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American troops have discovered US military uniforms and suicide explosive belts in an insurgent cache hidden in a house, raising concerns of a new rebel tactic of slipping close to the troops and blowing themselves up.

Indonesian police today admitted they had few clues about the identity of three masked "ninja" gunmen who sprayed automatic gunfire into a crowd of Easter worshippers in central Sulawesi, sparking fears of renewed religious bloodshed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin came out today against a controversial new bill that would curb the right to hold public protests for the first time in post-Soviet Russia.

Police deployed in the central Shiite Muslim holy city of Najaf Monday following an agreement, involving the US-led coalition, for the pullout of armed militiamen from the streets, police said.

A THAI boy who was partially raised by a dog was found dead at a welfare centre where he had been taken for protection, police and welfare officials said today.

The Iraqi group holding a US hostage has agreed not to kill him, Mezher Dulaimi, a self-described Iraqi mediator, said today.

Armed groups were holding dozens of foreigners captive in Iraq as bargaining chips today, with three Japanese facing a countdown to imminent execution unless Tokyo pulled its troops out of the country.

Extensive details of Queen Elizabeth's personal fortune have been revealed for the first time by a close financial adviser to the monarch.

Eight prisoners who escaped from a Philippines jail with 53 others have been killed and 19 recaptured by pursuing forces, according to officials.

Five separatist guerrillas including a local commander have been killed in Indonesia's Aceh province, the military said today.