AFGHANISTAN: 60 Talibans killed in attacks
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters): UNITED STATES-LED forces in Afghanistan killed more than 60 Taliban fighters and 16 civilians in attacks on their strongholds in the south yesterday, the governor of Kandahar province said.

UNITED KINGDOM: Superpowers to meet on Iran
LONDON (Reuters): SENIOR OFFICIALS from the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany will meet in London on Wednesday to discuss the next steps on Iran's disputed nuclear programme, a British official confirmed yesterday.

UNITED STATES: Natalee Holloway's mom not too hopeful over latest arrest
LONOKE, Arkansas (AP): THE MOTHER of a United States teenager missing in Aruba said yesterday she is trying not to be too hopeful over the arrest of a Dutch casino dealer in the case.

Iraq, UK eye troop pull-out
BAGHDAD (Reuters): THE NEW Iraqi prime minister said yesterday his forces could be in charge in most of Iraq by December and officials with visiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair said all foreign troops may be gone within four years.

Sniper team split-up
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (AP): SINCE HIS October 2002 arrest, Lee Boyd Malvo has vacillated between anger at his accomplice in the Washington, D.C.-area sniper spree that left 10 people dead and loyalty to the man who accepted him as a son...