Castro's condition 'stable'

CUBAN leader Fidel Castro is in "stable" condition and in "good spirits" following surgery that forced him to temporarily relinquish power to his brother Raul for the first time, according to a statement read on Cuban television today

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Accused US soldiers front court

A MILITARY court opened a preliminary hearing today to determine whether four US soldiers charged over the deaths of three male prisoners in Iraq will face court martials.

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Three UK troops killed in ambush

THREE British soldiers were killed in an ambush in southern Afghanistan the day after NATO forces took over the violence plagued region from US troops.

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Israel hacks into Hezbollah TV

ISRAEL today hacked into the television station of Hezbollah, emblazoning images on the screen showing pictures of corpses and claiming the Shiite militant group's leader Hassan Nasrallah was a liar.

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Peretz sued for war crimes

THREE Moroccan lawyers are suing Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz for war crimes and crimes against humanity over the Israeli army's attacks on Lebanon and Gaza, they said today.

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