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The fossil of a new prehistoric great ape species, named Nakalipithecus nakayamai, is discovered in Kenya. (BBC)
Turkish helicopters bomb several Kurdistan Workers Party positions in northern Iraq. (BBC)
21 Cameroonian soldiers are killed by unknown attackers in the Bakassi peninsula. (BBC)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that an overwhelming victory for United Russia in the legislative elections would give him the "moral right" to maintain a strong influence in the country. (The Moscow Times)
In France, rail workers and Paris Métro personnel go on strike in the first wave of public-sector strikes. (Reuters)
An explosion hits the south wing of the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Quezon City, killing three people, including Congressman Wahab Akbar, and wounding 10. (BBC)
Clean-up operations continue in the Strait of Kerch after the oil spill disaster. Ten ships have sunk, 2,000 tons of fuel oil and 6,000 tons of sulphur have been spilled, three sailors have died and about 20 are missing. (BBC)
Hamas security forces arrest 400 Fatah supporters after a rally to commemorate Yasser Arafat's death ended in gunfire. (BBC)
The President of Israel, Shimon Peres, meets the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, in Ankara, and he will also address the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. (BBC)
Danish voters go to the polls for an early parliamentary election called by Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. (BBC)
2007 Pakistani state of emergency: Backed by hundreds of police officers, the Pakistani government again placed former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto under house arrest to prevent a protest against President Pervez Musharraf. (NYT) (BBC)

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(BBC) - BBC NEWS | South Asia | Bhutto calls on Musharraf to quit

(BBC) - BBC NEWS | Europe | Danish centre-right wins election

(BBC) - BBC NEWS | Middle East | Peres starts historic Turkey trip

(BBC) - BBC NEWS | Middle East | Deadly clash at Arafat Gaza rally

(BBC) - BBC NEWS | Europe | Black Sea faces oil 'catastrophe'

(BBC) - BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Manila blast toll rises to four

(Reuters) - France braces for crippling transport strike | International | Reuters

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(BBC) - BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | New African ape fossil discovered

(BBC) - BBC NEWS | Europe | Turkey 'bombs PKK Iraq targets'

(BBC) - BBC NEWS | Africa | Nigeria and Cameroon probe attack

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