Deadly clashes break out in Sadr City despite cease-fire
                   
iht.com     May 13, 2008            

A fragile cease-fire failed to stop fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City, where the latest clashes between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19, Iraqi hospital officials said Tuesday. The U.S. military said Tuesday that it responded to several attacks by... [read full story]                

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Bombings in western Indian city kill 29

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