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New Delhi, Apr. 7 : Tamil cinema superstar Rajnikanth today rebutted charges that he had insulted the people of Karnataka in a speech delivered a couple of days ago in the context of the conflict over the Hogenakkal water project between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Rajnikanth had said: "Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have had a clear agreement made over their borders surrounding Hogenakkal 50 years ago. And when we plan to take water that is on our side and someone raises an objection, should not they be kicked?"

To defend himself, he said, “My comments were misconstrued.”

Berlin - The German government denied any involvement Monday with a private security firm that used German police and a soldier to train Libyan security forces.

Washington, Sana'a, Yemen - An al-Qaeda wing in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the mortar attack against a complex housing US citizens and other Westerners in the capital Sana'a, a Yemeni official said on Monday.

"Security authorities obtained a statement issued by al-Qaeda in Yemen claiming responsibility for the attack on the residential complex," the official, who asked anonymity, told Deutsche Presse- Agentur dpa.

The official would not say how the statement was delivered.