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WASHINGTON - The US military mistakenly shipped four fuses for nuclear missiles to Taiwan in 2006 and never caught the error, the Pentagon said yesterday, acknowledging an incident likely to anger China.

The military was supposed to ship helicopter batteries to Taiwan, but instead sent fuses used as part of the trigger mechanism on Minuteman missiles. Taiwan returned the parts last week. - (Reuters)

Pakistan's new PM sworn in

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf swore in prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani yesterday as two senior US officials arrived for talks that included Pakistan's role in the US-led campaign against terrorism.

The new National Assembly overwhelmingly backed Mr Gilani, a top official from assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's party, to become prime minister in a vote on Monday. - (Reuters)

Politician charged with incitement

BERLIN - The head of Germany's biggest far-right party was charged with incitement and defamation yesterday, accused of publishing a leaflet before the 2006 soccer World Cup that questioned non-white players being in the national team.

Prosecutor Simone Herbeth said that Udo Voigt, head of the National Democratic Party, was charged with incitement and defamation over the pamphlets. - (Reuters)

Record fine for newspaper

RABAT - A Moroccan court fined the country's leading newspaper a record 6.0 million dirhams (€520,000) yesterday, after it mistakenly alleged a judge had attended a gay wedding party in the Muslim country.

The editor said the paper would appeal the verdict and expressed concern that the authorities were using the courts to try and shut it down. - (Reuters)

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