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Scores killed as
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WASHINGTON: A wave of car bombings that killed 172 people in Baghdad
Wednesday underscored the seeming impotence of the vaunted US
“surge” force against Sunni extremists willing to inflict mass
civilian casualties.
US commanders said sectarian killings have
fallen sharply since additional US combat brigades and Iraqi
security forces have converged on the capital to head off an all-out
civil war between Shiites and Sunnis.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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France set to vote for new president
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PARIS: Nicolas Sarkozy’s tough talk about getting France back to
work looks set to put him in pole position after Sunday’s first
round of voting in the presidential race, but his ultimate victory
is still far from certain.
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Nigeria polls to commence amid violence
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LAGOS: Nigerians vote Saturday in landmark polls that should see
power transfer between two civilian presidents for the first time,
despite widespread violence and the threat of an opposition boycott.
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Good fortune: Seer to inherit client’s wealth
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HONG KONG: Asia’s richest woman left her wealth to her
fortune-teller in her last known will, which is all but certain to
spark a huge legal battle with relatives, Hong Kong media reported
Thursday.
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INBRIEF
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TAIPEI: Two Taiwan lawmakers were under fire Thursday after staging
a hoax hostage-taking at a local university to test if campus
officials were prepared for events like the US school massacre.
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