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'No evidence slain girls are LTTE cadres'
Age of enemy no concern, says Lanka
The UN children's agency said yesterday there is no evidence to support military claims that dozens of children killed in a Sri Lankan air force bombing raid were Tamil Tiger cadres.

Lebanon Truce
Hezbollah gets a boost as Israel govt badly bruised
The war in Lebanon has badly bruised the Israeli government and boosted Hezbollah's standing in the Arab world.

Manmohan asks Pakistan to fulfil anti-terror pledge
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday said unless Pakistan honours its commitment to stop terrorism originating from territory held by it, the public opinion in India favouring the peace process

France ties Lebanon deployment to Hezbollah disarmament
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy was to travel to Lebanon Tuesday to discuss conditions for the deployment of an expanded UN force in that country -- notably the disarmament of Hezbollah.

Koizumi defies China, South Korea with war shrine visit
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi paid his respects at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine for war dead yesterday, the anniversary of his country's World War Two surrender, defying warnings from China and

Credibility of US report on human trafficking questioned
The credibility of an annual US report that blacklisted countries linked to human trafficking has been questioned in a Congressional probe that called the report inconsistent and incomplete.

UK mulls profiling of Muslim air passengers
Britain is considering a system of air passenger profiling in the wake of arrests in connection with an alleged aircraft bomb plot, it was reported yesterday.

'Depressed get more out of marriage'
One way to get more out of marriage may just be to start out depressed, said a US study, which shows that spouses may not share equally the benefits of marriage.

Japan tanker spills crude oil in east Indian Ocean
A tanker on its way from the Middle East to Japan spilled about 4,500 tonnes of crude oil in the eastern Indian Ocean, tanker owner Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. said yesterday.