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Tigers agree to peace talks in Oslo
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers told Norway's special peace envoy yesterday they are prepared to meet the government for crunch peace talks in Oslo in late October, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters,

'Myanmar to crackdown on Indian rebels'
Myanmar is poised to launch fresh military operations aimed at evicting Indian separatists from its northern areas, a rebel leader said yesterday.

World alarmed as N Korea threatens nuclear test
World leaders reacted with alarm yesterday at news that North Korea plans to carry out a nuclear test, warning it could have serious consequences for the impoverished hermit nation.

Iran offers French nuclear role amid sanctions threat
Iran yesterday suggested France should lead a consortium to produce enriched uranium on Iranian soil, in a new attempt to ward off the threat of sanctions over its nuclear ambitions.

Rice urges Hamas to recognise Israel
Rice urges militants to recognise Israel
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called yesterday for the Hamas-led Palestinian government to recognise Israel, saying at the start of a regional tour that innocent Palestinians were being hurtby

Two US soldiers, 10 Taliban killed in Afghan clash
Two US and four Afghan soldiers and 10 Taliban fighters were killed in separate clashes in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar and Khost, the US-led coalition force said yesterday.

Israeli jets fly over Lebanon despite troop pullout
Israeli warplanes flew over Lebanon yesterday two days after Israeli forces withdrew from virtually all of south Lebanon, witnesses said.

South Korea's FM on course to replace Annan
South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon said on Tuesday he bore "a heavy sense of responsibility" after an informal ballot that virtually assured he would become the next United Nations secretary-general.

Gunman kills 5 US girls at Amish school
A dairy truck driver with a grudge burst into a one-room Amish schoolhouse on Monday and killed five girls execution style before committing suicide in the third deadly US school shooting in the pastweek,

Russia slaps sanctions on Georgia
A wave of sanctions by Russia against its southern neighbour Georgia came into effect yesterday in the wake of a spy scandal that has brought relations between the two ex-Soviet states to a new low.

'Violence driving 9,000 Iraqis from homes every week'
The number of Iraqis fleeing their homes to escape sectarian strife is rising dramatically, and has now reached almost 9,000 per week, the International Organisation for Migration said yesterday.

Iraq leaders seek to flesh out peace plan
Iraqi leaders hope to flesh out a deal to end sectarian bloodshed in Baghdad when they meet again yesterday but conceded a four-point plan, drafted under US pressure, was still a long way short on vital

Attack on Parliament
Indian president under pressure to pardon convict
Pressure mounted on India's president yesterday to pardon a Kashmiri man who was sentenced to death for involvement in a deadly attack on the parliament five years ago.

Rebels kill 3 Pak soldiers
Rebel tribesmen shot dead three Pakistani soldiers yesterday after ambushing their jeep in a mountainous region of southwestern Baluchistan province, an official said.