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Sun. January 28, 2007


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Attack on Iran to drag ME into hell: Mussa
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mussa, said yesterday that military action against Iran "would bring the whole of the Middle East into hell.

Fresh violence in Nepal as curfew lifted in 3 towns
Protesters burnt tyres and hurled stones in new violence in southeastern Nepal yesterday following clashes that left five people dead and dozens injured in the last eight days.

Men in American uniform kidnap, kill 4 US troops in Karbala
Four of five US soldiers killed in a raid by militants last week in Iraq's shrine city of Karbala were abducted and executed by men wearing "American-looking uniforms," the military revealed yesterday.

US again accuses Pakistan of giving 'refuge' to Taliban
The United States has again charged Pakistan of providing "refuge" to Taliban militants fighting American and NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan. "The Taliban increased its insurgency in 2006.

Two more killed in fresh flare-up of Gaza clashes
Two Palestinians were killed yesterday in a fresh flare-up of violence in the Gaza Strip between supporters of rival factions Hamas and Fatah, medical officials said.

Prominent HR activist held in Pakistan
Pakistani police have detained a prominent human rights activist working for release of suspects picked up by secret agencies in the fight against terrorism, official sources said yesterday.

Beijing's past lies under its future
Underneath the state of the art Olympic venues that will project a thoroughly modern image of China to the world in 2008 lies a 2,000-year-old reminder that Beijing also has a long and rich history.

11 girls killed in Indian school collapse
Eleven girls were killed and 14 injured when a school in western India collapsed, burying them under rubble, officials said yesterday.