Zamboanga City, Philippines  - Three soldiers were killed and an army officer was missing in a clash with communist rebels in the southern Philippines, a regional army spokesman said Saturday.

Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Decapia said the fighting erupted Friday when army special forces raided an encampment of communist rebels in Monkayo town in Compostela Valley province, 930 kilometres south of Manila.

Police commandos of Manipur killed four militants in separate encounters in two districts on Friday.

Two of the militants were killed in Imphal West district. According to police, they were members of Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC).

Two 9mm pistols were recovered from the spot.

Two other militants were gunned down by police commandos in Imphal East district.

Police suspects their hand in the October 21 Imphal bomb blast, which killed 17 people and 30 others injured.

Wellington  - New Zealanders voted Saturday in a general election that could see the Labour-led coalition, which has governed for the last nine years, defeated by its conservative opponents, according to opinion polls.

The weather was fine in most of the country and officials tipped a record turnout, ahead of the 80 per cent of voters who cast their ballots at the last election in 2005.

Bangkok  - Britain has revoked tourist visas for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman, media reports said Saturday.

Sources close to Thaksin in Bangkok could not confirm the development but said it might be linked to his recent decision not to seek political asylum in the United Kingdom.

"He has relinquished the application process for political asylum in the UK," said a close aide to Thaksin who asked to remain anonymous. "A few days ago he decided to terminate the process."

Taking a tough stand against agitating government doctors, Orissa government on Friday imposed Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) against them.

The govt. has also accepted resignation of seven of their leaders. The govt. has prohibited strikes in health services with effect from today for a period of six months invoking the provisions of ESMA, 1988.

ESMA will be applicable for all the doctors working in different hospitals across the state.

Washington, Nov 8 : While rumours are abuzz that Jennifer Aniston is carrying John Mayer''s child, the reality seems a bit different, for the stunner was spotted leaving a restaurant in West Hollywood - and she was ''not visibly pregnant''.

The reports by Star and In Touch magazines claimed that the ''Friends'' star was pregnant, and was probably expecting twins, reports Usmagazine. com

However, Aniston''s publicist has denied her pregnancy reports.