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Lankan navy sinks 12 rebel boats
100 Tigers killed, more supplies sent to Jaffna
Sri Lanka's navy said yesterday it sank 12 Tamil rebel boats, including five suicide craft, and killed as many as 100 rebel fighters during a fierce six-hour sea battle off the country's northern coast.
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Arabs call for new ME peace move
Arab countries have formally asked the UN Security Council to acknowledge that efforts to end the Arab-Israeli conflict have failed and to resuscitate and reshape the peace process.
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Anti-Taliban drive launched
28 killed in attacks
Afghan and Nato troops kicked off a major anti-Taliban offensive in southern Afghanistan Saturday, as 28 people including a British soldier were killed in a new wave of attacks.
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Talks go on for Israeli prisoner swap
Three Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, sources said, while talks were reportedly taking place to exchange an Israeli soldier for Palestinian women and children.
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Nepali Maoists threaten protests for early polls
Nepal's Maoist rebels threatened yesterday to launch street protests to press the multiparty government for early elections to an assembly that would draw up a new constitution. "The government islingering.
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Scientists challenge Pluto's demotion
Hundreds of US scientists have challenged a recent decision by an international astronomy group to strip Pluto of its planetary status with a petition rejecting its definition of what constitutes a planet.
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Abu Ghraib now under Iraqi control
Iraq has regained control of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, known for a prisoner abuse scandal involving US troops, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Saturday.
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UK cops net 16 in anti-terror raids
British police said yesterday they had arrested 16 men in two separate anti-terrorism operations just three weeks after uncovering a suspected plot to bring down US-bound airliners over the Atlantic.
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US seeks UN actions against Myanmar
The United States on Friday asked the UN Security Council to deal with Myanmar, whose junta government has jailed opponents, persecuted minorities and sent refugees fleeing into neighbouring states.
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