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MEXICO CITY - This nation's drug war is entering a new, more lethal phase, with narcotics gangs targeting top-level police officials once deemed too powerful to touch.Clark warned that such attacks are only the prelude to a new era of "narco-terrorism," as the drug cartels stockpile increasingly heavy weaponry, such as anti-aircraft missiles and bazookas.

"This investigation is not linked to al Qaida activity." A 51-year-old man has been arrested under the terrorism Act. The man, from the Swindon area, is being held in custody at a central London police station on suspicion of the commission, preparation or ... via Daily Express

Coalition troops have killed several militants in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said Friday. A statement Friday said the militants were involved in weapons smuggling in the Garmser district of Helmand province. Full Story

The number of Chinese children confirmed dead from hand, foot and mouth disease has risen to 34 with nearly 25,000 people infected but the outbreak's spread may be slowing, state media said on Friday. Xinhua news agency reported four new deaths, including an eight-month-old girl in southern China's Guangdong province and a one-year-old boy in the southwestern Guangxi region. Full Story

A heavy security blanket was thrown over eastern Sri Lanka ahead of Saturday's local polls, seen as a key test for the hawkish government as it escalates the war against Tamil rebels. President Mahinda Rajapakse is hoping the east's first provincial council elections in 20 years will deliver a show of public support, despite concerns about the human and economic costs of the latest round of fighting. Full Story

Veterinary workers were getting ready to cull thousands of backyard poultry to contain an outbreak of bird flu in India's eastern state of West Bengal which has struggled to control the virus since January. Full Story

Sri Lankan troops backed by warplanes captured a town in the northwest of the island on Friday after killing 31 Tamil Tiger rebels in a battle, the military said, as it pressed on with an offensive in the region. Full Story

Tribal leaders, members of civil Society and politicians in Afghanistan have held a meeting to discuss ways of bringing peace to the country. The gathering took place in a tent in the capital, Kabul, on Thursday. Full Story

North Koreans are dying because of food shortages in rural areas, and a massive famine is just a matter of time, a South Korean aid group said Friday. The food situation was as bad as the famine that hit the country in the mid-1990s, which left as many as 2 million people dead, Seoul-based Good Friends ? a Buddhist-affiliated group that sends food and other aid to the North ? cited an unidentified North Korean official Friday as saying. Full Story

The EU's consumer commissioner has warned she will punish airlines that fail to improve their online booking websites within a year. One-third of European consumers are being misled or cheated when they buy flights online, an EU study found. Full Story