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Israeli planes pound Hamas targets
Infighting plunges Gaza into chaos
Israeli planes pounded Hamas targets and rival Palestinian factions exchanged bursts of automatic weapons fire outside Gaza City's Islamic University yesterday.

Military strike on Iran would be catastrophic
Says Pakistani PM
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said yesterday that a military strike on Iran over its nuclear activities would be "catastrophic" and hoped US-Iranian talks this month would reduce tensions.

28 killed in fresh Lanka violence
At least 25 suspected Tamil Tiger rebels and three civilians have been killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka, the military said yesterday.

Wolfowitz fall brings more bad news for Bush
The announcement by Paul Wolfowitz Thursday that he was stepping down soon as World Bank chief marked yet another blow for US President George W Bush as his Republican administration nears its end.

EU, Russia clash over democracy at summit
Russia and the European Union clashed on Friday over tolerance of political opinion in Russia during a contentious summit.

Bush threatens fresh sanction against Iran
US President George W Bush warned Thursday that the United States and Britain would push for new UN sanctions against Iran if the Islamic republic refuses to rein in its suspect nuclear programme.

Hamas ‘plot to kill’ Abbas revealed
An alleged plot by Hamas militants to assassinate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was revealed on Thursday as deadly factional fighting resumed in Gaza and Israeli air strikes targeted the violence-wracked

Indo-US nuke talks delayed
A key meeting between top negotiators of India and the US on their civilian nuclear deal delayed due to differences between the two sides on some of its provisions.

French President names new Cabinet
President Nicolas Sarkozy named his first Cabinet on Friday, radically revamping the government, with nearly as many women as men and humanitarian crusader Bernard Kouchner as France's new foreign minister.

Thailand launches media crackdown
Thailand's military-backed government launched a nationwide radio crackdown on Friday, after closing three broadcasters, which aired comments from ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

Polar ocean losing ability to soak up climate change gases
One of Earth's most important absorbers of carbon dioxide (CO2) is failing to soak up as much of the greenhouse gas as it was expected to, scientists say.

OIC members call for Iraq pullout
Foreign ministers from Muslim nations called Thursday on international forces to pull out of Iraq as soon as possible.

Breast cancer treatment breakthrough
Some women with breast cancer may be able to avoid chemotherapy by taking an extra drug, research suggests.

US forces detain six Iraqis
US forces seized six militants in the Iraqi capital yesterday accused of smuggling sophisticated explosive devices into the war-torn country from Iran, the US military said.

Pak troops deployed to fight Taliban militants
Pakistan yesterday deployed soldiers to the tense northwestern town of Tank, where earlier clashes between Taliban militants and security forces left eight people dead.