Mubarak tells Netanyahu :

Act on peace chance

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday to make good on his vow to forge peace with the Palestinians and reiterated a plea for Israel to halt settlement activity.

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Pakistan Taliban Chief in US sights

Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of Pakistan’s Taliban who has a five million dollar bounty on his head has a penchant for theatrics and surfaced in a video this year to dramatically deny reports of his death.

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Typhoon hits S Korea

Flights halted, power cut :

Dozens of flights were cancelled, power cuts halted subway lines and kindergartens were closed when Typhoon Kompasu hit central South Korea early Thursday, officials said.

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