Insurgent attacks in Iraq have killed a civilian in Basra, and wounded five others in Mosul. Police in the southern port city of Basra say one person was killed and several others wounded shortly after midnight when rockets fired at a government building hit nearby homes.
Millions of Indonesians have cast ballotsin the nation's first direct presidential election. Official results will take at least ten days, but early projections are expected Tuesday.
Australia and Thailand have signed a free trade agreement that could pave the way to close Australian integration with Southeast Asia.Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his Thai counterpart, Thaksin Shinawatra, witnessed the signing today in Canberra.
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