A large explosion in a stadium in the Chechen capital, Grozny, has killed the Moscow-backed president ot the rebellious Russian republic and at least 13 other people.
Meanwhile, an explosion has ripped through a crowded maketplace in Baghdad, killing at least six and wounding 9.
Senior members of Burma's pro-democracy opposition party have been allowed to meet again with detained party leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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