World Update from BBC News
Many killed in Afghan bomb blastsAt least 25 people have been killed in a series of suspected suicide bombings in the Afghan city of Kandahar, hospital officials say.Man charged with stabbing murderA man is charged with the murder of a mother-of-two who was killed on a Lancashire street.Maliki leads Baghdad poll countPartial results for Iraq's elections show PM Nouri Maliki's coalition ahead in the crucial area of Baghdad, officials say.'Despicable' raid at hero's homeBurglars break into the home of French Resistance heroine Andree Peel, who died last week at the age of 105.Training for the civilian surge in AfghanistanThe BBC's Kim Ghattas travels to a camp in Indiana, where civilians are trained for their roles in the US Administration's Afghan surge.Clegg 'will not back early cuts'The Lib Dems would not support a government which proposes major spending cuts within the next year, leader Nick Clegg says.Safety work on roads near schoolsA series of accidents prompts safety work on three roads near two schools in Leicestershire.
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