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Blast rocks Lankan truce
Monitors call for calm after 6 soldiers killed
Six soldiers were killed in a landmine blast in northern Sri Lanka yesterday, the military said amid an upsurge in violence that prompted Scandanavian truce monitors to warn of "irreparable" damage to
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Anti-West feeling runs high ahead of Iraq polls
Voters want Americans to go home, politician, police commander killed
Anti-Western feeling is running high ahead of Iraq's election this month and many voters think sending US troops home should be the priority of the next government, an informal survey by Reuters indicated.
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Europeans, Americans split on war on terror
Outrage in Europe over alleged CIA torture camps and covert flights across the continent exposes a wide gap between Americans and Europeans on how they view the war on terror, analysts say.
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Plot to rocket Saddam trial uncovered
A Sunni Arab insurgent group was plotting to attack the trial of Saddam Hussein when it resumes today, Iraq's national security adviser said yesterday.
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Iran developing missile defence system
Tech bought from Russia
Iran, under pressure over its disputed nuclear programme, has been developing a missile defence system and has bought such technology from Russia, the Islamic republic's top national security official
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Israel pounds Gaza with artillery fire
Palestinian militants carried out more cross-border rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip yesterday after Israel launched a series of air raids and pounded the territory with artillery fire.
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100 houses set on fire in Assam
Around 100 houses were set ablaze as ethnic clashes escalated in Karbi Anglong district of Assam, prompting authorities to issue shoot-on-sight orders yesterday.
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Key al-Qaeda figure killed in Pakistan
One of al-Qaeda's top five leaders, said to be responsible for planning overseas strikes, was killed by Pakistani security forces in a rocket attack near the Afghan border with US help, American and Pakistani
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250,000 people march for HK democracy
An estimated 250,000 people took to the streets of Hong Kong yesterday, demanding the full democracy that was promised when Britain handed its former colony back to China eight years ago.
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