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Three Pakistan suicide bombs kill 52 in one day
ISLAMABAD - Three suicide bomb attacks killed at least 52 people in Pakistan, as a militant backlash intensified following the army's storming of a radical mosque in Islamabad.
A wave of bomb attacks has swept across Pakistan, killing more than 160, since the assault nine days ago on the Lal Masjid or Red Mosque complex, a militant stronghold.
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Russia expels 4 British diplomats as row escalates
MOSCOW - Russia expelled four British diplomats and suspended cooperation with London on fighting terrorism, as a bitter row over Moscow's refusal to extradite a murder suspect escalated.
The Kremlin said Russia had been forced into a "proportionate response" after Britain threw out four Russian diplomats earlier this week.
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No charges after 'cash for honours' probe - reports
LONDON - No one will be charged with the illegal sale of state honours as a result of a police enquiry that dogged former Prime Minister Tony Blair's last months in office, media reported.
Police completed their probe three months ago and handed their findings to the Crown Prosecution Service, which has to decide whether to press charges.
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