Pakistan coalition sweeps polls in Musharraf boost

Pakistan's ruling coalition said on Sunday it had swept the first round of local polls seen as a trial run for 2007 general elections, boosting President Pervez Musharraf's own election prospects.

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Sharon plans to address U.N. after Gaza pullout

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon plans to address the United Nations, a long-time critic of the Jewish state, after Israel completes its pullout from Gaza and the northern West Bank, a government official said on Sunday.

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