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NEW YORK - Political and religious tensions, besides demonstrations marked the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terror strikes that had led to the death of over 2,900 Americans in 2001.

KABUL - Four years ago, the Taliban was active in only four provinces of Afghanistan, but today, they are active in 33 of the country's 34 provinces, aid organizations say.

LONDON - Seven terror suspects in the United Kingdom, who were supposed to be under strict control orders, have reportedly disappeared.

LEEDS - England batsman Jonathan Trott has denied taunting Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal over spot-fixing allegations in the first one-day international (ODI), in which Akmal had reacted angrily to some comment made by Trott and the umpire had to intervene.

BANGALORE - India's premier defence research agency will now have a commercial arm on the lines of the Indian space agency's Antrix to tap export markets, a senior official says.