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Chief al-Qaeda
suspect
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WASHINGTON: Top al-Qaeda operative Khalid Sheikh
Mohammed has confessed to plotting the September 11 attacks at a
closed-door US military hearing.
Mohammed, a Pakistani, claimed
responsibility for the 9/11 strikes and a multitude of other attacks
and plots in a statement read by a US military officer representing
him at the hearing at the US base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Indonesia could
shut some airlines after latest disaster
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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s new air
transport chief is to step up the monitoring of airlines and could
shut some down, a report said on Thursday, following a fiery plane
disaster that killed 21 people.
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Myanmar lashes out
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YANGON, Myanmar: Authorities here
lashed out at US criticism of the isolated military-run state,
accusing Washington of using the United Nations to install a
“puppet government” here.
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Singapore sees
‘new relationship’ with Malaysia
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SINGAPORE: This country sees a
“new relationship” emerging with Malaysia and is open to
investing in a major industrial project in Johor, Senior Minister
Goh Chok Tong said in remarks published Thursday.
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INBRIEF
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BANGKOK: Thailand’s
premier on Thursday warned of escalating bloodshed in the Muslim
south following the brutal deaths of 12 people there, but vowed to
push ahead with his peace-building policy.
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