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US groups warn against 'dangerous' military aid to Nepal army
The United States said Thursday it was ready to resume military aid to Nepal more than a year after cutting supplies of lethal weaponry to the Himalayan kingdom but rights groups cautioned against what

Iran promises cooperation with UN inspectors
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani promised that Tehran would cooperate with UN inspectors, in a meeting late Thursday in Vienna with UN atomic agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei.

Clashes erupt as Hamas deploys gunmen in Gaza
Two Palestinian policemen were wounded early yesterday in the first clashes since Hamas deployed gunmen in the Gaza Strip, amid US warnings that rival paramilitaries are creating a dangerous situation.

Maoists back clipping Nepal king's wings
But want more
Nepal's Maoist rebels yesterday backed sweeping cuts of the king's powers but said the changes should not overshadow planned talks to end their one decade-old insurgency that aims to overthrow the monarchy.

Top UN envoy meets Myanmar opposition
A top United Nations envoy tasked with pressing military-run Myanmar on reforms met members of detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party yesterday amid fresh US pressure on the junta.

Pakistan ridicules UK, Afghan charges of sheltering Taliban
Pakistan yesterday angrily rejected allegations by Afghan President Hamid Karzai and a top British army officer that it was letting Taliban militants infiltrate Afghanistan to carry out attacks.

UN body urges US to shut Guantanamo
The United Nations committee against torture told the United States on Friday it should close any secret prisons abroad and the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba, saying they violated international law.

Israel, US at odds on nuclear treaty draft
Israel and the United States are at odds over a draft US international treaty that would ban the production of plutonium or enriched uranium for use in nuclear weapons, a newspaper reported yesterday.

Saddam novel hits stores in Japan
Japanese readers looking for a slightly different tale can now curl up with "Get Out of Here, Curse You" -- a novel by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

Bush renews Myanmar sanctions
US President George W. Bush on Thursday renewed economic sanctions on Myanmar for another year, saying military rulers of the Southeast Asian nation posed a threat to US national security and foreignpolicy.

Annan in China with N Korea, Iran on agenda
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was due to meet Chinese President Hu Jintao on the first day of his visit here yesterday, with North Korea, Iran and East Asian tensions expected to be on the agenda.

4 US troops killed as Iraqis wrangle on forming govt
A roadside bomb near Baghdad killed four US soldiers on Thursday and Iraq's leaders fought last-minute battles for jobs in a much delayed national unity government before a parliament vote scheduled for

India promises more university seats to quell anti-quota stir
Indian officials promised more university places for all yesterday as a medical strike against a new affirmative action plan entered its second week with fresh clashes between police and students.