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In Iraq on December 3, it has become one of the most bloody days in the last few weeks. As a result of combat clashes and explosions, about 40 people died. In Baghdad, during the attack of militants on two police sections and the Shiite mosque, 26 people were killed. Two American soldiers died during bombs in Baghdad and Kirkuk. In Mosul in the north of Iraq, 11 militants were killed in clashes with the American and Iraqi military.

In the center of Baghdad, two powerful explosions occurred at once today - at least three people were killed and more than 40 were killed. Two mined cars exploded near the police station. Explosions occurred at the entrance to the "Green Zone" - a quarter where government institutions and diplomatic missions are located. Attacks on police sections in Baghdad continue the second day. Yesterday, at least 11 people became victims of extremists.

The representative of the American command in Iraq, General Mark Kimmit, said that recently published photographs of the bullying of the US military over Iraqi prisoners reflect only isolated cases. Kimmitus gave an interview to the Arab television channel Al-Juzira in Baghdad the day after the start of a criminal investigation about photographs. They were placed on the website of a woman who stated that the photographs were brought by her husband from Iraq.

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In the center of Baghdad, two powerful explosions occurred at once this afternoon - at least 6 people were killed and dozens were injured. Two mined cars exploded near the police station. Explosions occurred at the entrance to the "Green Zone" - a quarter where government institutions and diplomatic missions are located. Today it became known that on Friday, in the area of the Iraq border with Jordan, two soldiers of the international coalition were killed in the explosion of a mined car.

A powerful explosion occurred in Baghdad. According to the American military, the mined car exploded at the checkpoint at the entrance to the "green zone"- the quarter, where there are government institutions and diplomatic missions. Following the explosion, an incessive shot of machine guns began. The representative of the US Embassy said that there are no American citizens and coalition servicemen among the victims.

In Kamchatka, the governor’s election will be held tomorrow. Today it became known that the number of candidates for this post was reduced to 15. By the decision of the Supreme Court, a resident of Yekaterinburg Alexander Nevzorov, who hid a criminal record from the election, was removed from the elections. On Sunday, elections of the heads of regions will be held in 5 more Russian regions - Bryansk, Pskov, Volgograd, Ulyanovsk and Astrakhan.

In Madrid, five small -power explosions occurred. The victims are not reported. Shortly before the explosions, a person called a representative of a group of Basques-Saratrians called the Bask newspaper Gara and said that the bombs were laid on gas stations. The police managed to evacuate

In the north of Iraq in the city of Mosul, a suicide bomber blew up a mined car next to the bus in which armed Kurds rode. At least 7 people were killed. Today, in Baghdad, at least 7 people were killed at the police station and about 60 were injured at the police station (mainly police officers). The day before, about 40 Iraqi police officers were the victims of the rebel attacks. The American command reported that over the past two days, four US troops have been killed in Iraq.

The United States and the European Union welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Ukraine on the abolition of the official results of the second round of the presidential election. The representative of the US State Department, Richard Bucher, said the results of honest and free repeated elections will reflect the will of the Ukrainian people. The European Union expressed hope for the speedy resolution of the political crisis in Ukraine.

The All -Ukrainian Congress of the Soviets, which takes place in Kharkov, called on Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Yushchenko to refuse to participate in repeated elections. The delegates of the congress called the decision of the Supreme Court on the repetition of the tour of the presidential elections politically engaged and asked President Leonid Kuchme - to protest him in the Constitutional Court.

Author and presenter Vladimir Tolts Lyubov Alexandrovna Arefieva Vladimir Tolts: When the war began, Lyuba was 20. She was already married - she got out early - her daughter was already 4 years old by that time. Lyuba was born in Taganrog and did not leave there before the war. There she found her on June 22. Lyubov Arefieva: That Sunday morning it was hot and somehow very alarming. At noon I was crossing Karl Liebknecht Street when suddenly the loudspeaker started talking.

The Central Election Commission of Ukraine fulfilled the decision of the Supreme Court and appointed the second round of the presidential election on December 26. The Ukrainian parliament is discussing today amendments to the election legislation. The issue of changing the composition of the Central Election Commission will also be resolved, as the opposition requires.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych will participate in the new round of the presidential election. This was announced by his spokeswoman Anna German, adding that from today, the election headquarters of Yanukovych resumed work.