- DEWANA, India – Two bombs exploded on a train headed from India to Pakistan, sparking a fire that swept through two coaches and killed 66 people in an attack.

- BAGHDAD, Iraq – Militants struck back in Iraq yesterday in their first major blow against a U.S.-led security clampdown in Baghdad with car bombings that killed at least 63 people, left scores injured and sent a grim message to officials

- Man free after three years in church sanctuary. A refugee claimant who lived in Vancouver church since 2004 was released by Canadian Border Services and granted permanent resident status.

- Canadian scientists have helped create a ‘bar-coding’ system for DNA which has already identified 21 ‘overlooked’ species

-A massive international effort led by Canadian scientists has homed in on the genes behind autism – a breakthrough that could revolutionize how the mysterious and surprisingly common condition is both detected and treated.

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