Kuwait Women Vote as Parliament Welcomes Suffrage
Thousands of Kuwaiti women celebrated voting for the first time in historic parliamentary elections with early results showing incumbent men leading among candidates. Turnout neared 80 percent in some districts as women activists, including symbol Rala Dashti, faced limited wins in initial tallies broadcast on Kuwaiti television. Floods in Honduras killed four, displaced 1,500, and caused over $8 million in crop damage as authorities warned of more rain. In Somalia, Islamic Courts Union reforms renamed to Supreme Islamic Courts Council, with Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys replacing Ahmed, amid ongoing conflict dynamics and international caution.
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Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
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Somalia
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Hassan Dahir Aweys
U.S
al-Qaida
Ukraine Opposition Blocks Parliament Over Tymoshenko Return
Ukraine's reformist opposition blocked parliament to stop a vote on reinstating ex prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. The pro West coalition aimed to reunite Orange Revolution parties while excluding the pro Russian Party of Regions, amid stalled coalition talks and a tense power struggle.
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Petro Petroshenko
Dutch Cabinet to resign over immigration case
Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said the cabinet will resign after the coalition split over a Somali-born lawmaker's citizenship case. He will tender resignation to Queen Beatrix, signaling the collapse of his three year government and possible early elections.
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British troops kill 12 Islamic militants in Afghanistan
British patrols repelled a four hour attack in Musa Qala district Helmand province killing about 12 militants. No coalition casualties reported. The battle comes as 3,300 British soldiers operate in the volatile area amid Taliban activity.
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Musa Qala
Helmand
Quentin Innis
Israeli strikes hit Gaza Interior Ministry as war widens
Israeli warplanes struck the Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza City setting it ablaze amid cross border attacks across the Strip. The attack followed a halt in a planned northern Gaza invasion as Arab leaders pursued a deal to free a kidnapped soldier, with Cairo signaling a conditional release that Israel did not confirm. Casualties rose with a 5-year-old girl wounded and fighters killed, while Hamas and Fatah offices were hit and arrests of Hamas ministers and lawmakers surged in the West Bank.
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U S claims gains in fight against al Qaida in Iraq
The U S military says raids since Abu Musab al Zarqawi’s death pushed many foreign fighters into the open for capture or kill. Iraqi violence remained high with at least 46 deaths and nine bullet riddled bodies found. Coalition and Iraqi forces say 57 foreign fighters were captured or killed this month.
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al-Qaida
William Caldwell
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Abu Ayyub al-Masri
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