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US Military: Airstrike North of Baghdad Kills 6 Insurgents Airstrike began after gunmen fired on US forces in town of Husseiniyah US General Reports Progress Against Insurgency in Iraq's Anbar Province Major General Walter Gaskin declined to say conditions might permit reduction of foreign forces in area Afghan Government Denies Taleban Claim of German Hostage Killings Government says one hostage died of heart attack, other may still be alive North Korea Requests Light-Water Reactors as Disarmament Reward Nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Kwan says Pyongyang should receive reactors to generate power in exchange for disabling Yongbyon nuclear facilities India Elects First Woman President Amid Controversy Election commission announces Pratibha Patil defeated Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat by nearly 2 to 1 margin Nigeria to File New Lawsuit Against US Pharmaceutical Giant Pfizer Lead lawyer for government tells VOA that lawyers recently discovered material that suggested Pfizer committed fraud Senegal Tries to Stem Irregular Migration Senegalese government and IOM launching campaign to raise awareness of dangers of irregular migration Summer Surge in Illegal Immigrants in Italy Slowing Summer has brought new wave of arrivals of illegal immigrants from north Africa, but officials say difficult situation is slowly normalizing again New Movie Shows Life of US Teachers Film, which was shot in a pseudo-documentary style, was the brainchild of two former US teachers Price For Prized Himalayan Fungus Soars to Record High Elusive medicinal mushroom, known as nature's Viagra, fetching record prices