By Richard Holt
Last Updated: 7:37pm GMT 23/11/2007

Two sisters beheaded their own uncle and his wife in front of the
couple's children because the man wore Western-style trousers, according
to Iraqi police.

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updated 12:43 p.m. EST, Fri November 23, 2007

    * Story Highlights
    * Series of simultaneous blasts set off outside courts in Uttar Pradesh
    * Blasts detonated in the cities of Lucknow, Varanasi and Faizabad
    * Blasts reportedly kill 8 people, although AP say up to 13 may have
perished

NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Blasts outside courts in three northern Indian
cities on Friday, have killed at least eight people, CNN-IBN TV has
reported.

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By NOOR KHAN
The Associated Press
Friday, November 23, 2007; 1:48 PM

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Taliban militants beheaded seven policemen
Friday after overrunning their checkpoints in southern Afghanistan,
officials said, while in a separate clash, an Australian soldier and
three civilians were killed.

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By BUSHRA JUHI
The Associated Press
Friday, November 23, 2007; 7:41 AM

BAGHDAD -- A bomb exploded in a pet market in central Baghdad on Friday,
killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, Iraqi police said,
shattering the festive atmosphere as people strolled past the animal stalls.

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