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100 'militants' killed in Afghan fighting
25 civilians among the Nato air raid deaths
Fierce fighting broke out around Afghanistan on Friday, with battles in three separate regions killing more than 100 militants, part of a cycle of rapidly rising violence five years into the US-led effort
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Musharraf asks mosque rebels to surrender
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf told Islamists besieged at an Islamabad mosque to surrender yesterday, amid growing indications that an attempt to shoot down his plane was linked to the standoff.
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Protesters clash over Nepal king's birthday
Dozens of supporters and opponents of Nepal's embattled King Gyanendra clashed yesterday as the monarch threw open the palace gates to celebrate his 60th birthday, police said.
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Bomb suspect in UK court on 7/7 attack anniversary
Prime Minister Gordon Brown marked the second anniversary of Britain's first suicide bombings Saturday amid tight security in London and as an Iraqi doctor was due in court after three failed car bombings.
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Live Earth audiences urged to go 'green’
Concerts in Sydney and Tokyo yesterday kicked off 24 hours of music by more than 150 artists in a round-the-globe series of shows designed to raise awareness about climate change.
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14 get life for massacre of 116 Indian Muslims
A court sentenced 14 people to life in prison yesterday for their involvement in the killing of 116 Muslims during a month of rioting that left close to 2,000 dead in eastern India in 1989.
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Lankan military kills 15 rebels
Fifteen Tamil Tiger rebels were shot dead as they fled from troops on tractors, the Sri Lankan government said yesterday, while four people were killed elsewhere in the embattled island.
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'Blair wanted Diana to be ambassador for Britain'
The forthcoming diaries of Tony Blair's former press chief contain details about how the former British prime minister wanted princess Diana to be an ambassador for Britain, the Daily Mirror said Saturday.
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'Much of US favours Bush impeachment’
Nearly half of the US public wants President George W Bush to face impeachment, and even more favour that fate for Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a poll out Friday.
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