>><!--top1-->Zimbabwe<!--top1End--> - <!--top1Content-->Zimbabwe's governing ZANU-PF party has signed a peace-sharing agreement with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, as well as one of the MDC faction led by Arthur Mutambara. Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the MDC, will serve as Prime Minister and Mutambara as his deputy. The opposition parties will hold 16 cabinet seats together. ZANU-PF will hold 15. Full details of the agreement are still emerging, and EU chief Javier Solana has said that the EU is postponing a decision on whether to lift sanctions.<!--top1ContentEnd-->

>><!--top2-->Bolivia<!--top2End--> - <!--top2Content-->South American leaders are meeting in Chile today amid rising concerns over the violent clashes in Bolivia between the government and protesters from regions that seek greater autonomy. Evo Morales has declared a "state of siege" in some provinces. <!--top2ContentEnd-->

>><!--top3-->Pakistan<!--top3End--> - <!--top3Content-->Two U.S. helicopters that had crossed into South Waziristan were turned back by Pakistani troops firing into the air. Roughly 20 people, including women and children, were killed in a raid by U.S. troops in this area this month. Pakistan's military denied claims both that the U.S. helicopters were in Pakistani territory and that the shots came from Pakistani troops.<!--top3ContentEnd-->

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