A group of 75 Taliban militants tried to overrun a U.S.-led coalition base in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a rare frontal attack that left more than 20 militants dead, the coalition said in a statement. The insurgents attacked Firebase Anaconda from three sides, using gunfire, grenades and 107mm rockets, the coalition said. A joint Afghan-U.S. force repelled the attack with mortars, machine guns and air support.
Russia: More pressure on Iran
Russia is increasing pressure on Iran to be more open about its nuclear program, threatening to indefinitely withhold fuel for a Russian-built reactor unless Tehran lifts secrecy shrouding past nuclear activities, diplomats said Tuesday. Moscow says no fuel will be provided unless Iran fully explains past activities that heightened suspicions it might be looking to develop a nuclear arms program, two diplomats said.
England: Lab likely outbreak source
Britain’s health and safety agency said Tuesday there was a strong probability that an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease at two farms in Pirbright, in southern England, originated at a vaccine lab. The highly contagious disease can be carried by wind and on the vehicles and clothes of people who come into contact with infected animals.
India: Desperate aftermath of floods
Aid workers scrambled to get food, water and medicine to the millions marooned in flood-hit South Asia after an outbreak of diarrhea and other waterborne diseases in northern India and Bangladesh, officials said Tuesday. At least 376 people have died as a result of recent monsoons and floods. International aid groups warned of an impending health crisis if help does not reach the millions of stranded people.
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