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Norway meet seeks to end Lanka bloodshed
Colombo claims killing of 13 more rebels
Peace broker Norway is holding a crucial meeting with Sri Lanka's top aid donors this week in a bid to halt a new wave of bloodshed, but analysts Sunday said they see little prospect of a breakthrough.

Rain causes mayhem in Karnataka, Maharashtra
Torrential rains lashed Karnataka and Maharashtra yesterday, throwing rail and air traffic out of gear but the situation improved in worst-hit Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, even as the death toll in these

Embattled Nato admits more civilian deaths in anti-Taliban fight
The Nato-led force in Afghanistan admitted yesterday to killing more civilians, this time in Pakistan, a day after harsh criticism from President Hamid Karzai about military operations.

Pak uncertainty puts peace process on hold
Political uncertainty in Pakistan sparked by mass protests against President Pervez Musharraf and threats by exiled leaders that New Delhi should not rush to sign agreements with the military-backed regime

Clashes kill 10 in Lebanon
Lebanese troops clashed with suspected al-Qaeda-inspired militants in the northern port city of Tripoli early Sunday.

Israel unfreezes taxes owed to Palestinians
ME summit in Egypt today
The Israeli government said yesterday it had approved in principle the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax receipts owed to the Palestinians on the eve of a Middle East summit in Egypt.

Sunni blocs boycott Iraqi parliament
3 more US soldiers killed
Parliament's two Sunni Arab blocs boycotted the 275-seat house on Sunday because the Sunni speaker, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, was not reinstated as they demanded.

IAEA official heads for North Korea
A senior official from the UN nuclear watchdog left for North Korea yesterday to discuss how the agency's inspectors would monitor and verify the shutdown of the Yongbyon nuclear reactor.

Thousands greet sacked Pak judge
With drums, petals and decorated horses, thousands of people gave Pakistan's suspended chief justice a festive welcome Sunday on his latest tour mustering support for his reinstatement.

US House votes to deny all aid to Saudi Arabia
The US House of Representatives has voted to deny all aid to Saudi Arabia, despite repeated assurances by the administration the desert kingdom was cooperating with the United States in the war on terror.

Atlantis crew reunites with families
Atlantis' seven astronauts reunited with their families in Texas on Saturday, a day after the space shuttle capped a two-week mission with a perfect landing in the Mohave Desert.

Thousands clash with police in China housing dispute
Thousands of protesters clashed with police in eastern China last week after security teams moved in to forcefully relocate families involved in a housing dispute, a rights group said yesterday.

Brown confirmed as leader of Britain's Labour Party
Gordon Brown was confirmed yesterday as the new leader of Britain's governing Labour Party, three days before he succeeds Tony Blair as prime minister.

Kashmir militants vow to continue attacks: 3 killed
Three suspected Muslim rebels were shot dead yesterday in Indian Kashmir as the region's main guerrilla group vowed to continue attacks and shun peace talks, police and reports said.

British army scraps Sikh regiment idea: report
The British army considered setting up a regiment for British Sikhs but dropped the idea because it did not want to segregate them from other soldiers, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

Rice in Paris for major Darfur conference
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Paris yesterday to take part in an international conference aimed at launching a new drive to end atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region.

China's west swelters under record temperatures
Westernmost China's Xinjiang region was under a blistering heatwave yesterday, with the mercury hitting as high as 44.8 degrees Celsius (112.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Turpan city, a local official said.

Attack plotted against German minister in Afghanistan
German authorities learned of a plot to attack Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung when he visited Afghanistan earlier this month, the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported.