Blasts, gunfire rack up tension in Pakistan mosque siege
Pakistani forces set off "warning" blasts and
smashed down the door of a besieged pro-Taliban mosque Thursday,
prompting militant students to hurl grenades as pressure mounted on
them to surrender.
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Britain to tighten migrant checks after failed bombings
Britain is to expand checks on skilled migrant
workers seeking to enter the country amid fears the recent failed
bombings were organised by foreign doctors, new Prime Minister
Gordon Brown said Wednesday.
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Russia 'ready to move missiles to EU border
Russia hinted on Wednesday it may station
missiles in its most westerly region bordering EU members Poland and
Lithuania, if the United States does not cooperate over plans for a
European missile shield.
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