Sri Lanka violence kills nine Tamil guerrillas
In Batticaloa district an improvised land mine hit a tractor carrying civilians in Vadamunai, killing nine and wounding fourteen. Rebels blamed the military while the army denied involvement. Police reported seven of the wounded were in serious condition as talks on the 2002 cease fire loomed in Oslo.
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Hamas and Fatah strike deal to curb Gaza militia
Hamas and Fatah agreed to withdraw the private Hamas militia from public areas in Gaza and fold it into the official police, after hours of Egyptian-brokered talks. The move aims to halt weeks of in fighting that have killed at least sixteen people and tense the security power struggle between Abbas's Fatah and Hamas.
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Mexico's economy boosts Calderon in tight race
In Mexico City, rising growth and oil profits lift the ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon as Lopez Obrador gains from wage concerns. Cesar Castro says the economy is the key factor, while voters like Rafael Jimenez cite weak pay despite a broader upswing.
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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Vicente Fox
United States
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Center For Economic Analysis and Projections
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Fox
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Mexico economy grows amid remittance boost in 2006
Mexico’s GDP rose 3.1 percent in 2006 from the prior year with remittances climbing by 1.4 billion dollars. Output gains varied by sector with manufacturing and construction showing modest growth while mining declined. The economy expanded over 4 percent in projection for the year, aiding President Calderon’s free market and austere spending agenda.
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Al Maliki frees hundreds of Iraqi prisoners in major release
Hundreds of newly freed Iraqi prisoners kissed the ground after being dropped at bus stations as Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki launched the largest release since the US led invasion. Sunni leaders welcomed the move while warning against more arrests. the plan aims to free 2,000 detainees in batches of about 500. The first 594 were freed from Abu Ghraib and other facilities.
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Afghan convoy attack kills soldiers in eastern mountains
Afghan Defense Ministry said a roadside bomb struck a convoy of Afghan troops in the eastern mountains killing three and wounding four, while the U.S.-led coalition confirmed two Americans among the dead. The wounded were taken to a hospital as the convoy carried equipment to an army base.
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