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'Iran to suspend nuke drive if incentives are guaranteed'
Iran will suspend nuclear activities when it is guaranteed delivery of a package of incentives offered by the West, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said in an interview published Sunday.

Pakistan, US sign letter of acceptance for F-16s
Pakistan and United States have signed a letter of acceptance for a multi-billion dollar package to supply the Pakistan Air Force with F-16 warplanes, an air force spokesman said yesterday.

Fresh Shelling in Lanka
Norway envoy moves to arrange crunch talks
Norway's peace envoy began a fresh bid on Monday to arrange crunch talks between the Tamil Tigers and Sri Lanka's government to halt renewed violence, as sporadic shelling continued in the island's besieged

Lebanon deploys army on Israel border
Beirut ready to counter Tel Aviv
The Lebanese army will confront any new Israeli "aggressions", Army Commander Brigadier General Michel Sleiman warned Monday as the military deployed along the southern borders for the first time in almost

Battle for control of US Congress intensified
President George W.

50 bodies found in Iraq
3 Marines killed in attacks, 26 workers kidnapped
At least 50 corpses were discovered scattered around Baghdad overnight while three marines died in separate incidents in Iraq's restive western province of Anbar, police said yesterday.

Nepal's isolated king comes out in support of peace
Nepal's King Gyanendra called for the success of a fragile peace process in the Himalayan nation on Monday, his first public comments since being forced to cede political power in April.

Indo-Pak talks may resume at month-end
Pakistan said yesterday that peace talks with India could resume in late October, and offered to take action if proof was given that Pakistani spies and militants were involved in bomb attacks in Mumbai

17 killed as Myanmar troops, rebels clashes
Seventeen ethnic minority villagers have been killed in Myanmar in clashes between the military and an insurgent group battling the junta, state-run media reported yesterday.

Israel's Lebanon bombardment visible from space
Israel's recent bombardment of Lebanon was clearly visible with "the naked eye" from space, a Russian cosmonaut based at the time on the international space station said yesterday.

Brazil's Lula faces run-off in shadow of scandals
Battered by a string of political scandals, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva squandered what seemed to be a sure first-round election victory and now must face a run-off vote against an energized

New Thai PM a model general who shunned politics
When Thai soldiers fired on crowds of pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok in 1992, killing dozens, General Surayud Chulanont was head of special forces units seen dragging demonstrators through the lobby

Dengue kills 14 in India, affects over 400
Thousands of health workers in New Delhi went door to door yesterday spraying pesticides to stop the spread of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease that has killed 14 people in northern India in the

Grenade attack kills child, injures 16 in Assam
A young man on a motorcycle tossed a hand grenade at people celebrating a major festival in India's northeast, killing an 8-year-old child and wounding 16 others, police said yesterday.