London, Sep 16 : A suspected Turkish Kebab shop owner has been arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in Kent.

The suspect was arrested on Monday in a raid on an executive home in a village in Kent. The man, believed to be in his 40s, was held after police surrounded the 325,000 pound property on a new-build estate in Hawkinge, near Folkestone.

Kent police said he was detained on suspicion of “being engaged in the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism,” The Independent reported.

Reports suggested that the three-bedroom, semi-detached house – one of only five in the cul-de-sac – was occupied by two couples, believed to be two brothers and their wives and four children aged nine to 18.

Lahore, Sept 16 : UK Secretary for Justice Jack Straw has reportedly told Pakistan that his country doesn’t support the recent US’ unilateral strikes inside Pakistan’s territory from across Afghan border.

In a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore, Straw reiterated the UK’s commitment to stop cross-border movement of terrorists and attacks by US led forces in Pakistan, reported the Daily Times.

Straw’s statement was in contrast with an earlier statement by UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown backing US incursions into Pakistan.

Washington, Sept 16 : The US has increase strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas after being convinced over the past six years that the Pakistan Army was neither able nor willing to fight the Taliban and Al Qaeda and because some in its intelligence agency were sympathetic towards the extremists.

Washington, Sept 16: The Pentagon has refuted yesterday’s media reports that US-led coalition helicopters based in Afghanistan were fired at in Pakistan and forced to turn back.

“The incident did not happen,” The News quoted Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman as saying.

Media report had yesterday suggested that the incident occurred at the Angoor Adda tribal area.

Whitman added that after studying the facts a statement by a Pakistani security official “didn't appear to be accurate.”

Earlier, there were conflicting reports that shots were fired when US-led coalition helicopters based in Afghanistan neared the border with Pakistan.

Phnom Penh - The United States advocated a bilateral solution to the ongoing border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Tuesday.

Wrapping up a three-day official visit during which he met Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and Prime Minister Hun Sen, Negroponte said the US hoped to see a peaceful end to the dispute between the two neighbours.

Islamabad  - Pakistani security forces and armed tribesmen on Monday foiled an attempt by US troops to enter Pakistani territory by firing shots at them, security officials said.

Two US military helicopters crossed into Pakistan and tried to land near Angor Adda area of South Waziristan tribal district along the Afghan border before dawn, a local security official said.

"But our security forces and the tribesmen who were alert opened fire at them and forced them to flee back to Afghanistan," added the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.