Bridge in southeast Madagascar dynamited:A bridge has been blown
\nup on a vital road link between the Madagascan capital
\nAntananarivo and the southeastern coast, police said on Tuesday.
\nThe bridge is the fifth to be blown up since backers of long-time
\nruler Didier Ratsiraka began sabotaging bridges and setting up
\nroadblocks in a bid to starve the capital of vital goods, after
\nhis election rival Marc Ravalomanana declared himself president
\nin February. --AFP<\/p>\n
Australian-U.S troops kill 4 al-Qaeda members:
\nAustralian special forces, backed by U.S. troops, killed up to
\nfour al-Qaeda rebels on the Afghan-Pakistan border at last
\nbringing into the open a shift of fighting to the sensitive
\nfrontier region, military spokesman said on Tuesday. --Reuters<\/p>\n
China slammed for detaining, torturing workers:In a report timed
\nahead of International Labor Day, Amnesty International on
\nTuesday slammed China's use of imprisonment and even torture to
\nkeep blue-collar activists quiet. --AFP<\/p>\n
Chirac prepares for decisive action:If he is reelected on Sunday,
\nFrance's conservative President Jacques Chirac will act swiftly
\nto push through a reform program to clamp down on crime and
\nstimulate the country's economy, supporters said on Tuesday.
\nChirac, 69, is almost certain to take Sunday's run-off election
\nagainst far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, 73. --AFP<\/p>\n
Microsoft trims witness list, cites strong case:Microsoft Corp.
\ntold a federal judge on Monday it will not call nearly half of
\nits remaining defense witnesses, citing \"progress made so far\" in
\ndefending itself from severe antitrust sanctions. The software
\ngiant reached a settlement with the Justice Department and nine
\nother states last November. --Reuters<\/p>",
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