Sunday morning roundup
At least two British soldiers were killed yesterday in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province. The troops are believed to be part of a broader U.S.-led push to secure the province. One was killed by a roadside bomb; the other, by a rocket-propelled grenade attack.
Fourteen workers from the U.N.'s mine-clearing center were abducted in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province; provincial police aren't sure who kidnapped them.
Israeli police arrested a Gaza man who they claim planned to set up a "terror network" in Israel. The man, Abd al-Rahman Talaalqa, was arrested by the Shin Bet security service after entering Israel from the Sinai. Talaalqa received military training from Hamas in 2006, according to Shin Bet.
Nine suspected Taliban fighters were killed in airstrikes in Pakistan's North Waziristan province. That's according to the Pakistani military; residents in the area say some of the victims were civilians. The air attacks are believed to be the precursor to a ground offensive against Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
Jordanian protesters demanded an end to the import of Israeli fruits and vegetables yesterday. Two of the 45 protesters were injured, and at least two of them were arrested by Jordanian police. The protesters say the imports support Israeli settlers; Jordan's agriculture ministry says none of Jordan's 3,600 tons of annual Israeli imports come from settlements.
Search teams have found signals from the black box from the Yemenia jet that went down over the Indian Ocean last week.
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