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Asian nations slam Israel for Qana carnage
Muslim nations around Asia led furious regional condemnation yesterday of the bloody Israeli attack on the southern Lebanese town of Qana, with unified calls for an immediate ceasefire.
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UN fails to censure Israel for killings
The UN Security Council expressed Sunday "extreme shock and distress" at an Israeli air strike that killed 57 people, mostly children, and called for an end to the violence.
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Afghan governor survives mosque blast: 8 killed
23 Taliban slain in clashes
A provincial governor survived a bomb blast that ripped through a parked car near a mosque in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, killing five policemen and three passers-by.
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29 kidnapped in Iraq
4GIs, 19 Iraqis killed in attacks
Gunmen kidnapped 29 people in Baghdad yesterday, while Iraq's latest wave of violence killed 19 people, including four Iraqi soldiers in a suicide bombing.
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Iran should 'prepare' to fight Israel, US
Says top general
The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards called on his troops Sunday to "prepare themselves to get even" with Israel and the United States, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
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Naga rebels extend truce by one year
A powerful separatist group in Nagaland agreed yesterday to extend a ceasefire with the government by one year and continue with peace talks, a senior rebel leader said.
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N-plants target of militants
Says Indian defence minister
India has stepped up security at its nuclear installations fearing an attack by a Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the defence minister told parliament yesterday.
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Coalmine blast kills 11 in China
A blast at a coalmine in south China killed 11workers, the official Xinhua News Agency said yesterday. The blast occurred on Saturday at the Bailongshan Colliery in Yunnan province, Xinhua said.
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