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UK police hunt 'master bomber'
Blair urges Britons to show calm
Police were trying to work out on Wednesday whether four young British Muslims suspected of carrying out suicide attacks in London last week were inspired by a master bomber who may still be at large.

Nightmare for passengers in Pakistan rail crash
The first thing many passengers heard was a huge bang that shocked them out of their sleep. And what they saw was right out of a nightmare.

Israel seals off Palestinian territories after attack
Israel on Wednesday sealed off the Palestinian territories and re-occupied the West Bank town of Tulkarem in a swift response to a suicide bombing at a shopping mall that killed four women.

Nasa fuels shuttle for liftoff
With a brief but embarrassing setback behind them, Nasa crews began fuelling Discovery for liftoff Wednesday afternoon on the first space shuttle flight in 2 1/2 years.

Italian police begins huge anti-terrorism operation
Italian police were carrying out a country-wide anti-terrorism operation early Wednesday, a day after the government announced a series of measures aimed at preventing a London-style attack, police sources

2 foreigners kidnapped in Gaza: Diplomats
A British national and another foreigner were kidnapped Wednesday in the Gaza Strip, British diplomats told AFP.

Hurriyat leader Geelani placed under house arrest
Hurriyat hardline faction Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani was placed under house arrest on Wednesday morning, Indian officials said.

Bomb hurled at tsunami relief centre in Sri Lanka
A bomb was thrown at a tsunami relief centre in volatile northeastern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, injuring at least nine civilians and a soldier, police said, blaming the attack on Tiger rebels.

Key Zarqawi aide caught in Iraq: Pentagon
American forces have captured a key operative in the organization of Iraq's al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the top US general said on Tuesday.

US, Afghan forces kill 17 militants in clashes
US and Afghan troops have killed 17 insurgents in two days of clashes in southern Afghanistan as a pro-government Islamic cleric was gunned downed by suspected Taliban gunmen, the US military said Wednesday.

US military declines to punish chief of Guantanamo
Military investigators who looked into FBI accounts of Guantanamo Bay detainee abuse urged that a former commander of the prison for foreign terrorism suspects be reprimanded, but US Southern Commanddeclined