New Delhi, Aug 6, 2006 - Pressure mounted on US firms Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Sunday as two more Indian states banned the sale of their soft drinks in government offices and schools after environmentalists claimed they had high pesticide levels, reports said.
Kabul, Aug 6, 2006 - French General Franck Le Bot, who took command Sunday of NATO forces in Kabul province, said he has the means to ensure maximum security in the capital hit recently by riots and several attacks.
London, Aug 6, 2006 - The chief of the British Army defended the military operation in Afghanistan after it was reported Sunday that soldiers there were being stretched to the brink of exhaustion by the Taliban.
Kiryat Shmona, Israel, Aug 6, 2006 - Israel on Sunday suffered its deadliest rocket attack yet since the Lebanon conflict began as a barrage of Hezbollah missiles fell on a northern border town and killed 10 people.
Beirut, Aug 6, 2006 - One Lebanese soldier was killed and four wounded during Israeli air strikes on south Lebanon Sunday, an army spokesman told AFP.
Beijing, Aug 6, 2006 - China expressed its strong dissatisfaction and reiterated a call for a ceasefire in Lebanon after three of its peacekeepers were injured by what seemed to be a Hezbollah mortar bomb Sunday.
Kabul, Aug 6, 2006 - A soldier serving with the NATO force in southern Afghanistan was killed Sunday during an attack in Helmand province.
Kfar Giladi, Israel, Aug 6, 2006 - Israel on Sunday suffered its deadliest rocket attack since the Lebanon conflict began as a barrage of Hezbollah missiles fell on a northern border town and killed 11 people.
London, Aug 6, 2006 - A British soldier was killed in action Sunday in the restive southern Afghan province of Helmand, the Ministry of Defence said.
Addis Ababa, Aug 6, 2006 - At least 129 people were killed overnight in flash floods in eastern Ethiopia after an intense, sudden downpour pounded the region, sweeping away many in their sleep, police said Sunday.
Stockholm, Aug 6, 2006 - Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson on Sunday kicked off the Social Democrats' election campaign by attacking the conservative opposition on welfare and environmental questions and ruling out tax cuts
Taipei, Aug 6, 2006 - Taiwan on Sunday angrily criticised China after losing another diplomatic ally to its rival, saying Beijing must shoulder full responsibility for any negative impact on cross-strait relations.
Kampala, Aug 6, 2006 - Peace talks between the Ugandan government and the Lord's Resistance Army rebels are set to resume Monday when negotiators are expected to discuss a ceasefire deal, officials said on Sunday.
Crawford, Texas, Aug 6, 2006 - Fresh from meeting Iraqi opposition figures in Jordan, war protestor Cindy Sheehan was back in US President George W. Bush's backyard Sunday hoping to tell him in person to call US forces home.
Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Aug 6, 2006 - Sri Lanka Sunday rejected peace broker Norway's deal with Tamil Tiger rebels to lift a water blockade at the root of the latest bloodshed that has claimed over 425 lives by official count.
Kfar Giladi, Israel, Aug 6, 2006 - All 12 Israelis killed in a rocket attack near the town of Kfar Giladi close to the Lebanese border Sunday were soldiers, the military confirmed.
