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World powers start work for 'stabilisation' force
World leaders got down to work yesterday on sending an international force into Lebanon to help quell the raging violence there as the Middle East crisis dominated the closing day of a G8 summit.

Indo-US leaders talk nuclear deal at G8
US President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday discussed last week's train bombings in India as well as efforts to ratify their controversial nuclear deal.

Foreigners flee Israel's Lebanon onslaught with fears & tears
Wiping away tears and hugging loved ones left behind, hundreds of foreigners were fleeing Lebanon yesterday, under the thumps of missiles as Israel intensified its military onslaught on the country.

Bush, Blair's chat caught on open microphone
A microphone picked up an unaware President Bush saying yesterday Syria should press Hezbollah to "stop doing this sh--" and that his secretary of state may go to the Middle East soon.

Palestinian foreign ministry ruined
Israel keeps up Gaza blitz, EU FMs call for restraint
Israel bombed the Palestinian foreign ministry in Gaza yesterday for the second time in a week, demolishing the building and tightening the noose on the Hamas-led government three weeks after the capture

Coalition forces kill 4 'al-Qaeda fighters'
Bomb demolishes govt building, 2 officials die
The US-led coalition in Afghanistan said it killed four suspected al-Qaeda fighters in a raid yesterday while a suicide attack in the troubled south destroyed a justice headquarters and killed three people.

Maoists kill 26 in India
Suspected Maoist rebels have killed at least 26 villagers in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, authorities say.

Discovery lands safely after 13-day ISS mission
Space Shuttle Discovery made a smooth landing in Florida Monday, completing a 13-day mission considered critical for the US space program's recovery from the 2003 Columbia disaster.