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UK troops to leave Iraq 'by July' British forces will "complete their tasks" and leave Iraq by the end of July, Gordon Brown says during a visit to Baghdad. 'Our troops will be coming home' Double bomb attack in Baghdad 'Subtle shift' to US role

Opec plans record oil output cut The oil cartel Opec is set to agree to a record cut in oil output of two million barrels a day, says Saudi Arabia.

Microsoft plans quick fix for IE A patch to fix the latest hole in Internet Explorer is rushed out amid fears the flaw could aid fraudsters.

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Three passengers died and 25 were injured when three busses including an intercity bus collided at Wadduwa yesterday morning. Picture by Sarath Weerasinghe

Battle for Kilinochchi: Army breach last defence Troops of the 57 Division and the Task Force - I operating in the Kilinochchi and Paranthan fronts yesterday breached the heavily fortified LTTE earthbund, the last obstacle before entry to Kilinochchi, from five locations regaining a near 5 km stretch under the control of the Forces causing heavy damage to the LTTE, Military Spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara told the Daily News. Full Story GCE O/L Maths paper : Exams chief assures justice The new syllabus Mathematics II question paper of the ongoing GCE O/L examination will be evaluated in a manner that no injustice would be caused to those who sat that paper, Examination Department sources revealed yesterday. Full Story

SEC plans to investigate ties to Madoff's niece: Journal
MarketWatch - 46 minutes ago
By Barbara Kollmeyer MADRID (MarketWatch) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to probe the relationship between the niece of financier Bernard L. Madoff and a former official at the agency, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal ...
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Impeachment Inquiry Hits Bumps in Illinois
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By MONICA DAVEY and MALCOLM GAY SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An inquiry here into the impeachment of Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich met resistance on Tuesday, with federal prosecutors indicating that it might interfere with the criminal case against him and a lawyer ...
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British PM, Iraqi PM: British Troops to Leave Iraq by Mid-2009
Voice of America - 57 minutes ago
By VOA News British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki say British forces will have "completed their tasks" in Iraq during the first half of 2009 and will leave at that time.
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