As US pullout looms :

Baghdad market blast kills 62, over 15 wounded

At least 62 people were killed by a bomb in a crowded market in Baghdad’s sprawling slum neighbourhood of Sadr City on Wednesday, less than a week before US troops must pull out of Iraq’s cities.

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Mexico readies for intl flu summit

Mexico readies for the celebration of a meeting on lessons learned from the Influenza A-H1N1 virus, where representatives from 50 countries will debate tools to prevent, limit and mitigate the pandemic.

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US Senate approves Pakistan aid package

The US Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to triple civilian US aid to Pakistan, a bid to cement a long-term partnership to defeat Islamist fighters who threaten the nuclear-armed ally’s stability.

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