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NATO friendly fire kills up to 10 Afghans: policeGhazni, Afghanistan (AFP) May 3, 2011 Up to 10 Afghan guards were killed Tuesday in a NATO air strike along a highway in southern Afghanistan, police said, in the latest friendly fire incident involving the alliance's forces. The armed guards were escorting a supply convoy to NATO bases in southern Afghanistan when they were hit in the province of Ghazni, Mohammad Hussain Yaqoubi, the deputy provincial police chief told AFP. "Maybe mistaking them with insurgents NATO helicopters targeted the guards. Between eight to 10 guards have b ... read more |
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  Netanyahu to lobby UK, France over Palestinian state When Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu visits Britain and France this week, he will point to a Hamas-Fatah reconciliation deal as part of his fight to head off UN recognition of a Palestinian state. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea stages live-fire drill near N.Korea border South Korea staged live-fire artillery exercises Tuesday on two frontline islands near the tense border with North Korea, including one that was hit by a deadly barrage from the North last November. ... more | .. |
  Romania, US agree on missile shield site: official Romania and the United States have agreed to deploy elements of a future missile defense shield at Deveselu airbase, in southern Romania, president Traian Basescu said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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  S. Korea says N. Korea staged cyber attack on bank North Korea was to blame for a cyber-attack that paralysed operations at one of South Korea's largest banks last month, prosecutors said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Libya rebels try to turn youthful zeal into military might Don't worry about nuclear bombs but watch out for hallucinatory gas, joked the military instructor to much laughter from the Libyan wannabe rebel fighters sitting in the shade of a tree. ... more | .. |
Seoul to stage live-fire drill near N.Korea border South Korea was Tuesday to stage live-fire artillery exercises on two islands near the tense border with North Korea, including one hit by a deadly barrage from the North last November. ... more | .. |
  China calls bin Laden death 'positive development' China said the death of Osama bin Laden was a "positive development" in the fight against terrorism and called for stepped-up world anti-terror cooperation. ... more |
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Kadhafi tanks probe rebel city as son is buried Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi have launched a new armoured incursion into the besieged rebel city Misrata as his son, killed in a NATO-led air strike, was buried in Tripoli. ... more | .. |
 U.S., Pakistani relations and bin Laden Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of U.S. Special Forces in Pakistan may signal a more independent U.S. attitude toward Pakistan, foreign policy experts said Monday, but it also could make the contentious and complicated relationship "extraordinarily difficult." ... more | .. |
 Most firms shun cyberthreat insurance Major companies are shunning multimillion-dollar insurance policies against threats from cybercrime and other attacks on their computer networks and relying instead on developing in-house capabilites to beat the problem, a report said. ... more | .. |
 Killing of OBL: Payback time for al-Qaida? With Osama bin Laden killed in a U.S. Special Forces raid in Pakistan, it's likely that a cadre of battle-hardened field commanders and planners will direct al-Qaida's loose-knit global network against the United States to avenge him. ... more |
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 India warns of terrorists inside Pakistan Osama bin Laden's death "deep inside" Pakistani territory shows that terrorists are being harbored in Pakistan, warned India's Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram. ... more | .. |
 Kadhafi tanks probe rebel city as son is buried Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi launched a new armoured incursion into the besieged rebel city Misrata on Monday as his son, killed in a NATO-led air strike, was buried in Tripoli. ... more | .. |
 Navy SEALs shine in risky bin Laden strike US Navy SEALs, legendarily tough, secretive specialists, led the bold commando operation in Pakistan that took down the world's most wanted man: 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, US officials said. ... more | .. |
 Twitter frenzy follows Osama bin Laden killing Twitter said Monday that news of Osama bin Laden's killing triggered an unprecedented lasting wave of messages at the microblogging service. ... more |
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 Osama killed with shot to head by Navy SEALs: official US Navy SEALs led the commando operation in Pakistan that ended the life of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden with a bullet to the head, a US official told AFP. ... more | .. |
  Six killed in Iraq violence Violence in Baghdad and north Iraq killed six people on Monday, including three in a pair of roadside bomb attacks in the capital, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Fear of tech helped betray bin Laden In a high-tech world where just about anyone who can afford it has a telephone or an Internet connection, Osama bin Laden's decision to shun the communications tools helped contribute to his demise. ... more | .. |
  'Chair protest' in Hong Kong for Ai's release Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters staged a 'chair protest' on Monday calling for the release of prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, in a rally held on the eve of his one month detention. ... more |
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 Japan welcomes bin Laden death as 'progress' Japan, a key US ally, on Monday welcomed the death of Osama bin Laden and said it would step up security at military bases in case of possible reprisal attacks. ... more | .. |
 India says Pakistan shown as terror 'sanctuary' India on Monday used the death of Osama bin Laden to denounce rival Pakistan as a terrorist "sanctuary," as it renewed calls for Islamabad to arrest suspects behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks. ... more | .. |
 Dollar buoyed by Osama bin Laden's death The US dollar rose in Asian trade on Monday after news that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been killed nearly 10 years after the September 11 attacks, but analysts warned that sentiment would f ... more | .. |
 Americans erupt in joy at Bin Laden death Waving US flags, thousands flooded to the White House in spontaneous celebrations early on Monday after the death of Osama bin Laden, as the surprise news was welcomed by Americans across the countr ... more |
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Online revelry at Osama bin Laden's death Word of Osama bin Laden's death rocketed through the Internet in rapid-fire Twitter messages, Facebook updates, and YouTube video clips. The number of terse text message "tweets" at Twitter to ... more | .. |
 Osama bin Laden put 'holy war' on global agenda With one spectacular attack on September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden put Islamist "holy war" on the global agenda of the 21st century - and became a household name around the world. As the world ... more | .. |
 Kadhafi tanks pound rebel city ahead of son's funeral Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi launched a new armoured incursion into the besieged rebel city Misrata on Monday ahead of the funeral of his son, killed in a NATO-led air strike. ... more | .. |
 World praise, vigilance after bin Laden killing Global acclamation Monday over the death of Osama bin Laden was tempered by leaders' acknowledgement that the long war against terrorism is far from over and that Al-Qaeda could yet strike back. ... more |
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World leaders hail killing of bin Laden The killing of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in a covert US operation is a "victory for justice" that will bring "great relief" to the world, America's allies said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Bin Laden dead, Obama says justice is done Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed Sunday in a firefight with US forces deep inside Pakistan, President Barack Obama said, declaring "justice has been done" a decade after the September ... more | .. |
 British pilots denied danger money for Libya sorties: Times British pilots flying combat missions as part of the NATO-led operation over Libya will not receive the dangerous duties bonus paid to their counterparts working in Afghanistan, The Times reported Monday. ... more | .. |
 Russia says has 'serious doubts' West not targeting Kadhafi Russia called for an immediate ceasefire in Libya Sunday and said it had "serious doubts" the West was not targeting Moamer Kadhafi and his family after Tripoli said the leader's son was killed. ... more |
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