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AFP - Democratic Republic of Congo troops restored order to the streets of the capital Kinshasa on Friday after two days of fighting killed at least 60 people, the United Nations mission here said.

The United States and three European nations moved closer to agreement with Russia and China on another package of sanctions against Iran that is much less harsh than Washington and its allies would have liked

Reuters - Defying President George W. Bush's veto threat, the House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill providing new war funds while setting a timeline for the withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by March 31 next year.

AFP - The United Nations on Monday called for calm in East Timor in the run-up to this week's presidential election, the first in the troubled nation since it gained independence in 2002, amid concerns of unrest.