The Daily Star: Internet Edition Wed. April 18, 2007

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Wed. April 18, 2007


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North Korea signals atomic shut down
Intelligence officials reported increased activity yesterday around North Korea's main nuclear reactor, indicating the country may be preparing to uphold its agreement to shut down the plant.

World shocked at US university shooting
Families in India and Israel yesterday mourned two professors among the 32 people killed in a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, while the leader of Australia slammed US gun culture.

World must do more for fleeing Iraqis
Says UN chief
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday urged countries to keep their borders open to the growing flood of Iraqi refugees, amid warnings that hosts Jordan and Syria had reached their limits.

5 killed as blast hits UN vehicle in Afghanistan
Five United Nations security guards including four Nepalese nationals were killed yesterday when a roadside bomb blast ripped through their vehicle in southern Afghanistan, police said.

Musharraf hails 'best ever' India ties
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said that relations with India have never been better amid three-year-old peace talks between the nuclear-armed rivals, an official statement said Tuesday.

6 killed as rival rebel groups clash in India
Hundreds of security forces were deployed yesterday in India's restive northeast after six people were killed in gunfights between rival separatist groups, police said.

Nagasaki mayor shot
The mayor of Nagasaki was shot and seriously wounded yesterday as he campaigned for re-election, officials said, in a rare gun crime in Japan reportedly linked to an underworld gang.