The Daily Star: Internet Edition Wed. January 17, 2007

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Wed. January 17, 2007


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Sri Lanka's peace deal collapses over party defections
A landmark deal between Sri Lanka's ruling party and the main opposition to bring a political solution to the island's ethnic conflict collapsed yesterday as fighting escalated, officials said.

Troops kill 30 Tigers in fresh offensive
Sri Lankan troops backed by warplanes launched a fresh offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels yesterday, killing at least 30 guerrillas for the loss of one soldier, the defence ministry said.

Trial of 6 alleged London bombers resumes
The trial resumed yesterday of six Muslims accused of plotting to commit mass murder in London, after prosecutors said only luck stopped them unleashing a second wave of carnage in days in the city.

31 killed as winter storms, snow, floods hit US
A powerful winter storm killed at least 31 people as it swept east across the central United States carrying snow, sleet and ice.

Death toll could reach 40in serial murder,says CBI
The death toll in a serial murder case that has shocked India may top 40 after detectives found over a dozen more skulls stashed in plastic bags, a report said yesterday.

UN and Europe condemn hanging of Saddam aides
UN and European leaders roundly condemned the hanging of two of Saddam Hussein's aides in Iraq, with even the United States questioning the manner of the execution that left one of the men decapitated.

Japan confirmsbird flu outbreak
Japan's agriculture ministry confirmed yesterday that the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu, which is potentially deadly to humans, was behind the nation's latest outbreak of the disease.

World's response to children with AIDS 'tragically insufficient': UN
Millions of children remain at risk from HIV/AIDS and the world's response to their plight remains "tragically insufficient", a UN report said yesterday.

Kabul hails US recognition of militant havens in Pakistan
US assertions that Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters are operating out of safe havens in Pakistan vindicate Kabul's position and boost its chances of uprooting terrorism, Afghanistan said yesterday.

Castro in grave condition
El Pais reports
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro is in "very serious" condition after three failed operations for mounting intestinal problems, the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported.

Abducted South Korean returns home from North after 31 years
A South Korean fisherman returned to home soil and the tears of his family yesterday for the first time since a fishing trip in 1975 turned into a three-decade kidnap ordeal in communist North Korea.

Pakistan buys 700 missiles
Pakistan is buying 700 air-to-air missiles made by US defense group Raytheon for 284 million dollars, the company said Monday.

Britain's finance minister heads to India
Britain's finance minister Gordon Brown was set to leave for India yesterday for a three-day tour that will be watched closely at home as he edges towards becoming the country's next prime minister.

Tribesmen protest against Pak air strike
Hundreds of angry tribesmen held a rally yesterday to protest against a Pakistani air strike on a remote town near the Afghan border, saying the dead were all innocent labourers.