UN Signs Deal With Taliban to Return Staff to Afghanistan
After a week of talks in Pakistan, the United Nations and Afghanistan's Taliban reached an agreement allowing staff to return. The pact covers security concerns that led to the 50 UN workers’ withdrawal in August, contingent on the Taliban producing a report on the killings. The UN seeks restart of mine clearing and canal irrigation repairs.
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London Author Eric Ambler Dies at 89
Eric Ambler, renowned spy thriller author and Oscar nominated screenwriter, has died at 89 per his agent. He wrote 21 books including Epitaph for a Spy and The Mask of Dimitrios, transforming the genre with realistic backstreet settings. Frederick Forsyth lauded him as a pioneer of realism in thrillers.
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Kosovo border killings haunt village burial
In a Kosovo Albania border region, gunfire at a mountain path killed a man, his two young sons, and a niece amid a refugee trek. Villagers bury four victims in a hillside graveyard as survivors recount a sudden, deadly clash with Serb forces amid ongoing violence and disputed accounts.
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Philippines typhoon death toll nears 100
Typhoon Babs swept across the Philippines killing at least 82 people and displacing more than 100000. Landslides on Catanduanes Island accounted for most deaths while Sorsogon and surrounding areas reported many injuries. Authorities evacuated tens of thousands in Manila and urged further relocations as flooding and blocked roads hampered relief.
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