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Israel Launches Air Strikes on Targets in Gaza City Israeli air strikes and incursions into Gaza have killed more than 50 Palestinians, while Palestinian rocket attacks have killed two Israelis since mid-May Death Toll From Kenya Wall Collapse Rises to 14 Authorities raised the death toll Sunday after rescue teams spent hours looking through the rubble for survivors Taleban Fire Rockets Near Afghan President, No One Hurt An official says rockets missed their target and the president went on with his speech Bush Says Time Has Come for Independent Kosovo President Bush asks Albanians to work with Kosovo's ethnic Albanians to maintain and calm until UN Security Council prepares to vote on its independence plan Thousands of Demonstrators Protest Bush Visit to Rome Demonstrators filled Rome's streets as President met with Pope Benedict at the Vatican Bush Becomes First US President to Visit Albania President Bush gets warm welcome, his pictures are on Albanian stamps, and Tirana renames street in front of parliament in his honor India's IT Industry Hit by Rising Rupee After years of runaway growth, India's famous Information Technology sector is grappling with the realization that its products may be bringing in smaller profits Vietnam Releases Internet Dissident Expert links amnesty to an upcoming visit to US by Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet Shuttle's Liftoff Damage Is Slight; NASA Sees No Problem Astronauts are preparing for arrival Sunday at the International Space Station North Carolina City Turns Slum into Popular History Center Old, new and tasty come together in Winston-Salem