2 Lankan gunboats, 4 LTTE vessels sink after clash
Two Sri Lankan gunboats and four Tamil Tiger vessels were sunk in a sea-battle off Jaffna peninsula on Monday as Colombo hardened its stand on talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).



Military won't solve Fiji crisis -- Bainimarama
Fiji's martial law chief ruled out any military solution to the country's hostage crisis as Commonwealth foreign ministers prepared to discuss a possible suspension of the Pacific nation.



Indonesian quake toll raises to 103
The official death toll from Sumatra's massive earthquake rose to 103 on Tuesday as the search for victims intensified.



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