Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in Pakistan
* ISLAMABAD – A missile strike by a suspected US drone killed at least six people in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, two Pakistani intelligence officials said yesterday
US military deaths in Iraq at 4 176
* WASHINGTON – As of Tuesday, at least 4 176 members of the US military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Fifteen more Chinese dairy companies accused
* BEIJING – Fifteen more Chinese dairy companies were identified yesterday as producing milk products contaminated with an industrial chemical, further broadening a scandal affecting products ranging from baby formula to chocolate, authorities said.
US takes new nuclear proposal to N Korea
* SEOUL – Washington’s top nuclear negotiator took a new proposal to North Korea yesterday to try to salvage a derailed disarmament pact amid reported signs of activity around the communist country’s nuclear test site.
Foreigners may use force on ship
* MOGADISHU – An official at Somalia’s foreign ministry says foreign powers may use force to free a hijacked ship carrying tanks and other heavy weapons.
Amnesty law ‘unacceptable’: CAR rebel leader
* LIBREVILLE – A law passed in the Central African Republic to protect rebels and certain goverment officials from prosecution for some crimes is ‘unacceptable,’ rebel leader Jean-Jacques Demafouth said Wednesday.
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