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Wed. July 25, 2007


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S Korean talks with Taliban raise hostage hopes
75 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes
South Korean officials held their first direct talks with the Taliban yesterday as the clock ticked towards a sundown deadline for the lives of 23 Korean hostages held in Afghanistan.

Jailed medics released by Libya, flown to Sofia
Six foreign medics jailed for life in Libya for infecting children with the AIDS virus flew to Bulgaria on Monday after being released by Tripoli under a deal brokered with the European Union.

More cities under threat in Britain's worst floods in memory
The fate of more English cities, towns and villages hung in the balance yesterday as emergency crews built up defences against rising waters during Britain's worst floods in living memory.

Nepali Maoists threaten to pull out of govt
Nepal's former rebels threatened Monday to pull out of a coalition government after a row over a security detail given to their leaders.

Tigers kill 11 soldiers, 4 village guards
Separatist Tamil militants launched a pair of attacks against government troops in northern Sri Lanka yesterday, killing 11 soldiers in a roadside bombing and four village guards in a raid on their bunker,

IAEA to inspect Iranian nuclear site next week
The UN's nuclear watchdog agency will next week visit the site of a heavy-water nuclear reactor in Arak, Iran, the agency said yesterday after talks with Iranian officials.

Ex-Guantanamo inmate blows himself up to avert arrest in Pakistan
A former Guantanamo Bay inmate who led pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan after his release died Tuesday when police said he blew himself up with a grenade to avoid arrest.