An al-Qaeda commander described as one of Baghdad’s bombing masterminds is killed by US troops, military officials say.

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Pages from the diary of the Israeli astronaut killed in the Columbia space shuttle disaster go on show in Jerusalem.

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Police in the Mexican city of Tijuana have not been able to contain gang violence which has escalated in the past week.

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Filed under: Motorsports, Peugeot

It was a record setting day yesterday at Road Atlanta, with all four classes setting qualifying records including a blistering 1:06.242 by Stephane Sarrazin in his Peugeot 908 HDi to take the top overall spot. Peugeot has continually proved that it has a fast car, taking the last two pole positions at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but it was Audi on top at the end of that race. Allan McNish will be putting plenty of pressure on the Peugeot team, who qualified just .085 seconds behind the Peugeot in his Audi R10 TDI. In P2, Penske racing not only captured pole with a record qualifying time of 1:07.061, but also grabbed the top three spots. It was all Corvette Racing in GT1, but it will be a close race between the two Corvette who were separated by only .047 seconds. Finally, Risi Competizione qualified first in GT2 for the second straight year.

Coverage of the event starts today at 11:00 AM EST on SPEED TV today, with the green flag waving at 11:15. A NASCAR race splits up the coverage from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. EST, but you can still watch the race on AmericanLeMans.com (as well as look up live timing and scoring) or listen in on XM channel 166. Full details of the qualifying and driver quotes can be found in the press release after the jump.

[Source: AmericanLeMans.com]

Continue reading Record qualifying time puts Peugeot on pole at Petit Le Mans

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, has been accused of being involved in the illegal drug trade.

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Dhaka - August 31, 2008 - Indian IT giant, 3i Infotech (www.3i-infotech.com), a global provider of IT solutions and services company, today opened its office in Dhaka to cater to the growing needs of the financial and insurance sectors of Bangladesh.

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Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RITA) Friday signed a US$ 38 million contract with Korea Telecom (KT) to have the latter set up the National Backbone Project which will enable high-speed internet network in the country using fiber-optic technology.

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Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Paris Motor Show, SEAT

Click the image above for a high-res gallery of the Seat Exeo

Our Spanish colleagues tell us that the Iberians are none too happy about SEAT grabbing a previous generation A4 out of the garbage bin to make a new sedan. Never mind the opportunity to make an easy(-ier) profit - something that would have any automaker quaking with giddyness right now - the word “Exeo” right now translates as “It just ain’t right!” Those of you who have seen the previous A4 won’t be surprised by anything here, except perhaps the richness and quality of the suede interior. We can assure you it was impressive. The mirror housings are neat, too, but standard fare for SEAT. Based on the approval ratings of the old A4 by the time it retired, our guess is that new customers the Exeo is meant to attract won’t be disappointed that they found their way to SEAT through these four doors. Check out the press release that makes the old new again after the jump, and our gallery of high-res photos below.

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The head of Syria’s nuclear programme says IAEA inspectors will not be allowed access to the country’s military facilities.

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The UK's commander in the Helmand portion of Afghanistan has said Britain should not expect to win a decisive military victory in Afghanistan.

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