Coup tension eases but Arroyo faces legal challenge
Tensions within the Philippine military over a
foiled coup receded on Monday but problems loomed on a new front for
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as lawyers prepared to challenge
her emergency rule in court.
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Khaleda vows to crush Islamist militants
Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia said
her government was bringing Islamist militants to justice in the
wake of bomb attacks that have killed at least 30 people including
two judges and wounded 150.
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Thirty killed but pleas, curfew curb Iraq violence
Mortar fire killed 15 people and shooting
erupted around two Baghdad mosques but pleas for unity and a third
day of curfew in the city seemed to dampen sectarian violence that
has pitched Iraq toward civil war.
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