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Fighting flares up despite Lankan peace pledges
Sri Lanka's Air Force bombed Tamil Tiger bases for a third day yesterday, and suspected rebels clashed with government soldiers, after the foes agreed to crunch talks aimed at halting renewed civil war.
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Japan, US push divided UN to punish N Korea
Japan called yesterday on a divided UN Security Council to impose tough sanctions on North Korea if it tests an atom bomb, but Pyongyang warned it would not back down unless the United States compromises.
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US, EU warn Israel over closure of Gaza border
US and European security officials have told Israel that European states may withdraw their monitors from the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt unless Israel agrees to keep it open.
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UN European HQ faces terrorist alert
The United Nations boosted security at its European headquarters yesterday after receiving warnings of a possible terrorist attack, according to an internal document obtained by AFP.
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Nobel winner Kornberg hails his son's award
Arthur Kornberg, the 1959 Nobel Medicine Prize co-laureate, basked in his son Roger's Nobel chemistry honour Wednesday, saying he long thought his son deserved it, but warned a decline in US government
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