Hundreds of villagers living in a Taliban-controlled area of southern Afghanistan are leaving before a major Nato-led offensive gets under way. It is expected to be one of the largest counter-insurgency operations since the Afghan conflict began in 2001. (BBC World News)
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Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw gave some incorrect answers to the UK’s Iraq war inquiry, former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has said. Mr Blix told the BBC he was “puzzled” by some of the evidence that Mr Straw gave to the panel. (BBC World News)
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A Yemen-based offshoot of al-Qaeda has called on Muslims in the region to wage holy war against the US and its allies. A purported audio statement by Said al-Shihri, deputy leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, warned “American and Crusader interests are everywhere”. (BBC World News)
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