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have died following an Insurgent attack in Haditha , 140 miles northwest of Baghdad , Iraq . (NBC)

A survey of the world's strongest Brand s by Anholt-GMI has placed Australia as the leading "nation brand", ahead of Canada , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . Last years top brand, Sweden , dropped to fifth place, whilst the United States dropped from fourth to eleventh place. (Sydney Morning Herald) (NZ Herald)

One person has been killed and another injured in an explosion on a Russia n Nuclear-powered Submarine in dock for Decommissioning . (BBC)

Leaked communications between two (ABC)

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--- Deadly Riot s erupt in Khartoum after Garang's death. (Reuters)

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New European Union directive banning Tobacco Advertising comes into effect (Euronews)

President Bush circumvents the Senate after a five-month impasse to appoint (Yahoo News)

In Egypt , opposition party Al-Wafd ( Delegation Party ) announces that it will endorse its leader Numan Gumaa as a candidate in presidential election next September (Al-Jazeera)

NASA announces that astronauts will make repairs on the bottom of the Space Shuttle Discovery to ensure its safety in re-entry (Space.com) (Science Daily) (Reuters)

In Colombia , paramilitary group United Self-Defence Forces Of Colombia begins disarming (BBC)

In Brazil , Valdemar Costa Neto , leader of the Liberal Party , steps down after he admitted that he received money from the ruling Worker's Party (MercoPress (Reuters) (Bloomberg)

In India , HCL Infosystems and Dayanidhi Maran , communications minister, unveil cheap " PC for India" with Linux OS , costing 9990 Rupee s (equivalent to US$ 225) (The Hindu) (Hindu Business Line) (BBC)