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Taliban chief killed in drone raid
A leading Taliban commander and key link to al-Qaida, has been killed in a US drone attack on a house in Pakistan’s north-west tribal region.
Germany expels Syria diplomats
Berlin says it is expelling four Syrian diplomats following the arrest of two men accused of spying on Syrian opposition groups in Germany.
NZ quake deaths building 'flawed'
A six-storey building that collapsed and killed 115 people in the New Zealand earthquake was made of weak columns and concrete and did not meet standards when it was built, the government says.
Maldives court issues warrant for ex-president
A criminal court in the Maldives has issued an arrest warrant for former president Mohamed Nasheed, who stepped down from power earlier this week but later insisted he had been ousted in a coup.
Syria steps up bombardment of Homs
Syrian forces have renewed their weeklong assault on Homs, activists said, in the heaviest bombardment the city has seen since the country’s uprising began in March.
