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‘Iran biggest threat to US interests in ME’
Rice denies Bush policies spreading fear in the region
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned that Iran poses the biggest threat to US Middle East interests, as she begins a major regional tour.

Taliban set new deadline as 2nd S Korean killed
Afghanistan's Taliban set the government a new deadline of noon (0730 GMT) today to meet its demands in order to save 21 South Koreans, a day after a second hostage was killed.

Myanmar under fire at ARF meeting
Asian nations piled pressure on Myanmar while China pledged to be a good neighbour, as foreign ministers from across the region met on the eve of high-level security talks here yesterday.

'New Red Mosque' rebels threaten suicide attacks
Pro-Taliban militants who seized a shrine and named it after Pakistan's radical Red Mosque said Monday they would retaliate with suicide bombings if troops tried to flush them out.

Nuke accord recognises 'real difference' between India, Pakistan: US
The United States says it considers relations with both India and Pakistan as important but the accord to implement India-US civil nuclear deal is a clear recognition of a "real difference" between them.

'1000 Maoists fighters fled Nepali camps’
Over one thousand Maoist Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) fighters, including two platoon commanders, cantoned at the Maoist Fourth Division in Nawalparasi have fled the camps over the past six months,a

Free elections will save Pakistan from failure: Think-tank
Pakistan is in danger of failing as a state unless the military government of President Pervez Musharraf restores democracy by holding free and fair elections this year, a think-tank said yesterday.

Putin backs Abbas to secure Palestinian unity
Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced support yesterday for efforts by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to end a bitter stand-off in the Palestinian territories.

India, Naga rebels extend ceasefire
Indian government negotiators and rebels from the northeastern state of Nagaland indefinitely extended a ceasefire yesterday, a joint statement said.

69 trapped Chinese coal miners fed milk
Rescuers poured milk down a coal mine's ventilation pipes in a bid to save 69 workers trapped underground for more than 50 hours in central China, state media said yesterday.

Maldives heads for referendum on political system
The Indian Ocean tourist paradise of the Maldives will hold a referendum to decide the future role of its powerful presidency held by Maumoon Abdul Gayoom for the past 29 years, officials said yesterday.

Italian film legend Antonioni dies
Director Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the last great figures in Italian cinema, has died at the age of 94, ANSA news agency reported Tuesday quoting his family.

Turkey rounds up scores of illegal immigrants
Turkish security forces detained almost 90 illegal immigrants from Asia and the Middle East and three suspected Turkish traffickers during two raids here, Anatolia news agency reported yesterday.

Gunmen abduct Pakistani in Nigeria
Gunmen yesterday seized a Pakistani construction worker in the restive oil-rich southern Nigerian Rivers state, community sources said. A source said the kidnappers were in a speedboat.