Pak to release soldiers but doesn't say when
Pakistan yesterday said it would release two captured Indian soldiers when the International Red Cross (ICRC) can make the ``appropriate arrangements'' to receive them to hand over to Indian authorities.

Dispute with Palestinians resolved -- Israeli officials
Israel and the Palestinians resolved a dispute over the release of Palestinian prisoners, moving closer to signing a revised West Bank land-for-security deal, two senior Israeli officials said on Friday.

Two more E Timorese UN workers murdered
Pro-Jakarta militias killed two more East Timorese working for the United Nations in Maliana town, Portugal's Lusa News Agency said on Friday.

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