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Fresh fighting erupts as Lanka peace bid stalls
22 Tigers killed in battle
Heavy fighting erupted Friday in Sri Lanka with the military reporting the recovery of 22 bodies of Tamil rebels after a Norwegian envoy failed to secure a deal to re-launch peace talks.

EU urges India to sign non-proliferation pact
The president of the European Parliament yesterday urged India to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, a move he said would make it easier for trade with Europe in civil nuclear technology.

World powers warn North Korea against nuke test
World powers neared consensus on a statement warning North Korea against a nuclear test yesterday amid speculation that the secretive state might detonate a device deep inside an abandoned mine as early

Rice urges Kurds to work for peaceful, unified Iraq
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met the leaders of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region yesterday, urging them to cooperate with Iraqi Arabs in building a peaceful and unified country.

Democrats poised for Senate gains: Polls
Iraq still issue number one
Democrats are poised for US Senate gains in the November 7 election, but face an uphill battle to pick up the six seats they need for control, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Thursday.

Russia deports 'illegal' Georgians
Russia deported a planeload of Georgians accused of immigration offences yesterday, the latest retaliation by Moscow intended to bring its small southern neighbour to heel.

'Monster' fossil found in Jurassic graveyard
Scientists have found a fossil of a "Monster" fish-like reptile in a 150 million-year-old Jurassic graveyard on an Arctic island off Norway.

Hundreds protest Bush policies
Hundreds of people called the Bush administration's policies a crime and held up yellow police tape in front of the White House on Thursday amid a nationwide day of protest against the president.

Straw dislikes all Muslim veils
Cabinet Minister Jack Straw has said he would prefer Muslim women not to wear veils at all.

"No" to more brides after tying the knot 201 times!
Sheltering from the scorching tropical heat in the cool shade of a mango tree, 68-year-old honeymooner Shehu Malami sat and pondered life with his four wives, after tying the knot 201 times.

Space debris hit shuttle
A piece of space debris punched a small hole in one of space shuttle Atlantis' radiator panels during its recent 12-day spaceflight, Nasa said on Thursday.

Conservatives face test to prove change
The Conservatives have changed their leader and their logo but need to convince voters they have undergone more than an image makeover to oust Labour.

Asian politicians plead for UN action on Myanmar
Asian politicians pushing for democracy and human rights in Myanmar appealed on Wednesday for the UN Security Council to take concrete action against the Asian nation's military government.

After five years of war, US military shows fatigue
Five years of warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan have left signs of wear and tear on the US military, raising questions about its ability to sustain its current level of operations and confront potential

Putin's Chechen strongman protege comes of age
Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman whose personal militia runs Russia's Chechnya on the Kremlin's behalf, turned 30 on Thursday making him eligible to run for the region's presidency.

Dengue kills over 100 children in Cambodia
Dengue fever has killed at least 102 Cambodian children this year in one of the worst outbreaks of the mosquito-borne disease since 1998, the government and World Health Organisation said on Thursday.