Japan Upper House voting begins
Japanese began voting Sunday in an Upper House
election that could deliver Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s government a
major blow, stalling efforts to curb a huge public debt and putting
the premier’s job at risk.
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Gaza aid ship sets sail from Greece
A Gaza aid ship left for Egypt Saturday under
Israeli pressure, officials in Greece said, but Libyan organisers
declared it intended to defy the Jewish state's blockade of the
Palestinian enclave.
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Pakistan bomb attacks claim 102 lives
The death toll from a suicide bombing and car
bomb blast that devastated a tribal town has soared to 102 in one of
Pakistan's deadliest attacks, officials said Saturday.
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