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Shiite bloc says Sadr City cease-fire signed with Sadrists
Representatives of firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and lawmakers from Iraq's main Shiite political bloc signed a four-day cease-fire Monday in an effort to end seven weeks of fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City ...
Serbia begins postelection talks
Serbia's nationalists brushed aside their pro-Western rivals' claim of victory in parliamentary elections and held talks Monday to see if they could muster support from other parties to form a government.
Sudan arrests politician alleging links to rebels
A Sudanese opposition party says its leader has been arrested apparently because of he is allegedly linked to Darfur rebels who attacked close to the capital this week.
Suspected rebels kill 8 railroad workers in India
Suspected rebels lined up and fatally shot eight railroad workers in India's insurgency-wracked northeastern region of Assam, police said Monday.
Philippine president pardons 9 coup plotters
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pardoned nine military officers who apologized after being convicted of a 2003 coup plot, saying Monday that the Philippines yearns for stability _ not 'political shenanigans.' ...
Chinese state media: Major quake kills 4 students
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck mountainous western China on Monday, toppling a primary school and killing four students, Chinese state media reported.
Turkey hits Kurdish bases in Iraq
Turkish jets struck suspected Kurdish rebel targets close to the border in northern Iraq, Iraqi Kurdish officials said Monday.
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