Mexican church state row weighs on polls and fines
In Mexico City an Interior Ministry official said up to five Roman Catholic prelates may face fines for alleged political statements on voting in July midterm elections. The Federal Electoral Institute overturned a proposed $4,000 fine against President Vicente Fox's party over campaign ads linked to former PRI presidents. In Kabul, a land mine killed one German peacekeeper and wounded another, in an attack the German defense minister called a tragic accident.