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Five killed in Lanka air attack: Tigers
At least five people were killed yesterday when Sri Lankan war planes bombed a house near the main hospital inside rebel-held territory in Kilinochchi, Tiger guerrillas said.
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Ulfa opposes oil drilling in Brahmaputra River
A separatist group that has previously destroyed petroleum works in India's resource-rich northeast Assam state said yesterday it opposed a plan to search for oil under the Brahmaputra River.
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UN urges Nepali rebels to stop torture
A United Nations rights group has urged Nepal's Maoist rebels to stop detaining and torturing suspected criminals throughout the country, the group said Wednesday.
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Nepal court orders 'living goddess' probe
Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered a probe into whether a centuries-old practice of worshipping a "living goddess" violates the rights of young girls, court officials said yesterday.
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Asia turns hotspots for arms sellers
Asia has shot past the Middle East as the world's largest arms market, with India concluding $5.4 billion in deals in 2005, the most of any developing nation, a new report for the US Congress has found.
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4 more killed as Israel presses Gaza incursion
Israel kept up an incursion in Gaza yesterday, which has killed 12 Palestinians and a soldier in little over a day in one of its largest operations since militants seized a soldier in June.
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US military sees Iraq edging toward chaos
US military commanders assessed two weeks ago that Iraq was edging toward chaos, according to a classified military chart published in the New York Times on Wednesday.
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'Iraq discontent drives US polls agenda'
A new poll has confirmed that widespread dissatisfaction over Iraq could spell the end of the Republican dominance of Congress, with voters saying they expect the Democrats to cut US involvement in Iraq.
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Saddam faces judgment day on Sunday
For 24 years he brooked no dissent, brutally crushing anyone who challenged his despotic rule. Now fallen Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein faces the ultimate penalty in a court run by his own people.
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Kerry says sorry for 'botched Iraq joke’
Democratic Sen John Kerry apologised directly to US troops on Wednesday for comments about Iraq that prompted a firestorm of Republican criticism in the final days of a bitter congressional election campaign.
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China wants N Korea talks as soon as possible
China called yesterday for the next round of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programme to take place as soon as possible, after this week brokering an end to the diplomatic deadlock.
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