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Sharon gives green light to 600 new settlements
3 Palestinians shot dead, 2 collaborators killed
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz have given the green light to the construction of 600 new buildings in the largest of the West Bank settlements, the defence ministry
 
'Arrest of prized al-Qaeda figure led to new US alert'
Attack plan found on detained IT expert's computer
The capture of an al-Qaeda computer engineer in Pakistan in mid-July led to the most recent terror alert in the United States, the New York Times reported yesterday, quoting senior US officials.
 
Sudan vows to fight foreign intervention
Sudan's army has vowed to fight any foreign military intervention in Darfur, even after the government reluctantly accepted a UN demand to end the killing and atrocities in the troubled region within30
 
Hardliner Takes Hurriyat Helm
Move underway to heal APHC splits
A top hardliner in Indian Kashmir was reappointed yesterday as head of a separatist group as efforts got underway to ease a split among leaders opposed to Indian rule in the Himalayan region.
 
Al-Qaeda at war with Pak leaders: Analysts
Three al-Qaeda-linked attempts to kill Pakistani leaders in eight months show the terror network has declared war on Islamabad as the key US ally sweeps up prize al-Qaeda terror suspects, analysts said
 
Iran rejects Saudi idea of 'Muslim forces'
Iran said yesterday that a Saudi initiative to send troops from Arab and Islamic states to Iraq was "not appropriate".
 
US set to shift 3,600 troops from S Korea
A brigade of 3,600 US troops prepared Monday to depart for Iraq from their base near South Korea's border with communist North Korea, officials said.
 
11 questioned for attempt on Shaukat Aziz
Pakistani authorities are questioning up to 11 suspects over the attempted assassination of prime minister-designate Shaukat Aziz, for which an al-Qaeda-linked group has claimed responsibility, a minister
 
Powell testifies in CIA leak investigation
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has spoken to a grand jury probing whether Bush aides leaked the name of a CIA agent to retaliate against her husband, an Iraq war critic, the State Department saidSunday.
 
Iran not afraid of UN sanctions over nukes
Iran is not afraid of being referred to the UN Security Council over its suspect nuclear programme and could easily withstand economic sanctions, a top national security official said yesterday.
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Schroeder bows to Warsaw Anti-Nazi heroes
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder paid tribute on Sunday to thousands of Poles killed in a failed rebellion against Nazi forces 60 years ago, making a landmark gesture of reconciliation toward a new
 

 
   
 
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