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JUNE 12 2005 (SUNDAY)

French journalist Florence Aubenas and her Iraqi interpreter Hussein Hanoun Al-Saadi have been freed after five months of captivity in Iraq. (BBC)

Conflict In Iraq :

--- 28 bodies, believed to mainly be Sunni Arab s, have been found in Baghdad sidestreets. (BBC) , (A.P)

--- Four US Soldier s die from two Roadside Bombs in Baghdad , bringing the total death toll of US troops to over 1,700. (Associated Press)

A series of Bombs strike the Iran ian cities of Ahwaz and Tehran , leaving 8 people dead and dozens wounded. There has been no claim of responsibility. (BBC)

Mike Tyson announces he will retire from boxing. Wikinews

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Kuwait appoints first female cabinet minister, Massuma Al-Mubarak (Al-Jazeera) (Arab News) (IHT)

In the Philippines , president Gloria Arroyo asks for unity in the face of so far unproven allegations of Electoral Fraud . The army is in alert to thwart any Coup attempts. Opposition organizes a brief protest to demand Arroyo's resignation (Sun Star, Philippines) (ABS-CBN)

Kurd ish parliament in Northern Iraq elects Masoud Barzani as a president of the region (Reuters)

In China , official death toll in the Flood in Heilongjiang Province rises to 92 (Xinhua) (People's Daily)

Ethiopia n opposition appeals for calm after the last week's protests (Reuters AlertNet)

Nepal lifts a ban on India n Television stations. (Deepika) (BBC)