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Federal prosecutors here said Tuesday 11 suspects have been detained in an anti-terror sweep in Belgium

11 held in Europe anti-terror sweep

BRUSSELS: Federal prosecutors here said Tuesday 11 suspects have been detained in an anti-terror sweep in Belgium,the Netherlands and Germany. Those targeted in the sweeps were suspected of planning a possible attack in Belgium while others were suspected of involvement in recruiting for an alleged Chechen terror organisation,the Belgian prosecutors office said in a statement.

NZ PM prepares for worst in mine blast

Greymouth: New Zealands Prime Minister John Key warned the nation to prepare for the worst as there remained no viable way to reach 29 coal miners missing since Friday when they were trapped by a blast. A bomb-disposal robot sent into the Pike River mine to assess conditions short-circuited and failed on Tuesday when water hit it underground.

Indonesia rattled by maid abuse pics

JAKARTA: Sumiati,23,arrived in Saudi Arabia ready to work but has now become Indonesias poster child for migrant abuse. Gruesome images of Sumiati have been splashed across newspapers here. Her employer taken in for questioning is accused of cutting part of her lips with scissors,scalding her back with an iron and beating her legs till she could hardly walk.