Polls close in Iraq’s second general election since the 2003 invasion, with a steady turnout despite at least 35 people killed in attacks. Read More Iraq poll hit by deadly attacks
Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa denounces plans for a UN-appointed panel to examine alleged human rights abuses. Read More Sri Lanka attacks UN rights panel
China has criticised a Swiss offer of asylum for two ethnic Uighur Chinese inmates at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay. "The position of Switzerland will surely undermine China-Switzerland relations" a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman told the AFP news agency….
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China attacks Guantanamo Uighurs asylum in Switzerland
BOGOTA – Colombia’s military says air and ground assaults on two rebel camps have killed 18 insurgents and captured 13. An attack by guerrillas a few hours earlier killed a soldier and a teenage girl…
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Colombia 18 rebels killed in attacks on 2 camps