Aug

21

Suicide blasts kill 57 at Pakistan arms factory (AFP)

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AFP - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Pakistan’s main military arms factory Thursday, killing 57 people and piling new pressure on the shaky coalition government to tackle militancy.

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Aug

21

Dutch cancer survivor wins gold (Reuters)

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Aug

21

Relatives face grim mission to identify Madrid crash victims (AFP)

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AFP - Distraught relatives of the 153 victims of the Madrid holiday jet disaster struggled Thursday to identify burned body parts as investigators scoured the wreckage for clues.

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Aug

21

Violence hits Pakistan as ruling parties squabble (Reuters)

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Reuters - Suicide blasts and sinking financial
markets on Thursday highlighted the need for Pakistan’s
government to get down to business after President Pervez
Musharraf’s departure, but it was riven by political squabbles.

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Aug

21

Rice visits Baghdad to press for security deal (AP)

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AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Iraqi leaders Thursday to agree quickly to a U.S.-Iraq security deal that outlines the withdrawal of American troops.

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