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'Israel heading toward Lebanon occupation'
Following Israel's bloodiest day in its war against Hezbollah, the Jewish state once again appears headed toward the snare of a ground occupation in south Lebanon, analysts said yesterday.
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Civilians flee on foot as SL fighting rages
Thousands of civilians fled Sri Lanka's eastern battle zone on foot yesterday as shells fell nearby during an artillery battle between Tamil Tiger rebels and the army, the Red Cross said.
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UN alarmed about Gaza humanitarian 'tragedy'
Bridge bombing cripples Lebanon aid pipeline
The United Nations said yesterday it was "deeply alarmed" that the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip was being forgotten due to Israel's ongoing offensive in Lebanon.
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Rumsfeld locks horns with US lawmakers
Combative US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has received what may have been his most scathing questioning yet on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers decried what they see as the Pentagon's botched handlingof
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Insurgents kill 23 Iraqis in wave of bombings
2 GIs slain in Anbar province
Insurgent fighters killed at least 23 Iraqis, most of them police officers, in a wave of bombings across the country yesterday, after US generals warned the country could slip into civil war.
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Nato patrols escape 2 bombings
Coalition forces kill 25 Taliban
Two bombs exploded yesterday near Nato patrols in an area of southern Afghanistan that saw a series of bloody attacks a day earlier, while security forces said they had killed 25 rebels.
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Floods kill 31 more people in India
Floods caused by heavy monsoon rains swept away people and destroyed homes in southern India, killing at least 31 people, officials said yesterday.
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