Raiders kidnap 24 Iraqis and steal cash in bold raid
Masked gunmen storm a currency exchange and two electronic stores in broad daylight kidnapping 24 Iraqis and fleeing with tens of thousands of dollars. The raid follows the withdrawal of Shiite leaders from talks and amid efforts to form a unity government as violence grips Baghdad.
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Associated Press
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Zalmay Khalilzad
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
United States
France sees nationwide protests over new job law
More than 1 million demonstrators flooded streets across France with strikes shutting the Eiffel Tower and disrupting air rail and bus services. Police reported 787 arrests nationwide and 46 protesters plus nine officers injured as clashes erupted in Paris and other cities.
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Paris
Eiffel
Michel Gaudin
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Roadside bomb kills six Afghan soldiers in Kandahar region
In southern Afghanistan a roadside bomb killed six Afghan soldiers near Helmand as Taliban militants attacked. Four private security workers were killed elsewhere in Taliban blamed assaults. A suicide blast in Kandahar injured no others, with police and provincial officials confirming Taliban involvement and ongoing manhunt.
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Helmand
Rehmatullah Raufi
Associated Press
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Ghulam Dusthagir
China bans organ sales to curb transplant trade
China's Health Ministry published new rules banning the buying and selling of human organs and requiring written donor consent. The move aims to tighten a long criticized, opaque transplant industry with critics saying profits outweighed ethics.
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Brazil scandal shakes Lula era finance chief ouster
Brazil's government faces a major scandal involving prostitution, cash-filled suitcases, and bank-secrecy violations that toppled Finance Minister Antonio Palocci. President Lula da Silva named a replacement Tuesday as questions swirl over shifts to the left before elections.
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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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Antonio Palocci
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