22 die in bomb attack on Pak cops A suicide bomber walked up to policemen stationed outside the High Court in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday and blew himself up killing 22 people, most of them police, officials said.
During US invasion of Iraq
WHO report on death toll The World Health Organisation (WHO) this week published a study claiming that between 1,04,000 and 2,23,000 Iraqi civilians died violently from the US invasion in late March 2003 through June 2006.
US warplanes hit Baghdad The US Air Force sent two B-1 bombers and four F-16 fighter jets, aiming at three large target areas in Arab Jabour, a lush area just south of the capital that has become a haven for fighters driven out of other areas.
Clinton, Obama head for nationwide campaign Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama plunged straight into the next, nationwide stage of the battle for the Democratic nomination on Wednesday after her stunning comeback in the New Hampshire primary, both embarking on a fresh round of campaign events and fundraising.
African Union chief bids to break deadlock Ghanas President John Kufuor was set to resume talks with Kenyan leaders on Thursday to break political deadlock after disputed presidential polls that touched off a wave of deadly unrest.
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