BALARUS: 'Immoral' parents to lose their kids
MINSK (Reuters): Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, berated in the West for his authoritarian methods, has ordered that children be taken from families deemed "immoral" and sent to orphanages.
CHAD: Army braces for battle
LAMIDJA (AP): Chadian soldiers were massing along a strategic road yesterday in pickup trucks mounted with machine guns as a rebel convoy was spotted heading toward the capital of this volatile African nation.
MIDEAST: New truce takes hold
GAZA (AP): A ceasefire between Israel and militants in Gaza took hold yesterday and despite Palestinian rocket attacks in the first hours, Israel promised restraint. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the deal could help revive peacemaking...
AUSTRALIA: Nuke power in a decade
SYDNEY (AP): Australia could have power-producing nuclear reactors within a decade, the head of a government-backed nuclear task force said yesterday. Nuclear physicist Ziggy Swit-kowski is the head of a six-member investigation...
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