Vol. 5 Num 56 Wed. July 21, 2004    
 
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Israel-Labanon border fighting flares up
Two Israeli soldiers, Hezbollah fighter killed
A Hezbollah fighter and two Israeli soldiers were killed yesterday as Israel-Lebanon cross-border violence flared up a day after a military commander of the radical Shi a Muslim group was blown up inan
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India sets up panel to find lasting solution to annual flood woes
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday he has set up a panel to find a permanent solution to floods which annually ravage the country's east and northeast, as officials reported another 24
 
Iraq vows to hit states backing insurgents
Iraq is ready to retaliate against countries it accuses of supporting violence wracking the country, the country's defence minister warned yesterday.
 
US probes involvement of Iran in 9/11 attack
President Bush said on Monday the United States was trying to determine whether Iran was involved in the Sept. 11 plot and accused the government of harboring al-Qaeda leaders.
 
Blair defends Iraq war decision in debate
It is "absurd" to claim that anybody reading pre-war intelligence reports could think Iraq's weapons were not a problem, Tony Blair has said.
 
Jt patrols launched to protect Malacca Strait
Military chiefs from three Southeast Asian countries launched coordinated patrols yesterday to protect one of the world's busiest shipping lanes from piracy and possible terror attacks.
 
N Korea opens tightly sealed border for aid
Eighty South Korean trucks loaded with rice rumbled into North Korea across the world's most heavily fortified frontier yesterday in a symbol of reconciliation between the two.
 
Explosion kills 31 at Ukrainian coal mine
Rescuers battled a raging fire and deadly gases deep in an eastern Ukrainian coal mine yesterday looking for survivors from a methane gas explosion that killed at least 31 miners.
 
US House freezes aid to Vietnam over HR record
The US House of Representatives late Monday voted to freeze all non-humanitarian assistance to Vietnam and provide aid to its dissidents in response to what it described as "a policy of harassment, discrimination,
 
Khartoum 'backs Darfur militias'
A human rights group says it has proof that Sudan's government has been supporting Arab militias accused of killing thousands in Darfur.
 
3 foreigners held for hacking in Philippines
Eight people including two Indians and a Bangladeshi were arrested for allegedly hacking into Philippines telecommunications systems to make unauthorized long-distance calls, officials said yesterday.
 
Riot breaks out at UK asylum centre after detainee death
A serious riot broke out at a British detention centre for asylum seekers after the body of a detainee was found hanged, officials said yesterday.
 

 
   
 
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