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US vows to continue air strikes in Afghanistan
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States will not hamper its forces in
Afghanistan
by banning air strikes but will redouble efforts to
limit civilian casualties, National Security Advisor James Jones
said Sunday.
“We can’t fight with one hand tied behind
our back,” General Jones said on ABC, arguing that Afghan
President Hamid Karzai “understands that we have to have the full
complement of our offensive military power when we need it.”
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HK court hears
battle over ‘eccentric’ tycoon’s billions
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HONG KONG: A
court battle over the fortune of eccentric Hong Kong tycoon Nina
Wang began Monday, pitting a charitable foundation against a feng
shui master for her estimated $13-billion estate.
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Over 360,000 flee as govt kills 700 Taliban rebels
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ISLAMABAD: At least 360,000 people have fled heavy fighting in
northwest Pakistan in little over a week and registered with
authorities, officials said Monday.
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Malaysian court rejects govt’s control over northern state
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ruling coalition was dealt a major blow
Monday when a court ruled that its takeover of a northern state was
illegal and that the opposition was still in charge.
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Indonesia’s Yudhoyono to reconcile with PDIP
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JAKARTA: The Democratic Party (PD) and the Indonesian Democratic
Party of Struggle (PDIP) have a wide chance to unite both in the
parliament and government in the future, Indonesian President and
chief of PD’s advisory board Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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MOGADISHU, Somalia: Somalia’s war-riven capital Mogadishu was
peaceful Monday after days of fierce clashes that killed at least 39
people and wounded nearly 200 others.
-- AFP
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