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US-led airstrike kills 7 Afghan children
Several dozen militants also killed
Seven children were killed in a US-led coalition airstrike targeting suspected al-Qaeda militants in eastern Afghanistan, a coalition statement said yesterday.
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EU moves to bolster new Palestinian cabinet
The European Union prepared yesterday to inject funds into the fragile Palestinian emergency government and send aid to people in the strife-torn Gaza Strip, urging Israel to follow suit.
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Indian Presidential Polls
Shekhawat, Patil set for vote battle
With battlelines drawn for the Presidential elections, the NDA yesterday came out in support of Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat as an independent candidate against UPA-Left nominee Pratibha Patil,
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Sarkozy’s party wins, but not in landslide
President Nicolas Sarkozy's party won a clear parliamentary majority Sunday in elections seen as crucial to his vision for opening up France's economy, although the opposition thwarted a landslide victory
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Iran considering fresh US talks on Iraq
Iran is considering an Iraqi request for fresh talks with arch-foe the United States on security in the war-torn country, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said yesterday.
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First case against Thaksin heads to court
The first corruption charges against ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra are set to go to court later this week, Thailand's attorney general told state-controlled television yesterday.
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Thai PM hints at early elections
Thailand could bring forward a post-coup referendum and general elections scheduled for later this year, army-installed Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said yesterday.
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France's Royal splits from partner
Defeated French Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal said on Sunday she has split from her partner, party leader Francois Hollande, after accusing him in a new book of having an affair.
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