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Indian group claims responsibility for bombings
A little-known militant group called the Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility for setting off bombs in the western Indian city of Jaipur that killed 61 people and injured 216 people this week, police said.
Edwards backs Obama's White House bid
Former U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards endorsed Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday, giving a major boost to the Illinois senator's effort to unify the party behind his bid for the White House.
Lebanon cancels anti-Hezbollah measures
Lebanon's government cancelled measures on Wednesday that angered the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement and triggered the worst internal conflict since the country's 1975-90 civil war.
Anger and blood at scene of missile hit in Pakistan
Angry residents of a Pakistani village on the Afghan border stopped government officials on Thursday from approaching the ruins of a house struck by two missiles suspected to have been fired by a U.S. drone.
Bush says U.S. is Israel's 'best friend'
President George W. Bush, in the Middle East to encourage struggling Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, has emphasized historic ties with Israel saying the United States was its "oldest and best friend in the world."
Polar bears listed as U.S. threatened species
Polar bears were listed on Wednesday as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act because their sea ice habitat is melting away.
Accused September 11 planners set for court on June 5
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the September 11 attacks, is tentatively due to appear before a U.S. war court judge at Guantanamo Bay for the first time on June 5, a military official said on Wednesday.
Burma to seek ASEAN help and won't allow foreigners
Cyclone-hit Burma could seek assistance from Southeast Asian nations at a meeting in Singapore but is unlikely to allow foreigners to enter the country, The Straits Times quoted Singapore's foreign minister as saying.
Bush arrives in Israel as scandal clouds peace hopes
U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in the Middle East on Wednesday to celebrate Israel's 60th birthday and try to energise peace efforts complicated by a corruption scandal that could topple Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Afghanistan protests to Iran over border killings
Afghanistan has protested to neighbouring Iran over the killing of a number of its nationals by Iranian forces, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Arab mediators seek to defuse Lebanon conflict
A high-level Arab League delegation starts a mediation mission in Beirut on Wednesday to try to pull Lebanon back from the brink of a new civil war.
Aid trickles in for Myanmar's cyclone survivors
The 1.5 million people left destitute by Myanmar's devastating cyclone were increasingly desperate on Wednesday, as foreign aid remained at a trickle and overstretched aid workers struggled to reach hard-hit areas.
Clinton vows to keep her uphill bid alive
Hillary Clinton won a landslide victory over front-runner Barack Obama in West Virginia and vowed to keep her beleaguered White House bid alive until voting ends in the Democratic race.
Curfew in historic Indian city a day after blasts
Authorities imposed a dawn to-dusk curfew in parts of India's historic western city of Jaipur on Wednesday, a day after eight bombs ripped through bustling streets, killing around 60 people and injuring 150.
Troops rush in to help China quake rescue
China poured more troops into the earthquake-ravaged province of Sichuan on Wednesday to speed up the search for survivors as time ran out for thousands of people buried under rubble and mud.
Police launch knife crackdown in London
London police chiefs said they were launching a widespread crackdown on youths carrying knives after admitting that a recent spate of murders showed current initiatives were not stopping the problem.