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Gunmen ambush Shia pilgrims; 17 killed
Violence despite the presence of thousands of troops

71 Taliban militants killed in battle
Operation part of NATO strategy

Colombo claims 100 Tigers killed in latest Jaffna battle
Civilians reeling under shortage of food and medical supplies

Lebanon warns militant groups against violating the ceasefire
Those breaking the truce will be decisively dealt with, says Defence Minister

South Korea offers aid to North
SINGAPORE: South Korea on Sunday announced an emergency aid package for North Korea on a purely "humanitarian" basis. The offer was described as a one-time exception to the current economic embargo that Seoul had imposed on Pyongyang following ...

Price hikes withdrawn
KATHMANDU: Faced with incessant protests for the last two days in the streets and in Parliament, the Nepal Government has decided to roll back the petroleum prices. An emergency meeting of the Cabinet held this afternoon ordered the state-owned ...

DIGITAL MUSIC

Computer composer takes to the stage
LONDON: Close your eyes and let the music seep into you: the flutes, oboes and clarinets, the trumpets, horns and trombones, the violins, cellos and harps. Open your eyes and you would expect to see these instruments in full cry — not a ...

Other Stories

Blast in gas pipeline

Troops make foray

Two forced out of flight from Spain to U.K.

India & World
India, Singapore seek `interoperability' of air forces
"Objective is not combat-role cooperation"

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