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The Pakistani government says the security forces have killed one of the most prominent tribal rebel leaders in the troubled province of Baluchistan, Nawab Akbar Bugti. Details are still sketchy, but officials in Islamabad said scores of rebels and more than 20 members of the Pakistani security forces have been killed in heavy fighting in recent days. Dan Isaacs reports from Islamabad.
This is a major victory for the government in its crackdown on militant groups operate in the southwest of the country. Nawa Akbar Bugti claimed to be fighting for Baloch national rights and greater control of the region's rich natural reserves of gas and other minerals. Baloch militant groups have regularly mounted bomb attacks on pipelines and other targets in the region. In confirming his death, the Interior Ministry gave few details. But unofficial government sources say as many as two dozens militants were killed in a heavy battle. Akbar Bugti himself fled his mountain stronghold early this year at the start of the crackdown by the Pakistani military, and it's believed that tens of thousands of people have been displaced in the conflict.
An operation has begun to evacuate foreign nationals from the northern Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lanka, where there has been a series of clashes between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels. More than 150 people mostly aid workers or Tamils from abroad left Jaffna by ferry under the auspices of international Red Cross. Davide Vignati, a spokesperson for the Red Cross in Colombo gave the BBC more details of who was on board the vessel.
The final list is lift up 161 persons, among them the majority is foreign citizens, lots of medical cases and some older Sri Lankan citizens. The list on which we walk in are provided by the local authorities.
In the latest violence in the area, the Sri Lankan army say 6 of its soldiers were killed when a booby trap bomb exploded.
The Ugandan government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army have signed a truce aimed at ending their 20-year conflict. The conflict has led to the death of tens of thousands of people, and the uprooting of nearly two million others. The deal was reached at talks in Juba in southern Sudan and it's due to come into effect by Tuesday at the latest. Rebel fighters will then gather in camps and designated locations while negotiations continue on a comprehensive settlement. The rebel spokesman Obonyo Olweny had this to say after the signing.
The first success has been achieved with the signing of an agreement on cessation of hostilities . So we believe that we would like to give Ugandans a gift this year of peace so that Ugandans begin to look forward to a time of peace for the whole country, for the north, for the east, for the central and for the rest of the country.
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The Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has indicated that two kidnapped foreign journalists in Gaza may soon be freed. He gave few further details but said promises have been given that the journalists, a New Zealander, Olaf Wiig and an American Steve Centanni would not be harmed. The men who work for US TV network have been held for nearly two weeks. Allan Johnston reports from Jerusalem.
These are by a long way the most positive comments from the government so far and families of the kidnapped men will be desperately hoping that this affair may now be drawing to an end. The group holding the journalists which calls itself the Islamic Jihad Brigades had not been heard of before the abduction. It had demanded that America release all Muslims in its prisons, but it did not say what would happen if its demand was not met. A deadline set for noon on Saturday passed without any public comments from the group.
Reports from the Gaza Strip say the missiles fired by Israeli aircraft had hit a car belonging to the Reuters news agency. Doctors say two cameramen were wounded, one of them seriously. Eyewitnesses said that the incident took place in the Shujaeyya neighbourhood of Gaza, where the journalists were filming an Israeli air raid on a nearby area. The Israeli army said it was checking the reports.
The death has been announced in Germany of the former Christian Democratic Party leader Rainer Barzel. Mr. Barzel who was 82, is best remembered for a no confidence vote against the Social Democratic Chancellor Willy Brandt in 1972. Mr. Barzel survived by only two votes. But recently discovered files suggested that East German secret police, the Stasi, bribed two opposition Christian democrats who voted for Mr. Brandt.
Finally, the American space agency NASA has postponed the planned launch on Sunday of space shuttle Atlantis by 24 hours. A lightning bolt struck the Atlantis launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday.
And that's the latest BBC world news.
Words and Expressions: sketchy - Sketchy information about something does not include many details and is therefore incomplete or inadequate.
under the auspices of - If something is done under the auspices of a particular person or organization, or under someone's auspices, it is done with their support and approval. (FORMAL)
booby trap- A booby-trap is something such as a bomb which is hidden or disguised and which causes death or injury when it is touched.
cessation -The cessation of something is the stopping of it. (FORMAL)
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