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Pakistan Arrests Cleric Who Brokered Swat Peace Deal Information minister, Mian Iftikhar Hussain, of North West Frontier Province confirmed to VOA that Maulana Sufi Muhammad is in government custody US Envoy Mitchell Launches Mideast Peace Mission George Mitchell began his mission in Damascus, in a sign the United States is not focusing solely on the Palestinian issue British Lawmakers: Government Should Engage Hamas British Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee says the current policy of not talking with Hamas is achieving little Kurdish Election Turnout High Amid Charges of Irregularities The results of the election are not expected for several days Afghan Vice Presidential Candidate Survives Ambush Meanwhile, Afghan Defense Ministry says Afghan and foreign troops killed 16 Taliban insurgents in eastern Nuristan province on Saturday French President Hospitalized after Falling Ill President Nicolas Sarkozy, 54, was examined by a doctor and was undergoing medical tests North Korea Threatens to Retaliate AGainst UN Sanctions North Korea's defense minister reportedly said Pyongyang would deal 'unimaginably deadly blows' at the UN and S. Korea if they attack the communist nation Voters in Guinea-Bissau Choosing New Leader Ruling-party candidate Malam Bacai Sanha is expected to gain the support of most of those who voted for an independent candidate who finished third Somali Government Forces Take Over Key Town Somali government forces have taken full control of a strategic town where a Cabinet minister was killed by rebels last month Protesters Turn Out in New York to Show Solidarity With Iranian Opposition Activists Several thousand protesters marched from Times Square to the United Nations headquarters demanding the release of hundreds of people rounded up during demonstrations in Iran over the country's disputed election last month