Soldiers killed in Afghan battle
Eight foreign soldiers and two Afghan troops have been killed in a fire-fight in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Eight foreign soldiers and two Afghan troops have been killed in a fire-fight in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Polls open in Greece in a snap general election that many expect to result in a change of government.
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Former Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who quit over apparent drunken behaviour, has been found dead, police say.
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Aid workers in Sumatra are increasingly pessimistic about finding more survivors, four days after a devastating tremor.
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Pope Benedict XVI is to open a three-week gathering of African bishops with a Mass in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
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