GENEVA - THE UN refugee agency says it will airlift 120 tons of relief supplies to help Pakistanis fleeing fighting in their country.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said 'the speed and scale' of the human exodus require an immediate response.

ISLAMABAD - THE United States said on Monday that it would provide US5 million (S$7.5 million) in emergency aid for families displaced by the current anti-Taliban offensive in northwest Pakistan.

UN officials say more than 360,000 people have been uprooted after ground and air operations began over a week ago against Taliban strongholds in the scenic valley of Swat and adjoining areas.

TOKYO- JAPAN and the United States agreed not to give in to North Korea's provocations but to patiently pursue the resumption of nuclear disarmament talks, a Japanese envoy said on Monday.