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NAIROBI, Kenya — Signaling a new offensive mindset, international military officials vowed Friday to fight the pirates as swarms of Somalis moved into the waters off East Africa. Four shootouts with pirates showed that high-seas attacks are intensifying with the end of the monsoon season.
Chile launched a hepatitis and tetanus vaccination campaign Friday and doctors warned of outbreaks of diarrhea and infection among thousands of quake and tsunami survivors.
Japan's Princess Aiko, granddaughter of the emperor, has missed several days of classes because of bullying by boys at her elementary school, the royal family said.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown defends the decision to invade Iraq, saying before an inquiry on the war that deposing Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do.
Many Iraqis in areas where Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army once held sway say men who had worn the militia's signature black shirts have returned ahead of Sunday's elections.
Deals in Dubai raise questions about Azerbaijani leader's affluence; records show his children may own mansions on Palm Jumeirah.