* Spain: Police are after two female members of Basque separatist group ETA who are suspected of participating in a July 30 bombing that killed two Civil Guard officers.
* Iraq: A pair of truck bombings claimed the lives of at least 51 Iraqis and left over 250 people injured.
* Asia: A series of strong storms has hit the Asia-Pacific region and have so far killed several dozen people.
* Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe has had its share of ups and downs in the six months since rivals Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai agreed to share power according to the Guardian UK.
Image- The Telegraph (“Police near La Rigoletta restaurant where a bomb went off (on Sunday) causing minor damage in Majorca.”)
Online Sources- Guardian UK, AFP, BBC News, Times Online
Monday, August 10, 2009
World Watch: August 10, 2009
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l hope you were to address on ecuador's bi-centennial anniversary. mrs. clinton did remember: http://www.eluniverso.com/2009/08/10/1/1355/E18F223DC78D48A4BFA2A9AC2D268162.html
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