday he met with Taliban militants in attempts to bring peace to the country and urged supporters of the fundamentalist militia to lay down their weapons.
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US revs up pressure on Iran after sailors' release
The United States Thursday shrugged off Iran's release of 15 captured British sailors and warned it faced tougher sanctions if it does not bow to UN demands to halt its uranium enrichment operations.
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Global warming threatens natural wonders
An environmental group said Thursday some of the world's greatest natural treasures are threatened with destruction because of global warming from the Great Barrier Reef to the Amazon rain forests and
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British officer defends sailors' conduct
Britain's top naval officer yesterday defended the conduct of 15 sailors and marines seized by Iranian forces after boarding and inspecting a merchant vessel in the Persian Gulf.
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Documents indicate no Iraq-Qaeda cooperation
Interrogations of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and documents seized after the 2003 US-led invasion confirmed that his regime had not been cooperating with al-Qaeda, the Washington Post reported
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Britain suspends boarding operations in Gulf
Britain has suspended boarding operations in the Gulf and is reviewing its rules of engagement after a dispute with Iran over the capture of 15 British naval personnel, a top officer said yesterday.
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WHO urges countries to unite against diseases
The World Health Organisation yesterday urged countries to join forces to tackle the growing number of cross-border threats to public health, including avian influenza and HIV/AIDS.
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Curfew in Pak town after 3 die in clashes
Pakistani authorities yesterday imposed an indefinite curfew in a mountainous tribal town bordering Afghanistan after three people died in fighting between rival Muslim sects, local officials said.
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