Iraq takes control of Basra from British Army
IRAQ, Iraq formally took security control of the
southern oil province of Basra from British forces on Sunday, paving
the way for Britain to sharply reduce its nearly 5,000-strong troop
presence.
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S.Korean MPs vote to probe election frontrunner
SOUTH KOREA, South Korea's parliament voted
Monday to launch a new probe into fraud allegations against
presidential opposition frontrunner Lee Myung-Bak, two days before
the country goes to the polls.
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World powers to help Palestine
Major powers and key donors gathered Sunday in
Paris for a conference aimed at raising billions of dollars to help
the emergence of a viable Palestinian state and give political
impetus to the newly-relaunched peace process with Israel.
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