At least 10 people sre reported killed in clashes in the Iraqi cities of Karbala and Najaf, between U-S troops and militiamen loyal to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
The U-S military in Iraq has released another group of prisoners from the Abu Ghraib jail, outside Baghdad.
Latest unofficial numbers from Philippines national election show a rapidly shringking lead by the incumbent president over her main challenger.
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