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At least 12 killed in chemical blast in China

Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - At least 12 people were killed and 10 injured in a blast Friday morning at a chemical plant in east China, state media said.

Jul 28, 2006

Pressure on Britain over alleged Israel-bound US arms flights

London (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - The British government was under pressure Friday over reports that it will allow the United States to send two more planes carrying bombs and missiles to Israel via Britain in the next fortnight.

Jul 28, 2006

Central London faces threat of further power cuts: EDF

London (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - Businesses and homes in central London faced the threat of further power cuts Friday, electricity company EDF Energy said, warning customers to turn off air-conditioning to ease demand.

Jul 28, 2006

Asia to strengthen civilian-military disaster cooperation

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - Asia's top security forum, which includes the United States, China and Russia, plans to develop guidelines for civilian and military cooperation to ensure swift responses to natural disasters, officials said.

Jul 28, 2006

Rice fights on two fronts at Asia security meet

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - Top US diplomat Condoleezza Rice fought on two fronts at security talks here Friday which focussed on anger over Israel's Lebanon offensive and North Korea's refusal to rejoin nuclear talks.

Jul 28, 2006

Asia, US hold talks without defiant North Korea

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged North Korea to rejoin negotiations on its nuclear programme Friday as 10 world powers held Asian security talks without the communist regime.

Jul 28, 2006

China reports new foot-and-mouth outbreak

Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - China reported on Friday a fresh outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, with 54 head of cattle affected in the nation's northwestern Qinghai province.

Jul 28, 2006

Heatwave claims three lives in the Netherlands

The Hague (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - The relentless heatwave in Europe claimed the lives of three Dutch pensioners in a nursing home last weekend, the ANP news agency reported on Friday.

Jul 28, 2006

Nearly 100 dead or missing in China amid Kaemi storm carnage

Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - The number of dead or missing in China from Typhoon Kaemi approached 100 on Friday, as gales and rains continued to batter the nation's densely populated eastern and central provinces, state media said.

Jul 28, 2006

Nearly 100 dead or missing in China amid Kaemi storm carnage

Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - The number of dead or missing in China from Typhoon Kaemi approached 100 on Friday, as gales and rains continued to batter the nation's densely populated eastern and central provinces, state media said.

Jul 28, 2006

Nearly 100 dead or missing in China amid Kaemi storm carnage

Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - The number of dead or missing in China from Typhoon Kaemi approached 100 on Friday, as gales and rains continued to batter the nation's densely populated eastern and central provinces, state media said.

Jul 28, 2006

Iranian-made missile fired at Israel for first time: report

Jerusalem (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - Hezbollah fired Iranian-made missiles into Israel for the first time during the 17-day-old Lebanon crisis on Friday, with five rockets landing in the north of the country without causing casualties, Israeli television reported.

Jul 28, 2006

Israeli police say ‘unknown’ missile fired, not Iranian Zelzal

Jerusalem (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - Israeli police said that an unknown missile had been fired at Israel Friday carrying at least 100 kilograms of explosives, but that it was not the Iranian-made Zelzal, as reported earlier.

Jul 28, 2006

Ugandan authorities angered by killing of man-eating crocodile

Kampala (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - Ugandan wildlife authorities expressed anger on Friday at the killing of a one-tonne crocodile that local residents blame for the deaths of nine people since the beginning of this year.

Jul 28, 2006

Former German FM Fischer to visit Iran: report

Berlin (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - Former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer will visit Iran from Monday to take part in a round table debate organised by Tehran's Centre for Strategic Studies, a press report said.

Jul 28, 2006

Islamic rebels planning strike on India’s nuclear facilities: official

New Delhi (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - India has been warned by its intelligence agencies that a Pakistan-backed Islamic rebel group could target its nuclear installations, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan said Friday.

Jul 28, 2006