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Abbas, Olmert hold talks to bridge differences
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talked fundamentals yesterday, aiming to bridge gaping differences ahead of a US-called conference later in the year.

Aid too slow for South Asian flood victims
Helicopters on Sunday dropped food and other essentials to the millions of people forced from their homes by floods across South Asia, but officials warned that the aid efforts were insufficient.

Lanka guilty of rights abuse: HR Watch
The Sri Lankan government has committed a wide array of human rights abuses in its fight against Tamil rebels, illegally detaining some opponents, secretly abducting others and waging battles with little

190,000 small arms given by US to Iraqis unaccounted for
The US government cannot account for more than half of all small arms given to Iraqis in the hope of bolstering their security forces, raising fears the weapons may have found their way to insurgent groups,

Republicans reserve right of attack in Pakistan
Top Republican 2008 White House hopefuls on Sunday reserved the right to launch US strikes against al-Qaeda in Pakistan, and insisted on victory in Iraq, in a feisty fourth televised debate.

Afghan, Nato operation kills 22 militants
An operation launched by Afghan and Nato troops following intelligence that Taliban fighters planned to block a major highway left 22 militants dead, a provincial official said yesterday.

Bush, Karzai target Afghan security woes
Beleaguered by a hostage crisis and insurgent violence, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is seeking fresh backing from a reliable ally: President Bush.

S Korea puts faith in direct talks with Taliban
South Korea's embassy said yesterday it had "high hopes" for face-to-face talks with Afghanistan's Taliban militia holding 21 of its citizens, one of whom has been able to speak to a negotiator.

Iran, US experts talk Iraq security
Iranian, Iraqi and US experts yesterday held the first meeting of a joint security committee looking to ease the insurgency in Iraq that has put arch-foes Washington and Tehran at loggerheads.

Hiroshima day
Japan vows not to seek nukes
Japan vowed yesterday never to seek atomic weapons and urged nuclear powers to give up their own arsenals 62 years after the world's first nuclear attack on Hiroshima.

Darfur rebels agree on platform for peace talks
Eight Darfur rebel groups on Monday agreed a common platform to enter final peace negotiations with the Sudanese government at the end of three days of talks.

India, Nepal trade blame for worst floods in decades
India and Nepal blamed each other yesterday for some of the worst flooding in South Asia in decades, which has affected 25 million people and left rescuers scrambling to help victims.

IAEA experts in Iran to talk inspections
A team of experts from the UN atomic energy agency arrived in Iran on Monday to agree on a plan for future inspections of its uranium enrichment plant, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.

Two Koreas exchange fire across border
North and South Korean soldiers exchanged fire yesterday across their heavily fortified border in the first such incident for a year, the South's defence ministry said.

Two ministers quit Maldives cabinet in protest
Two senior Maldivian ministers have quit the cabinet accusing President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of obstructing reform, officials and dissidents said Monday.