The Daily Star: Internet Edition Mon. February 19, 2007

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Mon. February 19, 2007


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Israel, US will shun Palestinian govt
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said yesterday he and President Bush agreed to shun a Palestinian unity government unless it accepted international demands on policy toward Israel.

Pak forces determined to seal Afghan border
Pakani troops in Lwara Fort on the Afghan border are on guard, but not for invaders from Afghanistan. They're trying to stop militants crossing in to Afghanistan to battle US-led Nato troops.

Malaysian bill aims to curtail movements of foreign workers
Malaysia will soon introduce a foreign workers bill which proposes confining foreigners to their work premises under constant monitoring to prevent rising crime, a top minister said yesterday.

UN confirms Nepali Maoists disarmed
The United Nations said Sunday it has finished registering soldiers and arms from Nepal's former Maoist rebels, a key part of a peace deal with the government to end a decade of civil war.

Syria, Iran vow unity against US plots
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was winding up his latest trip yesterday to Iran as the two allies, accused by Washington of stirring trouble in the Middle East, pledged to work even more closely.

Republicans foils Democrats' move to repudiate Bush
The Senate gridlocked on the Iraq war in a sharply worded showdown Saturday as Republicans foiled a Democratic bid to repudiate President Bush's deployment of 21,500 additional combat troops.

Thousands of British troops to return home in May
Britain will reduce its contingent of just over 7,000 troops in Iraq by almost half in May as it hands the main province of Basra over to Iraqi army and security forces, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Pakistan freezes funds of two Islamic charity groups
Pakistan yesterday froze the bank accounts of two Islamic charities and shut down their offices as part of a crackdown on militants after several recent suicide bombings in the country, officials said.

Russia moves to stop spread of deadly bird flu strain
Russian officials announced measures to prevent the spread of bird flu yesterday, a day after the discovery of the deadly H5N1 strain at two farms near Moscow.