News in brief

AP - The U.N. humanitarian chief on Sunday criticized attacks on aid workers in Darfur and called on both the Sudanese government and rebel groups to do their part to stop them.

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Reuters - The fallout from a three-day rampage that killed nearly 200 people in Mumbai threatened on Sunday to unravel India’s improving ties with Pakistan and prompted the resignation of India’s security minister.

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AP - Muslims from the Middle East to Britain and Austria condemned Sunday the Mumbai shooting rampage by suspected Islamic militants as senseless terrorism, but also found themselves on the defensive once again about bloodshed linked to their religion.

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AFP - The left-wing Social Democrats claimed victory in Romania’s general election on Sunday, with the first nationwide election since the country joined the European Union marked my massive disenchantment with politics.

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AP - The only gunman captured after a 60-hour terrorist siege of Mumbai said he belonged to a Pakistani militant group with links to the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, a senior police officer said Sunday.

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AP - An American journalist for National Public Radio and three Iraqi colleagues escaped injury Sunday when a bomb attached to their car exploded as it was parked along a street in west Baghdad.

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Only now, reading the papers on my return, have I grasped the enormity of what was done to the amiable Damian Green. This blog sometimes uses strong language to describe the way in which our executive has grabbed power but, on this occasion, …

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AP - National Public Radio says some of its journalists have escaped injury when a bomb exploded in their car as it was parked along a street in west Baghdad.

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AP - Government supporters from the Thai countryside converged on the capital on Sunday, in a counter to rival protesters who seized control of Bangkok’s two airports and forced the prime minister to run the country from afar.

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AFP - The Nigerian army took over the stricken city of Jos on Sunday to enforce calm after two days of Muslim-Christian clashes that left hundreds dead.

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