Hopes for two South Korean hostages after Taliban pledge
Hopes were raised Sunday that two of 21 South
Korean hostages held for weeks by Afghanistan’s Taliban could soon
be on their way home after the insurgents claimed they had been
freed.
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New York boosts security over Internet threat
New York increased security in Manhattan after a
website carried reports that Islamic militants intended to attack
the city with a radiological device, police said.
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Musharraf wants exiled leaders to stay away
Beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf wants
exiled former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif to
stay away from Pakistan before forthcoming parliamentary elections,
a cabinet minister said.
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