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About 100 people were rounded up for questioning about the attack Sunday that killed three people and wounded eight during a government celebration in Kabul, an intelligence official said.
The Taliban asserted responsibility for the assault. Among those killed was an Afghan lawmaker 30 yards from Karzai.
In battles Sunday and Monday in the country's east, Afghan and foreign troops supported by airstrikes killed 23 guerrillas and wounded 20, officials said. No casualties were reported for the Afghan and international forces.
Meanwhile in neighboring Pakistan, talks aimed at ending violence in the tribal regions have hit a snag over Taliban demands for the army to withdraw from the area, a Pakistani official said.
NORTH KOREA
Olympic Torch Welcomed
North Korea mobilized tens of thousands of citizens on Monday to celebrate the Olympic torch relay in Pyongyang, the first such event in the authoritarian nation.
Men in their best suits and women wearing traditional high-waisted dresses waved flags and paper flowers in the capital, greeting the torch like a visiting head of state. Security was far lighter than in most other cities on the torch tour.
China is North Korea's main ally and a key aid provider. The Pyongyang government has condemned disruptions of the torch relay elsewhere and supported Beijing in its crackdown in Tibet.
The torch arrived in Vietnam on Monday night under tight security as activists said they planned demonstrations over the contested Spratly and Paracel islands in the South China Sea.
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Life in Prison for Somali Pirates
Seven Somali pirates were sentenced to life in prison, and authorities vowed similarly tough penalties for others after a surge in pirate attacks.
Spain Rejects Perón Extradition
Spain's National Court rejected a request from Argentina for the extradition of former president Isabel Perón on charges of human rights abuses stemming from death squad activity during her rule.
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