BISHKEK – Voters in Kyrgyzstan took to the polls in parliamentary elections that authorities say will bring stability to the Central Asian state but which the opposition says are being rigged.
Escape probed * ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s government ordered a high-level investigation into the escape from police custody of a British terror suspect, officials said, as a hunt was launched to track him down. Anniversary * GAZA – Hamas threatened to launch a new uprising against Israel on Saturday when hundreds of thousands of Islamist supporters rallied in Gaza City to mark the group’s 20th anniversary.Darfur * KHARTOUM – Darfur rebels said yesterday they had inflicted a crushing defeat on Sudan’s army in West Darfur in an overnight battle during which they captured 29 soldiers, 32 vehicles and heavy weaponry.Campaign * MANCHESTER – Hillary Clinton went door-to-door in freezing New Hampshire on Saturday, asking for support in the early voting state where her once-huge lead in the Democratic presidential primary race has melted away.Nampa-AFP-AP-ReutersAnniversary * GAZA – Hamas threatened to launch a new uprising against Israel on Saturday when hundreds of thousands of Islamist supporters rallied in Gaza City to mark the group’s 20th anniversary.Darfur * KHARTOUM – Darfur rebels said yesterday they had inflicted a crushing defeat on Sudan’s army in West Darfur in an overnight battle during which they captured 29 soldiers, 32 vehicles and heavy weaponry.Campaign * MANCHESTER – Hillary Clinton went door-to-door in freezing New Hampshire on Saturday, asking for support in the early voting state where her once-huge lead in the Democratic presidential primary race has melted away.Nampa-AFP-AP-Reuters
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