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Taliban leader vows more attacks against West
21 militants killed in clashes
A commander of Afghanistan's Taliban militant group warned Western nations in an interview broadcast on US television Friday that they can expect more attacks on their soil.
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North Korean reactor to shut down within days
Pyongyang gets oil aid as promised
UN inspectors arrived in North Korea yesterday to monitor the communist country's long-anticipated promise to scale back its nuclear weapons programme, while the top US nuclear envoy said he expectedPyongyang's
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Iraqi MPs bristle under US push for oil law
Iraqi lawmakers insisted yesterday they will proceed at their own pace in approving a controversial oil law -- a key plank for uniting the country's warring sects -- despite growing US pressure.
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Israel blows hot and cold towards Syria
While inviting new negotiations with Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gives no sign that he is prepared to withdraw from the Golan Heights -- a prerequisite for such talks to succeed.
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Fresh fighting erupts in Lanka
Government troops clashed with separatist Tamil Tigers in northern Sri Lanka, leaving one soldier dead and 12 others wounded, while warplanes pounded a rebel camp with airstrikes Saturday, the military
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US kills 6 militants using 'human shields' in Iraq
14 more people die in separate attacks
A US air strike in Iraq's restive Diyala province killed six alleged militants who sheltered behind women and children on the rooftop of a building on Saturday, the military said.
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Indian doctor charged with supporting terrorists
Australian federal police yesterday charged an Indian doctor with providing "reckless" support to a terrorist organisation by giving his mobile phone SIM card to two of the suspects accused in the failed
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Senate doubles Laden bounty to $50 million
The US Senate Friday doubled the bounty on Osama bin Laden to 50 million dollars, reflecting frustration that the Al-Qaeda mastermind remains free and rising anxiety over possible future attacks.
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Olmert may offer Abbas another carrot
Ehud Olmert and Mahmud Abbas are likely to meet next week as the Israeli premier mulls further measures to bolster the Palestinian president, army radio reported yesterday.
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