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Indonesia Republic's 60th Independent Day

kills 3 Palestinian Civilians in the West Bank . The attack was condemned by Ariel Sharon as a "Jewish Terror act" and "twisted thinking" while Hamas claimed the right to avenge the deaths. (Reuters) (BBC)

At least two people have been killed and several others injured in a series of over 300 blasts across Bangladesh . An outlawed Islamist group, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, has claimed responsibility. (BBC)

ings in the Iraq i Capital of Baghdad . (BBC)

The first actual pullout of Settlers in the Gaza Strip , as part of the Israel Unilateral Disengagement Plan , has started. (FOXNews)

S.R. Nathan returns unopposed for a second term in the Singapore Presidential Elections . Three other candidates who filed for candidature were rejected by the Presidential Elections Committee due to "lack of experience", amongst other reasons. (CNA) , (Reuters)

The governors of the U.S. State s of New Mexico and Arizona declare an emergency along their borders with Mexico citing recent violence, and inaction in both the US Government and the Mexican government. (NY Times) , (Arizona Republic) , (UK Telegraph) .

The Zotob Computer Worm causes fatal crashes of computers worldwide. The worm only crashes PCs running Windows 2000 and earlier versions of Windows XP , shutting down and rebooting the computer endlessly. Affected were CNN , ABC , Caterpillar , New York Times and Capitol Hill PCs. (CNN) .