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Pakistanis, Afghans must lead fight along border
Zardari holds talks with Brown
Afp, London
Pakistan and Afghanistan must take the lead in clamping down on violent extremism stemming from their border region, Britain's Gordon Brown and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said after talks Tuesday.


Bombs kill 35 in Iraq
Ap, Baghdad
A suicide bomber blew herself up Monday among police officers who were celebrating the release of a comrade from US custody, killing at least 22 people, Iraqi officials said. Separate bombings in Iraq killed 13 other people.


Indian home minister ready to quit
Pti, Ap, New Delhi
Under attack over his handling of internal security, Home Minister Shivraj Patil has said that he will quit the post if the Congress leadership is not with him.


UN rights chief slams Afghan civilian killings
Afp, Geneva
The top United Nations human rights official on Tuesday slammed growing civilian casualties in Afghanistan as new figures showed August was the deadliest month since the fall of the Taliban.


11 killed in clashes between Hamas and Gaza clan
Afp, Gaza City
At least 11 people were killed yesterday when Hamas-run security forces clashed with a powerful local family in Gaza City, Palestinian security officials said.


Ailing Suu Kyi accepts food rations: Myanmar
Afp, Yangon
Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has accepted food rations for the first time in a month, an official said Tuesday, after her doctor found her so weak that he placed her on a drip.


Iran boasts its forces can control the Gulf
France calls for new UN sanctions against Tehran
Afp, Tehran/ Paris
Iran has the power to control the Gulf as no vessel can cross the vital seaway without coming in range of its sophisticated weaponry, a top aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday.


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Past hostilities haunt Zimbabwe power-sharing deal
Afp, Harare
Past hostilities between Zimbabwe's political rivals could make a historic power-sharing deal a worthless piece of paper if the parties allow personal grudges to persist, analysts warned yesterday.


Nato membership 'wide open' for Georgia
Says alliance chief
Afp, Tbilisi
Nato chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer yesterday said Georgia's path to Nato membership remained "wide open" despite last month's war and warned Russia against trying to block the alliance's expansion.


Ukraine's pro-Western coalition collapses
Afp, Kiev
Ukraine's governing coalition collapsed yesterday, the parliamentary speaker said, raising the prospect of the country being knocked off its pro-Western course and left leaning more towards Moscow.


Anwar insists he has enough MPs' support to form govt
The Star/ Ann, Petaling Jaya
Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim insists he has the numbers to form the next government. However, he did not give details of how many ruling Barisan Nasional members will cross over, or their names.


Morales gets regional support, eyes talks with Bolivia foes
Afp, La Paz
Bolivia's leftist government and rebel rightwing governors were readying negotiations yesterday aimed at ending a bitter and enduring political conflict that last week blew up into deadly street violence.


Zimbabwe unity govt talks postponed
Afp, Harare
Talks to appoint ministers in Zimbabwe's new unity government were postponed to Wednesday due to "unforeseen circumstances", a spokesman for a splinter opposition party said.


Thai ruling party claims consensus on PM candidate
Ap, Bangkok
Thailand's ruling People's Power Party has reconciled with a renegade faction and agreed to nominate Somchai Wongsawat to become prime minister.


N Korea won't see military takeover after Kim
Afp, Seoul
North Korea will not see a military takeover when its leader Kim Jong-Il dies and the power transfer will be peaceful, a top defector from the communist state was quoted as saying yesterday.


Indian protesters back at Tata plant
Afp, Singur
Tens of thousands of demonstrators staged fresh protests yesterday outside the Indian factory slated to make the world's cheapest car after claims of broken promises.