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Ruling party wins Turkey election
PM vows to preserve secularism
Turkey's prime minister pledged to work toward national unity and fight terrorism after the Islamic-rooted ruling party won parliamentary elections by a wide margin.

US, Iran to hold direct talks on Iraq today
Arch foes the United States and Iran are to hold fresh talks in Baghdad today on the security situation in Iraq, marking only their second one-on-one encounter in 27 years.

Asia braces for new dengue outbreak
From rich and squeaky-clean Singapore to impoverished Cambodia, public health officials are warning of a possible epidemic of dengue fever in Asia this year.

Pakistan to demolish part of Red Mosque complex
Pakistan will demolish a battle-scarred Islamic girls' school in Islamabad's Red Mosque compound, where an army raid earlier this month left scores dead, officials said yesterday.

Militants vow 'gift of death' for Pakistani troops
Pro-Taliban militants yesterday warned Pakistani soldiers to quit fighting or face more suicide attacks, as peace talks faltered in the conflict-torn area bordering Afghanistan.

Benazir admits contact with Pak president
Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto said yesterday she was in contact with President Pervez Musharraf but it was "unlikely" they would reach a power-sharing deal.

Taiwan to cut troop levels on islands near China
Taiwan's military is planning to dramatically reduce the number of troops stationed on a group of islands near China due to their waning strategic value, a local official and reports said yesterday.

Tigers still get arms from Cambodia
5 killed in Lanka fighting
Tamil Tiger rebels are still getting weapons smuggled from Cambodia, which are fuelling spiralling unrest in Sri Lanka, a security journal reported.

Bombings, shootings kill 23 in Iraq
At least 23 people were killed yesterday in Iraq, including 12 in two car bomb attacks in Baghdad, security officials and medics said.

Thai king's adviser targeted in violent attack
Thai Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda, an adviser to Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was barricaded inside his house late Sunday night (July 22) as anti-coup demonstrators threw a barrage of rocks,

Death toll rises to 11 in Japan quake
A man died of injuries yesterday sustained in a powerful earthquake that struck central Japan last week, bringing the death toll to 11, officials said.

US climber found dead in China
The body of an experienced American climber who had been missing since last year has been found in a remote, mountainous area of southwest China, state press reported on Monday.

Pak CJ welcomed back to work
Pakistan's chief justice was welcomed back to work by court staff yesterday after scoring a politically significant legal victory over embattled President Pervez Musharraf, officials said.

Two jailed in China for role in birth control riots
A Chinese court has jailed two men linked to fierce riots in May over the nation's controversial one-child birth policy for forging government documents, state press reported yesterday.

Global warming changes world's rainfall patterns: study
A study has yielded the first confirmation that global warming is already affecting world's rainfall patterns, bringing more precipitation to northern Europe, Canada and northern Russia but less to swathes

New crackdown on unIslamic fashion in Iran
Iran yesterday launched a new wave of a moral crackdown against women who "dress like models" and men whose hairstyles are deemed unIslamic, police said.