Air strike kills 25 Afghan civilians The victims included women, children and a cleric as well as 20 suspected Taliban militants, Mohammad Hussein Andiwal, the Helmand province police chief, said.
NBC bags bid for Hilton interview NBC executives did not deny that they had had discussions about interview rights with Ms Hilton, though the news division said that it could not yet confirm any interview would take place.
N Korea promises to close N-facility North Korea has promised to promptly shut down its main nuclear facility, the most senior US envoy to visit the country in five years said today.
Greater danger in Britain than Iraq The outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair feels he has been in greater danger of assassination on the streets of Britain than in Iraq.
A World War II veteran kneels as he holds a red flag at the tomb of the Unkown Sodlier on Friday, during a ceremony in Moscow, marking the 66th anniversary of the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany. AFP
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