Pakistan asks India to "respect" LoC in Kashmir
Pakistan on Monday asked India to "respect" the Line of Control (LoC), the unofficial border in the divided Himalayan state of Kashmir, which is disputed between the two coutries.



Firemen battle Moscow tower blaze, people trapped
Russian firemen battled to contain flames spreading through the world's second highest tower where at least two people were trapped in an elevator, hundreds of metres above the ground on Monday.



Sierra Leone, UN in talks to free British troops
Sierra Leone's Government and UN officials on Monday kept up negotiations with renegade soldiers for the release of 11 British troops held hostage since Friday.



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