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The Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned the killing of eight women in a Nato airstrike. A spokesman for Nato-led troops has acknowledged that some civilians may have been hit. Jill McGivering reports.
Mr Karzai's statement was strongly worded. He condemned the killing of the eight women by Nato-led forces, and said he was appointing a government team to go to Laghman province where the incident took place and establish exactly what happened. Provincial officials say the women were collecting firewood in the mountains when they came under attack. A spokesman for Nato-led forces expressed condolences . A group of militants in the area had been targeted by aircraft, he said, acknowledging that civilians may also inadvertently have been killed.
A rogue policeman in southern Afghanistan has shot dead four American soldiers. The killings in Zabul province rose to 51 – the number of Nato troops killed so far this year in what have been known or become known as 'insider attacks'. On Saturday, a man dressed in Afghan local police uniform shot dead two British soldiers in Helmand. He'd approached them at a checkpoint pretending to be injured.
The United States has warned of a potential armed conflict in East Asia following anti-Japanese protests in China over a disputed island chain. The American Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who's in Japan and will visit China later this week, said he was concerned that a misjudgment by either side could result in violence. Demonstrators have been defending Beijing's claim to the Diaoyu islands, known as Senkaku in Japan. Zoe Conway reports.
Leon Panetta voiced concerns that the territorial disputes could escalate into a regional conflict. He was anxious to stress that Washington is not taking sides . That's because the administration is trying to balance two seemingly conflicting goals. On the one hand, it is trying to ease tensions with China; on the other, it is strengthening long-time alliances with countries like Japan and the Philippines while increasing its military presence in the region.
The head of the Libyan parliament says about 50 people have been arrested in connection with the killing of the US ambassador last week. Mohamed Magarief said there was no doubt the attack had been preplanned rather than a response to a US-made film mocking Islam. Speaking to CBS News, Mr Magarief said he believed foreigners with links to al-Qaeda were involved.
"…definitely was planned by foreigners, by people who entered the country a few months ago. And they were planning this criminal act since that arrival."
Police in western Mexico say they've found the bodies of 17 men dumped by the side of a road in Jalisco state. The dead bodies had bullet wounds and were tied up with ropes and chains. The bodies were found close to the border with Michoacan state.
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Families of the Liverpool football fans who died in one of Britain's worst peacetime disasters have confirmed their plan to seek new inquests . Ninety-six people were crushed to death at the Hillsborough football stadium 23 years ago. Their families were meeting for the first time since the release of files last week revealing that police had covered up their failings and tried to blame the fans themselves for the tragedy. The chair of the Hillsborough Families Support Group, Trevor Hicks, who lost two daughters in the disaster, said it was important to not let matters rest.
"We've cautioned the families that this is not to be taken lively. Everyone is well aware. We are hoping that we knew what's going on and protected with the agencies being so discredited by the report that people will get the finger out. And if they don't, we have said, we will be assisting them in that matter with some fairly powerful lawyers to help with."
The Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has left the United States where she was making a visit lasting nearly three weeks. She received the Congressional Gold Medal along with a number of other rewards she could not collect because of her many years under house arrest in Burma.
Three commanders of the armed opposition in Syria say they've held talks over the Internet with the United Nations peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. They were speaking from an undisclosed location to Mr Brahimi who is in Damascus. They rebels say they have told Mr Brahimi to urge the Syrian government to stop aero-attacks on their forces.
And the British royal family say they want the photographer who took pictures of Prince William's wife sunbathing topless in France to be charged with a criminal offence for invading the couple's privacy. On Monday, lawyers for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will try to persuade French prosecutors to begin a criminal investigation. They are also seeking damages and an injunction against further publication of the pictures. The photos caused uproar when they appeared in the French magazine Closer on Friday.
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