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India evicts Myanmar rebels from Mizoram
India has evicted hundreds of Myanmarese guerrillas from well-entrenched bases in Mizoram in a weeklong military operation, officials said yesterday.

Kashmiri rebels ready to resume talks with Delhi
High alert in valley after car bombing
Kashmiri separatist leaders, freshly returned from talks in Pakistan, said yesterday they wanted to resume suspended discussions with New Delhi.

Ahmadinejad victory deals final blow to reformers
Hardliners have grabbed an unchallenged stranglehold on Iran with Mahmood Ahmadinejad's election victory, completing a long-running rout of reformers who are squeezed out of every position of power.

Lankan Muslims boycott tsunami aid deal
Sri Lanka's main Muslim party said yesterday it will boycott a landmark tsunami aid-sharing deal between the government and rebels that is seen as a prelude to resuming stalled peace negotiations.

Israeli settler killing hits ME truce hard
Palestinian gunmen killed a Jewish settler and wounded several more in a West Bank drive-by shooting on Friday in a new blow to a faltering Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire.

Bush admn asks Japan to extend Iraq mission
8 Iraqi policemen killed in attacks
The United States has reportedly asked Japan to extend its humanitarian mission in Iraq, while President George W.

China issues flood emergency
China's president has ordered government bureaus to step up emergency flood control and relief efforts after torrential rains left 732 people dead or missing ahead of the traditional rainy season.

Bush acknowledges 'grim' images of daily Iraq violence
President George W. Bush yesterday acknowledged the "grim" daily images of violence in Iraq but again insisted that US efforts to stabilise the troubled country are working.

Tsunami aid 'went to the richest'
Six months after the Asian tsunami, a leading international charity says the poorest victims have benefited the least from the massive relief effort.

Descendant of Mughal emperors stakes claim to Taj Mahal
A descendant of India's Mughal emperors has staked a claim to ownership of the world's most famous monument to love, the Taj Mahal, amid a row between Hindus and Muslims over its custody, a report said