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The anthrax attacks in 2001 left five people dead [EPA]

Two campaign offices for John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, have been evacuated after receiving threatening letters containing white powder, officials say.

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Russia denies Khodorkovsky parole

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Mikhail Khodorkovsky was once Russia's richest man [EPA]

A Russian court has rejected a request for parole from Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the now bankrupt Yukos oil company, after five years in jail on tax evasion and fraud charges.

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Peru to vote on divisive land law

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Garcia says tribes could suffer a 'century of misery' if the law is repealed [AFP]

Promises to revise a controversial land law in Peru have halted widespread protests just days before a vote by congress that might see the legislation repealed.

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Brown warns on Afghan troop levels

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Brown. left, flew into Kabul to meet Karzai after a short visit with British troops [AFP]
Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, has said he believes the Afghanistan army will have to more than double in size if it is to overcome the Taliban.

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Nato denies 'friendly fire' deaths

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Sarkozy, right, says he has 'no regrets' about sending 700 more troops to Afghanistan [AFP]
Nato has denied a newspaper report that allied planes killed 10 French soldiers during a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan.

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Pakistan coalition split on judges

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Pakistani lawyers and parties want judges reinstated [EPA]
Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's former prime minister, has said he will quit the country's coalition government if judges sacked by Pervez Musharraf, the former president, are not reinstated.

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US to push India nuclear-ban waiver

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The India-US agreement has also sparked controversy in India [EPA]

The US is set to push a consortium of nations into dropping a ban on nuclear trade with India, a move that will help finalise a US-India nuclear deal.

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Ex-spy tried over activist's murder

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The trial is seen as a test of Indonesia's resolve to uphold the rule of law [EPA]

The trial of a former Indonesian intelligence officer accused of the murder of a human rights activist has begun in the capital, Jakarta.

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Abkhazians rally for independence

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Russian state TV aired live images of tens of thousands of residents[AFP]

Georgia's separatist region of Abkhazia has called for Russia to recognise its independence at a traditional assembly on the main square of its capital, Sukhumi.

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