An Iraqi police official says a bomb has exploded at a Baghdad fruit and vegetable market, killing four people and wounding 14.

TAIPEI (Reuters) - British chip designer ARM aims to grab a foothold in the netbook market as PC makers launch six models using its processors this year, and it aims to take up to 30 percent share of the low-cost laptop market next year.

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday that he was optimistic that U.S. automakers would emerge from bankruptcy without the need for future government help.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is probably eyeing an election on Aug. 30 or Sept. 6, Jiji news agency quoted a ruling party executive as saying, amid signs the ruling bloc would lose if a poll were held soon.

Life was crippled across Kashmir Valley on Monday due to a strike called by separatists to protest against the death of two women under mysterious circumstances in Shopian, 52 km from here.

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Reuters - A bomb killed four people and wounded 13 in a Baghdad vegetable market Monday, police and witnesses said, in the second attack there in just over two weeks.

Stephen Cardullo set a tournament record with seven hits, including three of Florida State’s NCAA-record 15 doubles, as the Seminoles routed Ohio State 37-6 on Sunday and advanced to the super regionals.

A major search is under way on the River Dee in north Wales, after a boy aged seven was reported missing.

North Wales Police say the alarm was raised in Deeside just after 1500 BST on Sunday.

The operation is being co-ordinated with the help of the the coastguard in Liverpool.

An underwater rescue team has also been called in to assist police and other search teams in the area looking for the missing child. </p

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