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• Suicide bomber kills 6 at market in Iraq
Irbil is one of the three provinces in the Kurdish self-ruled region, the most peaceful area of the country, although some bombings have occurred there during the war.
• Red Cross fears for civilians in south Philippines
Stillhart said he saw the "deteriorating situation" of those displaced when he visited evacuation sites in North Cotabato, one of the provinces affected by the fighting.
• Medvedev: Russia must 'be reckoned with'
Russia has recognized Georgia's two separatist provinces, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as independent nations despite protests from the European Union, the United States and Georgia.
• Sons of both VP candidates headed to Iraq
Palin's unit is believed to be headed to Diyala, among the most dangerous of Iraq's 18 provinces. It extends from the northeastern suburbs of Baghdad to the Iranian border.
• China: Flaws may have led to school collapses
A magnitude 5.7 quake struck the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan on Saturday, killing at least 38 people. More than 500,000 homes were damaged and 191,000 people were evacuated.