French police were the targets of an apparent ambush in La Courneuve, a suburb north of Paris with a reputation for crime. A witness claims the weapon used was a Kalachnikov rifle. Full Story …
Alert in TN, coastal areas after news of LTTE chief's death
As the news of LTTE chief V Prabhakaran's death trickled in from Sri Lanka, Central security agencies have sounded an alert in Tamil Nadu even as intelligence inputs suggest that cadre of the outfit …
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Lithuanians vote in female president
Voters in Lithuania have elected the country’s first female president in a landslide. The result indicated citizens are ready for change in the recession-hit Baltic state. Full Story …
Egypt arrests 33 members of Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian authorities arrested 33 Muslim Brotherhood members over the weekend, including senior members, in the strongest move against the group in more than two years. Full Story …
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UK 'at risk of sea-borne attack'
Britain is vulnerable to terrorist attack from the sea because no single body is responsible for protecting the UK's coast, MPs have warned. Full Story …
Militants behead hostage in Philippines
Muslim militants beheaded a 61-year-old farmer they abducted in the southern Philippines last month, a military spokesman said Monday. Full Story …
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Sri Lanka says wins civil war, kills rebel leader
Sri Lankan troops won the final battle in one of the world's most intractable separatist wars, and put the island nation under government control for the first time since 1983, the military said. …
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Abducted migrants freed after awful ordeal
Eleven Zimbabweans were freed in Yeoville, Joburg, after they were locked up by kidnappers for more than a week without food and proper sanitation. All they had until police found them in a smelly, …
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Flu cases soar to 129 in Japan
The number of Influenza A (H1N1) cases soared in Japan Monday and a New York teacher died of the virus, increasing the prospects of world health chiefs declaring an official pandemic at their annual …
Iran, Bahrain call for expansion of ties
Iran’s Ambassador to Bahrain Hossein Amir Abdollahian and Bahraini Parliament Speaker Khalifa bin Ahmad al-Zahrani urged further cooperation between the two countries during their meeting on Sunday. …
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