Israel presses Gaza assault
GAZA CITY: Militants defied a major Israeli
bombing campaign across Gaza on Thursday, firing off volleys of
rockets which killed three Israelis and sparked panic in Tel Aviv.
As Palestinian deaths from relentless air strikes rose to 16,
Defence Minister Ehud Barak gave the go-ahead for 30,000 reservists
to be called up,
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SMS tax could help Philippines - IMF Chief
Philippines: International Monetary Fund chief
Christine Lagarde urged the Philippines on Friday to tax mobile
phone messages to shore up state funds in a country sometimes called
the world's text message capital.
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Low turnout at historic British police vote
UK: Votes were being counted on Friday for
Britain's first ever elected police and crime commissioners, but
turnout was reported to be as low as 10 percent in some areas, a
historic low. The new officials will set budgets and priorities and
have the power to sack their chief constables in the biggest
shake-up in British policing for 50 years,
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