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'Friendly fire' kills 5 Nato troops
AFP, Kabul
Nato yesterday launched an investigation into the deaths of five soldiers in southern Afghanistan as local officials blamed a “friendly fire" error by a coalition air strike. The deaths in the restive province of Zabul were the worst single incident for Nato's International Security Assistance Force since five British soldiers were killed in a helicopter
Boko Haram abduct 20 more girls in Nigeria AFP, Maiduguri
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped at least 20 young mothers near a town in northeast Nigeria where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted nearly two months ago, sources told AFP yesterday. There were conflicting reports of how many women were abducted from the nomadic settlement near Chibok in Borno state, with one local leader putting the number
Large uranium deposit found in Nepal
Hindustan Times Online
The Upper Mustang region in Nepal bordering China could have large deposits of uranium, says a recent survey. Though the quality of the uranium is yet to be ascertained, preliminary research suggests that the deposit spread over an area of 10km in length and 3km in width could be of
Iran, US resume nuke talks
AFP, Geneva
Tehran and Washington yesterday began a second day of talks in Geneva on Iran's contested nuclear programme, amid a fresh diplomatic drive in the face of a July 20 deadline for a deal. Washington warned of "tough choices" in the crunch negotiations, as fellow world powers braced to meet with the Islamic republic to try to build
ICC charges Congolese warlord
AFP, The Hague
The International Criminal Court said on Monday it had filed charges against former warlord Bosco Ntaganda, nicknamed "The Terminator", for war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo which killed more than 60,000 since 1999. The judges "unanimously confirmed charges consisting in 18 counts of war crimes... and crimes against humanity," against Ntaganda, including rape, sexual slavery and conscription of child soldiers, the Hague-
Blasts at Iraq funeral procession kill 20
AFP, Baquba
Two bombs exploded near a funeral procession in the Iraqi city of Baquba yesterday, killing 20 people, police and a doctor said. The blasts in the capital of Diyala province, 60 kilometres north of Baghdad, also wounded 28 people,
Murder trial opens for S Korea ferry crew
AFP, Gwangju
The highly charged trial of 15 crew members from South Korea's ferry disaster began yesterday to shouts of "murderers" from victims' relatives. Captain Lee Joon-Seok and 3 senior crew members are accused of "homicide through willful negligence", which carries the death penalty. The Sewol ferry was carrying 476 passengers - including 325 high school students -when it capsized and sank on April 16. So far 292 have been confirmed dead, with