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US 'won't allow' Iran to shut key Gulf oil route
Iranian MPs threaten reprisals for new sanctions
Afp, Manama/ Tehran
The commander of the US navy's Fifth Fleet warned on Monday that the United States will not allow Iran to shut the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf sea lane through which much of the world's oil is supplied.
Israel blockades Gaza after truce violation
Afp, Jerusalem
Israel again sealed off the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday in retaliation for the latest rocket attack to breach a truce in and around the impoverished Palestinian enclave.
Left parties to reconsider support for Indian govt
Afp, New Delhi
A grouping of left-wing parties who prop up India's government will meet this week to reconsider their support and forcing early polls, an official said yesterday.
Lankan jets bomb rebel air, sea bases
20 killed in fighting
Ap, Colombo
Sri Lanka's air force bombed a Tamil Tiger rebel air base and a rebel navy base, while separate ground clashes in the country's war-torn north left 20 combatants dead, the military said Tuesday.
Israel, Syria to hold third round of talks
Afp, Jerusalem
Israeli and Syrian negotiators were set to meet separately with mediators in Turkey yesterday for a third round of indirect talks that could be complicated by MPs' efforts to block an eventual return of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.
European govts examine Zimbabwe sanctions
Mugabe tells West to 'go hang'
Afp, Paris/ Sharm el-Sheikh
European governments are looking at a raft of sanctions to be imposed on Zimbabwe after President Robert Mugabe was elected unopposed in a vote denounced as a sham, the French foreign ministry said yesterday.
US, Nato deaths in Afghanistan pass Iraq toll
Ap, Kabul
Militants killed more US and Nato troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength.
Sunni bloc will return to Iraq cabinet
Six killed in separate attacks
Afp, Baghdad/ Baquba
Iraq's largest Sunni Arab parliamentary bloc is set to join the Shia-led cabinet of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after boycotting it for nearly a year, the spokesman for the faction said yesterday.
Musharraf warns against Nato strike on Pak soil
The Dawn, Islamabad
President Pervez Musharraf told a five-member US Congressional delegation on Monday that Pakistan would not tolerate a recurrence of US-led Nato attack on Pakistani troops from Afghanistan.
UN will press Myanmar on democracy
Afp, Tokyo
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pledged Tuesday to press Myanmar to bring "genuine freedom" to its people after he struck a deal to bring in international aid after a devastating cyclone.
French diplomat named new head of UN peacekeeping
Afp, United Nations
French diplomat Alain Le Roy was Monday entrusted with the heavy task of leading UN peacekeeping operations at a time when the blue helmets are more needed than ever around the world.
Iran building collapse kills 17
Afp, Tehran
The remains of 17 workers have been recovered from the rubble of a seven-storey building that collapsed in northwest Tehran, Fars news agency reported yesterday.
Ousted crown prince Paras leaves Nepal
Indo-Asian News Service, Kathmandu
Thirty-three days after his father Gyanendra was stripped of his once revered position as the king of Nepal - and he himself lost the right to succeed to the 239-year-old throne, Nepal's controversial former crown prince Paras on Tuesday left the country for Singapore, triggering speculation about his return.
Kashmir govt revokes decision to hand over land to Hindus
Afp, Srinagar
Indian Kashmir formally revoked yesterday a decision to hand over land to Hindu pilgrims after days of violent protests that left four dead and nearly 350 injured in the Muslim region.
Five stabbed to death at Shanghai police station
Afp, Shanghai
A Chinese man armed with a knife killed five policemen on Tuesday when he went on a stabbing frenzy at a Shanghai police station, authorities said.
Pak forces demolish new militant-linked buildings
Afp, Bara
Pakistani forces demolished two buildings used by militants in the Khyber tribal district on Tuesday on the fourth day of an operation against rebels there, officials said.
Secret US plan for Pakistan on hold
Reports New York Times
The Dawn, New York
Sharp policy disagreements and turf battles between American counter-terrorism agencies have held up Bush administration's secret plan to operate inside Pakistan's tribal areas, the New York Times reported on Monday.
US 'won't allow' Iran to shut key Gulf oil route
Iranian MPs threaten reprisals for new sanctions
Afp, Manama/ Tehran
The commander of the US navy's Fifth Fleet warned on Monday that the United States will not allow Iran to shut the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf sea lane through which much of the world's oil is supplied.
Israel blockades Gaza after truce violation
Afp, Jerusalem
Israel again sealed off the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday in retaliation for the latest rocket attack to breach a truce in and around the impoverished Palestinian enclave.
Left parties to reconsider support for Indian govt
Afp, New Delhi
A grouping of left-wing parties who prop up India's government will meet this week to reconsider their support and forcing early polls, an official said yesterday.
Lankan jets bomb rebel air, sea bases
20 killed in fighting
Ap, Colombo
Sri Lanka's air force bombed a Tamil Tiger rebel air base and a rebel navy base, while separate ground clashes in the country's war-torn north left 20 combatants dead, the military said Tuesday.
Israel, Syria to hold third round of talks
Afp, Jerusalem
Israeli and Syrian negotiators were set to meet separately with mediators in Turkey yesterday for a third round of indirect talks that could be complicated by MPs' efforts to block an eventual return of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.
European govts examine Zimbabwe sanctions
Mugabe tells West to 'go hang'
Afp, Paris/ Sharm el-Sheikh
European governments are looking at a raft of sanctions to be imposed on Zimbabwe after President Robert Mugabe was elected unopposed in a vote denounced as a sham, the French foreign ministry said yesterday.
US, Nato deaths in Afghanistan pass Iraq toll
Ap, Kabul
Militants killed more US and Nato troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength.
Sunni bloc will return to Iraq cabinet
Six killed in separate attacks
Afp, Baghdad/ Baquba
Iraq's largest Sunni Arab parliamentary bloc is set to join the Shia-led cabinet of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after boycotting it for nearly a year, the spokesman for the faction said yesterday.
Musharraf warns against Nato strike on Pak soil
The Dawn, Islamabad
President Pervez Musharraf told a five-member US Congressional delegation on Monday that Pakistan would not tolerate a recurrence of US-led Nato attack on Pakistani troops from Afghanistan.
UN will press Myanmar on democracy
Afp, Tokyo
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pledged Tuesday to press Myanmar to bring "genuine freedom" to its people after he struck a deal to bring in international aid after a devastating cyclone.
French diplomat named new head of UN peacekeeping
Afp, United Nations
French diplomat Alain Le Roy was Monday entrusted with the heavy task of leading UN peacekeeping operations at a time when the blue helmets are more needed than ever around the world.
Iran building collapse kills 17
Afp, Tehran
The remains of 17 workers have been recovered from the rubble of a seven-storey building that collapsed in northwest Tehran, Fars news agency reported yesterday.
Ousted crown prince Paras leaves Nepal
Indo-Asian News Service, Kathmandu
Thirty-three days after his father Gyanendra was stripped of his once revered position as the king of Nepal - and he himself lost the right to succeed to the 239-year-old throne, Nepal's controversial former crown prince Paras on Tuesday left the country for Singapore, triggering speculation about his return.
Kashmir govt revokes decision to hand over land to Hindus
Afp, Srinagar
Indian Kashmir formally revoked yesterday a decision to hand over land to Hindu pilgrims after days of violent protests that left four dead and nearly 350 injured in the Muslim region.
Five stabbed to death at Shanghai police station
Afp, Shanghai
A Chinese man armed with a knife killed five policemen on Tuesday when he went on a stabbing frenzy at a Shanghai police station, authorities said.
Pak forces demolish new militant-linked buildings
Afp, Bara
Pakistani forces demolished two buildings used by militants in the Khyber tribal district on Tuesday on the fourth day of an operation against rebels there, officials said.
Secret US plan for Pakistan on hold
Reports New York Times
The Dawn, New York
Sharp policy disagreements and turf battles between American counter-terrorism agencies have held up Bush administration's secret plan to operate inside Pakistan's tribal areas, the New York Times reported on Monday.
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