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News for Sunday, 5 Jun 2011

Strauss-Kahn to plead not guilty in NY today

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will plead not guilty today (Monday) to charges he tried to rape a New York hotel maid, an accusation that has wrecked his chance of...

Clashes reported in Sudan flashpoint state

Clashes broke out in parts of Sudan’s South Kordofan state at the weekend, two southern officials and the United Nations said, the latest eruption of violence as the south prepares...

6 dead as Israel opens fire on Golan: Syria

Israeli troops opened fire on Sunday as protesters from Syria stormed a ceasefire line in the occupied Golan Heights, with Damascus saying six demonstrators were killed. Hundreds of protesters rushed...

China says will not threaten anyone with modern military

China’s Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie sought to reassure Asia Pacific neighbours on Sunday that his country’s growing economic and military power was not a threat, as long-running maritime disputes...

Bangladesh paralysed by nationwide strike

Three small bombs exploded in Bangladesh’s capital on Sunday as police clashed with protesters during a nationwide strike called by opposition parties that brought the country to a halt. The...

11 held after attack on Italian base in Afghanistan

Afghan authorities said Sunday they had captured 11 people accused of carrying out a deadly attack on an Italian-led reconstruction team in western Afghanistan. At least four people were killed...

Helicopter crashes in Afghanistan’s east, two troops killed

Two service members from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan were killed when a helicopter crashed in a volatile eastern area on Sunday, the coalition said, with the Taliban claiming to...

No risks to be taken in US troop drawdown from Afghanistan: Gates

The gradual withdrawal of US combat troops from Afghanistan set to begin next month will be done responsibly and will not expose other coalition and Afghan forces to undue risks,...

Abbas agrees to peace talks in Paris

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas has told France he is ready to attend a Paris peace conference if Israel accepts talks based on the 1967 borders, an aide told AFP on...

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