A rocket attack on the last remaining British military base in Iraq killed one person Monday, Britain's Ministry of Defense said in London. A spokesman said the attack on the base at Basra Airport killed a "foreign civilian" who was not employed by the military.
Iraq's minister for women's affairs said she plans to withdraw her resignation after receiving pledges from aid organizations to help improve women's lives. Nawal al-Samarraie quit last month to protest the lack of resources for women, but she decided to return after getting the pledges and offers of volunteer help from more than 50 Iraqi women, she said.
A roadside bomb killed a Canadian soldier and wounded four others Sunday in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province, the Canadian military said.
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