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Morning News


Nov.8   Gaza   Israeli raid 'kills 19 civilians'
  Palestinian sources: At least 18 Palestinians have been killed by tank fire in the town of Beit Hanoun by tank shells
 Olmert expresses 'regret,' orders investigation. The tanks fired 10 artillery rounds into the town's center . Among the dead was a 13-member family which included 7 children


  West Pakistan     Suicide blast kills 42 Map of Dargai Pakistan
  A bomber has blown himself up at an army parade ground at a training ground in the town of Dargai in north-west Pakistan


  Sri Lanka Dozens killed in attack  At least 50 civilians displaced by battles are feared to have been killed in artillery and rocket attacks on a school

Day News


  Washington     Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates
  President former CIA chief introduced Robert Gates as his nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense
 Gates was a member of the Iraq Study Group, a panel that is making recommendations on how to proceed in Iraq. Robert Gates, 63, headed the CIA from 1991 until 1993


  Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan curbs president power  The parliament has adopted a new constitution curbing presidential power and boosting that of legislators

Evening News


  U.S. Congress   Democrats to control Senate   Democrats appear to have won the final seat needed to take control of the Senate
 Democrat Jim Webb victor in Virginia by 7,236 votes over Republican incumbent George Allen


  Iraq     Dozens more killed in Iraq  Beset by rampant sectarian violence, a parliament voted to extend the state of emergency for 30 more days

  Baghdad Iraq corruption 'costs billions'  Corruption within the government is costing Iraq billions of dollars
San Francisco Bay Area , November 8, 2006 Timeline