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South Korean police say they have arrested members of a drug-trafficking ring with suspected links to Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents.
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A passenger boat sank in Burma's south-west delta region earlier this week, killing 38 villagers, state media said.
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About 40 people were injured by an explosive device that was detonated in Belarus' capital a little after midnight (local time) on Friday during a concert celebrating Independence Day, police and witnesses said.
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The resumption of regular air services between mainland China and Taiwan has marked a "new start" in relations between the long-time rivals, Beijing's top official on Taiwan said.
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Yesterday's dramatic rescue in Colombia of high-profile hostage Ingrid Betancourt has raised hopes of an end to the 40-year insurgency by left wing FARC rebels.
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British police are investigating a "frenzied, brutal and horrific attack" on two French students found stabbed to death in a charred London flat.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has waded into controversy over his plans to withdraw US combat troops from Iraq, first saying he might "refine" his views but later declaring his stance had remained unchanged for more than a year.
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Ingrid Betancourt, the symbol of rebel hostages in Colombia, has hugged and wept with her children for the first time in six years after being rescued from a jungle camp.
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A renowned wildlife sanctuary in Zimbabwe has been invaded by a group of so-called war veterans loyal to President Robert Mugabe.
