PAKISTAN: Blast near president's home, no one killed
ISLAMABAD (Reuters): An explosion occurred in a park next to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's army residence in the city of Rawalpindi yesterday, but no one was killed, police said.
IRAQ: Baghdad bombings hit high, police suspended
BAGHDAD (Reuters): Bomb attacks in Baghdad have hit an all-time high, the U.S. military said yesterday, as one of the capital's frontline police units was pulled off the streets on suspicion of involvement with sectarian death squads.
NORTH KOREA: China urges calm after N.Korea triggers alarm
SEOUL (Reuters): China, the closest North Korea has to an ally, yesterday called for restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test in a move the United States said would threaten world peace.
BRITAIN: IRA campaign of violence is over - Blair
BELFAST (Reuters): The Irish Republican Army's violent campaign in Northern Ireland is over, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday, following a report into paramilitary activity that raised hopes of reviving self-rule.
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