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Torture Photos Traumatize Refugees in Germany Officials at German centers for the treatment of torture victims say the graphic photographs of Iraqi prisoner abuse have triggered painful memories among their patients, most of them asylum-seekers. To read this article on the DW-WORLD website, just click on the internet address below: http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1432_A_1203523_1_A,00.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy our "World News" newsletter? Why not also subscribe to "Daily Bulletin", DW-WORLD's latest daily digest of the day's top German and European stories, delivered to you around 18:30 UTC. To find out more and sign up, please go to http://www.dw-world.de/english/newsletter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. forces kill 21 Iraqis in Baghdad clashes The United States military has said that American forces have killed least 21 Iraqis in operations in Baghdad in the past 24 hours in an effort to restore stability to the capital. The US military said most were killed during operations in Sadr City in north-east Baghdad, where radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr draws support. In the mean time, reports from the holy city of Najaf claim that armed militiamen loyal to al-Sadr are gathering in the city. Meanwhile, US President George W. Bush has announced that US troops will stay in Iraq after the June 30 handover of power. Israel hits Islamic Jihad sites Israeli helicopters have hit Islamic Jihad targets in the Gaza Strip following attacks led by the Palestinian militant group. Helicopter gunships fired eight missiles at two buildings housing the Islamic Jihad headquarters. The group said its leader was not in his office at the time of the strikes. The premises of a pro-Jihad charity were also attacked. Israel called both targets militant fronts. Meanwhile in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, witnesses said Israeli bulldozers had razed scores of homes. The army said it had demolished buildings used as gun nests by militants. Jordan calls for a Palestinian state Jordan's King Abdullah has urged world leaders to commit themselves to a Palestinian state and be active in the reconstruction of Iraq during his opening address of the World Economic Forum. King Abdullah said support for regional peace and stability were essential and must include peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians.The business forum brings over 13-hundred of the world's elite to a Jordanian resort on the Dead Sea. The Middle East peace process, Iraq's reconstruction and other pressing regional political issues are expected to dominate the three day event. Surge of support for Sonia Gandhi Key allies of India's Congress party have expressed their support for leader Sonia Gandhi. This comes after the Congress unanimously re-elected Ghandi as its parliamentary head. The move takes her one step closer to being named the country's next prime minister. The Communist party of India Marxist and the Comnmunity Party of India said that they supported Ghandi. The Congress Party scored a surprise election victory this week and is now on course to form a coalition government expected to take power within days. North Korea lashes out at the US North Korea has accused Washington of wasting time after a low-level round of six party talks on PyongYang's nuclear drive ended inconclusively on Friday. The talks involved China, Russia, the two Koreas, the US and Japan. US insistence that North Korea dismantle its nuclear program before asking for aid was the key sticking point during the talks. North Korea's official media quoted a foreign minstry spokesman saying that if the US continues to pressurize North Korea to disarm then PyongYang will build a stronger nuclear deterrent force. China has said that another round of low-level talks will be held before top-level meetings at the end of June. Israeli missiles strike Palestinian militant headquarters Witnesses in Gaza City say Israeli helicopter gunships have fired up to five missiles at a building housing the Islamic Jihad headquarters. The Palestinian militant group said its leader Mohammed al-Hindi was not in the office at the time of the night-time strike. Witnesses say at least eight people were wounded, and that there were three more strikes elsewhere in the city. Earlier, snipers shot dead two Israeli soldiers in the Rafah refugee camp in southern Gaza. A Palestinian man was killed in an Israeli missile strike, as the Israeli army began razing houses in the Rafah camp. Army bulldozers have demolished more than 10 houses near a military patrol road where five Israeli soldiers were killed earlier this week. Israel has discussed plans to dismantle hundreds of buildings close to the road, to remove cover for potential attackers. South Africa wins 2010 World Cup bid South Africa has won the bid to host the 2010 World Cup. The international football association, FIFA, picked South Africa ahead of Morocco and Egypt for the first World Cup to be staged in Africa. Hundreds of South Africans rejoiced on the streets following the decision. South Africa was the favourite to host the 2006 World Cup before Germany won. In the wake of that controversy, the 2010 tournament was promised to the African continent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DW-WORLD.DE on Your Desktop. 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