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Report: 6 Blackwater guards face charges

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- A U. S. grand jury has indicted five employees of Blackwater Worldwide for their part in a deadly shootout in Baghdad, The New York Times reported Friday.

The indictments were sealed after being handed up Thursday but could be announced Monday, sources told the newspaper. A sixth employee was reportedly negotiating a plea agreement.

Under the current agreement with Iraq, U. S. contractors cannot be prosecuted in Iraq. The Blackwater employees were charged under a law aimed at drug dealers involving the use of weapons in violent crimes, the newspaper said.

U.S., N. Korea discuss nuke verification

U.S., N. Korea discuss nuke verificationWASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- U. S. and North Korean diplomats discussed denuclearization of the Korean peninsula Friday in advance of next week's formal meeting, the State Department said.

Christopher Hill, assistant U. S. secretary of State, and the North Korean delegation Friday "had a useful exchange of views on verification" protocols for dismantling North Korea's nuclear program, department spokesman Robert Wood said.

Pak-based terror group’s opening of its gates was carefully orchestrated

Islamabad, PakistanMuridke (Pakistan), Dec. 5 : A Pakistani terrorist group blamed for last week’s attack on Mumbai that killed nearly 200 people and injured nearly 300, opened its gates to outsiders and reporters on Thursday, but according to some reports, the visit by foreign and local journalists was carefully orchestrated, possibly by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) itself.

OSCE meeting opens for second day

German official quotes NSA as saying that India not planning to declare war on Pakistan

German official quotes NSA as saying that India not planning to declare war on PakistanNew Delhi, Dec. 5: A senior adviser on foreign affairs to German Chancellor Angela Merkel has quoted India’s National Security Advisor, M. K. Narayanan, as saying that India has no intention of declaring war against Pakistan in the wake of last week’s terror attacks in Mumbai.

Meet Mischief the moggie that’s 27 years old!

London, Dec 4 : Mischief, the world’s oldest cat, has celebrated his 125th birthday – which is equivalent to 27 human years.

The owners of the cat, Chris and Donna Thorne, revealed that the feline is growing, however, its growth has slowed down a little.

"It''s amazing - he just keeps going on and on,” The Telegraph quoted Donna Thorne, as saying.

The family revealed that Chris got the black cat from a friend way back in 1981, when he was just a kitten.

They added that their 20-month-old baby Skye is very fond of the pet.

"She loves him to bits, when he eventually goes we''ll have to get another one because she''ll be devastated,” Donna said.

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