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World Social Forum opens in Pakistan

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AFP - More than 15,000 activists gathered to open the World Social Forum, where anti-globalization and peace and security issues will be discussed over the next six days.

Microsoft Delays Release of Office Update

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AP - Three days after saying it will delay the consumer version of its new Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft Corp. said Friday that the update to its Office business software suite also won't appear in stores until January.

Pentagon report says Russia gave Iraq intelligence

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Reuters - Russia provided intelligence to Iraq's government in the opening days of the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, including information that fed Iraqi suspicions that the main U.S. invasion force coming from Kuwait was actually a diversion, a Pentagon report released on Friday stated.

U.N. Appeals for Aid to Help Somalia

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AP - The United Nations appealed Tuesday for nearly $327 million in aid to help starving people in southern Somalia, which is suffering its worst drought in a decade.

Pentagon: Russia Gave Saddam U.S. Intel

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AP - The Russian government provided Saddam Hussein with intelligence on U.S. military movements and plans during the opening days of the war in 2003, according to a Pentagon report released Friday.

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