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China-Taiwan direct: Readers react
BBC News - 55 minutes ago
The first regular direct flights from China to Taiwan for nearly six decades have begun. Five major Chinese cities will have direct air links with Taiwan, as ties between the two improve following the election of the island's new president, ...
China launches regular Taiwan flights Times Online
China Southern flies to Taipei, ending tourist ban International Herald Tribune
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Rights group wants S.Lanka to punish ex-Tiger boss
Reuters India - 2 hours ago
By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Sri Lanka's government to investigate and prosecute renegade former Tamil Tiger leader Karuna Amman for war crimes, after Britain failed to do so because of a lack of ...
Sri Lanka says fighting kills 32 rebels, 2 soldiers Reuters
Sri Lankan air force pounds LTTE stronghold: Officials Press Trust of India
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Israel reclosure of crossings dampens Gazans' hopes
Reuters South Africa - 53 minutes ago
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, July 4 (Reuters) - Israel responded to Thursday's rocket attack by again closing its border crossing with Gaza on Friday, dampening hopes among Gazans that a ceasefire between Hamas and the Jewish state might ease an ...
Israel closes Gaza crossings in response to rocket International Herald Tribune
Hamas suspends prisoner swap talks Aljazeera.net
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* Mugabe says opposition must drop claim to power
Reuters South Africa - 1 hour ago
By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE, July 4 (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe said on Friday that although he accepted the need for negotiations to end Zimbabwe's crisis, the opposition must drop their claim to power and accept that he was the country's ...
Mugabe warns neighbours against provoking Zimbabwe Reuters
Zimbabwe: What Are We Saying? AllAfrica.com
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Pakistani Islamists rally for Red Mosque anniversary
AFP - 2 hours ago
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Hundreds of Islamists gathered outside Islamabad's Red Mosque on Friday and chanted slogans against President Pervez Musharraf to mark the anniversary of the bloody storming of the building.
Zardari likely to meet Sharif to clear "misunderstandings" Hindu
PML-N distances itself from oil price decision Pakistan Dawn
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Over 50 are injured in bomb explosion in Belarus
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
MINSK, Belarus (AP) - A homemade bomb exploded at an outdoor concert in Belarus' capital early Friday, injuring at least 50 people.
Dozens injured in bomb blast at Belarus concert AFP
Explosion in Belarus hurts 50 Reuters
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Report: Iran warns against military action
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran would consider any military action against its nuclear facilities as the beginning of a war, the country's top Revolutionary Guards commander said in remarks published Friday.
Iran says any attack on its nuclear sites means war AFP
IRGC: Iran's response to make aggressors regret Xinhua
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