World Update from BBC News
Obama aide stokes US-Israel rowA top Obama adviser criticises Israel over settlement homes in East Jerusalem, thwarting Israeli hopes of ending the row.Left 'set to beat' Sarkozy partyFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right UMP party is heading for a defeat, exit polls from regional elections indicate.Thai protest sets poll deadlineTens of thousands of anti-government protesters march in Bangkok to press the government to call new elections.PM Maliki extends Iraqi poll leadIraqi PM Nouri Maliki's bloc strengthens its lead over its main rivals with partial election results now in from all 18 provinces.Afghan attack 'a warning to US'Bomb attacks on the Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to US and Nato forces not to target the region, the Taliban say.
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