| First results from Iraq's election suggest a tight contest may be developing between PM Nouri Maliki and main rival Iyad Allawi. |
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| US and Israel dodge settlement confrontation |
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| First results from Iraq's election show PM Nouri Maliki's grouping leading in two southern provinces, the electoral body says. |
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| At least one person is killed in clashes between police and separatists in southern Yemen. |
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| Palestinian head Mahmoud Abbas refuses to restart talks with Israel because of a settlements row, the Arab League says. |
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| The Palestinian Authority says indirect talks with Israel will be "very difficult" if more homes are built on occupied land as planned. |
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| An Israeli supermarket chain uses spoof surveillance footage, parodying that of the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in a TV advert. |
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