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Asean urges N Korea to desist from further nuclear tests
Southeast Asian nations urged North Korea yesterday to cancel any plans for a second nuclear test and to address the world's humanitarian concerns about the secretive country.

Three Asian Powers Hold Summit
China, Japan , S Korea find common ground on N Korea, mending ties
China, Japan and South Korea yesterday held their first summit together in two years, finding common ground on North Korea and on mending their own fractured relations.

11 killed in Sri Lanka as Tigers, troops trade fire
Commandos capture 3 more rebel bases
At least five soldiers and six civilians were killed in Sri Lanka as Tamil Tiger rebels and government troops traded long-range artillery fire in the island's restive east, officials said yesterday.

Nato-Afghan operation kills 30 Taliban
A military operation in which a British soldier died in Afghanistan at the weekend left about 30 Taliban fighters dead, Afghan police said yesterday.

Cabinet Okays Interim Constitution
Maoists in Nepal set to enter parliament
The transformation of Nepal's Maoists from rebels to mainstream politicians moved closer yesterday after the cabinet approved an interim constitution giving the ultra-leftists seats in a new parliament.

Troops raid Somali rebel hideouts, seize arms
Troops carried out fresh raids on suspected rebel hideouts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu yesterday after the transitional government was handed the power to impose martial law.

Asia on high alert for bird flu resurgence
Four bird flu deaths in Indonesia and a spate of new poultry outbreaks in Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia are signs the virus could make a resurgence this northern winter, health experts warn.

Us Move At Security Council
Myanmar continues to dog Asian diplomacy
Myanmar has once again dogged the best efforts of Asian diplomacy after Southeast Asian leaders bridled at US attempts to have the UN Security Council condemn the army-ruled state.

Hillary Clinton in Afghanistan
US Senator Hillary Clinton was in Afghanistan yesterday for talks with President Hamid Karzai including discussions on whether more US troops should be sent to fight the Taliban insurgency, officialssaid.

10 ex-Nazis convicted in Italy
An Italian military court Saturday convicted 10 former Nazi SS officers and soldiers for the massacre of 955 people in a northern Italian town during World War II.

New genetic clue to Alzheimer's found
Researchers have identified a second gene responsible for the most common form of Alzheimer's disease, a development that may make it easier to screen for, and ultimately treat, this devastating brain

Buddhist man beheaded in Thai south
A Buddhist man was beheaded after he and his wife were gunned down early yesterday in Thailand's Muslim-majority south, police said.

Bomb hits petrol tanker in Pakistan
A bomb attached to a petrol tanker travelling from Pakistan to supply US forces in Afghanistan exploded yesterday but caused no casualties, officials said.

Hindus swarm to Ganges to wash away sins
Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees plunged joyfully into the frigid Ganges river yesterday to cleanse away their sins on an auspicious day at a huge religious festival in northern India.

India swears in first 'untouchable' chief justice
India yesterday swore in its first Supreme Court chief justice from the oppressed group at the bottom of India's caste hierarchy once known as "untouchables".