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US, UK and Afghan troops seize Taleban's largest town
American, Afghan and British troops have seized the largest Afghan town controlled by the Taleban.

Bollywood star exposes airport privacy flaw
Privacy concerns over a new airport passenger scanning system have been heightened after airport staff copied x-rays of an international film star.

Canberra bringing in airport body scanners
A new A$200m security programme at Australian airports will include body scanners, cargo x-ray screening and beefed-up intelligence co-operation.

Munitions wash up on popular Israeli beaches
Israeli security forces closed two popular beaches yesterday to scour them for explosives after two barrels filled with munitions were found washed up on the shores of southern Israel.

SAS blew up missile site, foiled bombs
The blanket secrecy over SAS operations has been ditched, with the Defence Force revealing that elite troopers recently helped capture bomb-makers in Kabul.

Take my family off blacklist, says father
A man whose toddler and wife were barred from India wants a full inquiry, compensation and their names removed from a blacklist.

Ban on flights from Yemen to UK
Direct flights from Yemen to Britain will be banned as a key part of new anti-terrorist measures following the failed attempt to blow up a transatlantic airliner, Gordon Brown announced yesterday.