>><!--top1-->Sudan<!--top1End--> - <!--top1Content-->The rebel Justice and Equality Movement launched an attack on a Khartoum suburb Saturday, the first time in decades that the civil war has touched the capital. The Government rebutted the attack and severed diplomatic ties with Chad, who President al-Bashir blames for fomenting the attacks. JEM, which is seeking a stronger voice for regions in Sudan's central government, fields only a few thousand soldiers compared to the government's force of 100,000. JEM leader, Khalil Ibrahim, vowed more attacks. <!--top1ContentEnd-->

>><!--top2-->Serbia<!--top2End--> - <!--top2Content-->In Serbia's general election yesterday, the President's pro-EU party, the Coalition for a European Serbia, appears to have secured a surprising victory over the anti-EU nationalists, represented by the Serbian Radical party. The Coalition did not win an outright majority, and it is still unclear whether it will be able to form a government as many smaller parties may side with the Serbian Radicals. The Socialist party, formerly led by Slobodan Milosevic, made unexpected gains and could be crucial in forming the new government. Prior to the vote, analysts had predicted that international support for Kosovo's independence would be a boon for the Serbian Radicals.<!--top2Content-->

>><!--top3-->Lebanon<!--top3End--> - <!--top3Content-->Hezbollah gunmen clashed with pro-government Druze in the mountains east of Beirut, killing 36. Hezbollah fighters overran positions of those loyal to Walid Jumblatt in the Chouf mountains before an agreement was struck for the Lebanese army to deploy in the area. The violence over the last five days, the worst since the civil war of the 1900s, has caused the Arab League to send a delegation headed by Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim, the Qatari foreign minister, to help end the crisis.<!--top3Content-->

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Africa

• Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe opposition seeks peacekeepers for run-off
• Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe police arrest activists
• Sudan - Sudan 'drives Darfur rebels back'
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• Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe election may be delayed
• Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe rejects Western election observers
• Nigeria - Obasanjo denies power corruption

Americas

• Venezuela - Chavez denies charges of ties to Colombia rebels
• Venezuela - Venezuela's Chavez to buy Chinese K-8 planes
• Colombia - UK palm oil consumption fuels Colombia violence, says report
• Venezuela - Venezuela's Chavez slams Germany's Merkel comments
• Chile - Hacker posts data of 6m Chileans

Asia

• Myanmar - Myanmar Junta Still Blocking Much Cyclone Aid
• Japan - Japan wary of China's panda diplomacy
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• China - China travel agents seek to cash in on torch euphoria
• China - Food prices drive China inflation
• China - Earthquake hits western China
• South Korea - Cull after bird flu hits S Korea

Europe

• Serbia - Defiant Serbia conducts elections in Kosovo
• Serbia - Pro-EU parties take surprise lead in Serbian election

Middle East

• Lebanon - Fighting spreads east of Beirut
• Israel - Embattled Israeli PM gets boost from party
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• Israel - UN official: Basic humanitarian needs unmet in Gaza
• Israel - Egyptian mediator to meet Israelis after Hamas agrees ceasefire plan
• Israel - Israelis don't believe scandal-hit Olmert: poll
• Israel - Israel allows fuel back into Gaza
• Yemen - Yemen court sentences four Shi'ite rebels to death