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Abbas trashes talks with Hamas 'terrorists'
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas delivered a withering attack on Hamas Wednesday in his first public speech since the Islamists' takeover of Gaza and ruled out any dialogue.

Kasuri rules out imposition of martial law in Pakistan
Notwithstanding the unabated protests against the suspension of the Chief Justice, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri has ruled out imposition of martial law in the country while conceding that

'Taliban hunt spies, target Kabul’
The Taliban in Afghanistan are hunting Nato spies who they say have infiltrated the movement and are aiming to mount more Iraq-style suicide bombings on Kabul, a spokesman told the BBC on Thursday.

Protests against Rushdie go on
Muslim anger flared yesterday after Britain defended Salman Rushdie's knighthood, with fresh protests against the novelist and Pakistani clerics bestowing a title on Osama bin Laden in response.

Glacial lake vanishes in Chile
A five-acre glacial lake in Chile's southern Andes has disappeared and scientists want to know why.

Laden may have arranged family's US exit: FBI docs
Osama bin Laden may have chartered a plane that carried his family members and Saudi nationals out of the United States after the September 11, 2001 attacks, said FBI documents released Wednesday.

Corruption charges against Thaksin
Thai prosecutors filed corruption charges against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the Supreme Court yesterday, in the first formal charges lodged against the exiled former premier.

Riots in Pakistan over power outage
Hundreds of people protesting against power cuts ransacked a KFC outlet and two banks in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, police said yesterday.

Now Lanka can shoot down rebel jet
Sri Lanka's military now has the capacity to shoot down Tamil Tiger light airplanes which have bombed four targets on the island this year, the government said Wednesday.

Prince William turns 25, entitled to share of Diana's wealth
Britain's Prince William turned 25 yesterday and became entitled to part of the multi-million pound inheritance left to him by his late mother, princess Diana.

10 die in Russian retirement home fire
Ten people were killed yesterday in a suspected arson attack on a retirement home in the Omsk region in Siberia, Russian news agencies reported, citing officials.

Left Front celebrates 30th anniversary in power
Next only to the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan which ruled the island nation for 38 years, CPI(M)-led Left Front on Thursday, earned the rare distinction of completing 30th year in power uninterruptedly

Indian police charge 3-yr-old for rioting, shooting
Police in India have charged a three-year-old boy for allegedly leading a group of rioters and firing at security personnel, the toddler's uncle said yesterday.

Pak traders offer reward for Rushdie beheading
Pakistani traders yesterday announced a reward of 10 million rupees (165,000 dollars) for anyone who beheads Salman Rushdie following Britain's decision to award the novelist a knighthood.

Saudi king meets Sarkozy to discuss cooperation
Saudi King Abdullah, on a week-long visit to Europe, met yesterday with France's newly elected President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss bilateral economic cooperation.