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• Iraq poll results too close to call
  Iraq's election commission is expected Thursday to announce partial results of last week's vote. […]
• Thailand braces for mass protests
  Thailand mobilizes security forces ahead of anti-government demonstrations by "red shirt" supporters of ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. […]
• Ex-spy chief urges talks with Taliban
  Talking to the Taliban leader in Afghanistan may help bring peace to the country, according to a former Pakistan spy chief once referred to as the "father of the Taliban." […]
• Asylum seekers rescued off Australia
  Australia rescued 32 people seeking asylum this week after spotting them floating on boats off the country's northwest coast. […]
• Israel 'closes' West Bank, tightens Jerusalem security
  Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak orders the army to seal off the West Bank for 48 hours amid tensions over plans to build apartments on disputed land. […]
• Pakistan navy conducts missile tests
  Pakistan's navy said it test-fired missiles in the Arabian Sea on Friday to send a message to "anyone harboring nefarious designs" against the country. […]
• At least 20 killed in Pakistan bombing
  Twin suicide blasts kill at least 20 people in a high security area with a dense military presence in eastern Pakistan, CNN affiliate Geo TV reports. […]
• Japan arrests anti-whaling activist
  Japanese authorities arrested an activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegal trespassing after he boarded a whaling ship last month in waters off the Antarctic. […]
• Mexico City holds first gay marriages
  Five gay and lesbian couples have married in Mexico City, the first such ceremonies since a law went into effect legalizing same-sex marriage in the Mexican capital. […]