Bombings in northern Spain and Cantabria prompt warnings
Five bombs exploded in Getxo Laredo and Noja areas with no injuries, following warnings from someone claiming Basque ETA. Bombs hit a bank frontage, beach promenades, a golf course, and beaches. Pope Benedict XVI concluded a Sydney pilgrimage urging hope. In Warsaw, WWII rescuer Wanda Bulik and 60 others were honored for risking lives to shelter a Jewish boy, among thousands recognized by Yad Vashem.
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Iraqi panel moves to delay pivotal provincial vote
Iraqs election authority proposed delaying the October provincial ballot. The plan, backed by the United States, aims to shift powers to regions but stalls over Kirkuk which Kurds claim as theirs. The dispute blocks parliament funding rules for the election as Anbar resumes refinery operations and Najaf opens a new airport.
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NASA eyeing Japan HTV after shuttle retirement
NASA has begun informal talks with JAXA to buy the H-2 Transfer Vehicle, an unmanned cargo shuttle developed in Japan, to replace the aging space shuttles set to retire in 2010. The purchase would be Japan’s biggest space deal, involving JAXA, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric.
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Coalition forces kill 9 Afghan police in clash near Farah
U S led troops and Afghan forces killed nine Afghan police after a four hour encounter in Anar Dara district near the Iranian border. Police misidentified the foreign force as militants. NATO meanwhile reports civilian deaths in eastern Afghanistan and says it is investigating.
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