Myanmar ultras held

COX’s BAZAR: Bangladeshi border guards on Wednesday arrested two suspected insurgents who crossed over from Myanmar, a border official said. The suspects are members of the Arakan Liberation Party, which has been fighting against Myanmar’s military junta, said Colonel MA Awal of Bangladesh Rifles. He said guards raided a camp in Bandarban . — AP

600 detained in Pak

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces have rounded up about 600 suspected militants and Islamic clerics in a week-long crackdown against extremism that followed the July 7 London attacks, officials said on Wednesday. — AFP

Bambang in Beijing

BEIJING: Indonesia’s president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived in China on Wednesday for a four-day trip centred around trade and military cooperation. — AP