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>>Iraq - Kurdish lawmakers boycotted critical legislation Tuesday that sets new rules for provincial elections. The sticking point was the status of Kirkuk, which Kurdish lawmakers believe should come under the control of their autonomous region. The bill, which would bring more power to Iraq's regions and empower Sunnis, is now unlikely to be ratified by the Presidency Council, headed by President Jalal Talabani, an ethnic Kurd.

>>Thailand/Cambodia - Thousands of Thai and Cambodia troops have moved into disputed land near the Preah Vihear temple on the border. Tensions were sparked when UNESCO listed the temple as a Cambodian World Heritage Site, which prompted protests by local Thais and their subsequent arrest by Cambodian authorities. Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has suggested that Cambodia's Prime Minister, Hun Sen is just using the row to gin up votes for the imminent general election.

>>India - India's government survived a vote of confidence on Tuesday, clearing the way for a controversial nuclear energy deal with the United States. At one point during the debate, opposition members carried duffel bags full of cash into parliament, alleging that it had been used to try to buy votes. Under the deal, which still needs to be approved by the IAEA, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, and the U.S. Congress, India would open its civilian nuclear reactors to international inspectors in exchange for the ability to develop its civilian nuclear program without having to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

• Another Darfur Peacekeeper Attacked, Another Opponent of ICC Action in Sudan
• Nabbed!

Africa

• Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe crisis talks to start in South Africa
• Zimbabwe - EU widens Zimbabwe sanctions
• Sudan - South Sudan's Kiir joins calls to delay ICC warrant
• Sudan - Sudanese president visits Darfur
• South Africa - S African police evict migrants

Americas

• U.S. - U.S. Offers a Subsidy Concession at Trade Talks
• Colombia - Vote Sought to Permit 3rd Presidential Term
• Venezuela - Chavez calls for Russia alliance
• Brazil - Brazil boom breeds new generation of millionaires
• Mexico - Kidnapped Koreans freed in Mexico

East Asia

• China - Last Three Gorges Dam migrants evacuate as water rises
• China - Bus Blasts Not Linked to Olympics, China Says
• Thailand - Thais brace for border clashes with Cambodia

Europe

• Bosnia - UK and US saw through Karadzic disguise
• Greece - Suit to Prohibit Use of 'Lesbian' Dismissed
• Bulgaria - EU to suspend funds to Bulgaria

Middle East

• Iraq - Kurds Object to Iraqi Provincial Election Law
• Iraq - Britain Plans Pullout of Most of Its Iraq Force
• Israel - Obama gives pledge on Israel ties
• Iran - Ex-Advisers Warn Against Threatening to Attack Iran

Oceania

• Australia - Australian core inflation hits 17-year high

Russia and Former Republics

• Russia - Manned spaceship design unveiled
• Russia - BP Will Withdraw Its Engineers in Russia

South Asia

• India - Rahul Gandhi's pro-nuclear speech disrupted by heckling in Indian parliament
• Pakistan - Senior Zardari security officer killed in Pakistan
• Pakistan - Taliban arrest in Pakistan raises Western hopes
• Pakistan - Action call over Pakistan missing
• Bangladesh - Bangladesh to receive $1.3bn food aid

Posted by Matthew Cordell at 9:21 AM

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