VICTORIA – With just days to go until the formal launch of the federal Liberal leadership race, a sixth candidate has laced up his trainers, ending speculation about his plans.
Israeli aircraft strike Gaza sites
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli aircraft struck three times in Gaza in the early hours of Tuesday morning, hitting a weapons storage facility and two rocket launching sites used by militants, the military said in a statement. As a growing crisis in the Gaza Strip moved into a fifth day, the Israeli army said it had scored direct hits on the targets. No casualties were reported in the strikes which caused loud explosions. Israel warned that it would hit hard at Palestinian militants who launch rockets into the Jewish state. … IOC headquarters closed after flooding caused by burst water main
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The headquarters of the IOC were closed Monday after a burst water main sent water flooding through the building, damaging archives and knocking out power and communications.
China slams Dalai Lama; Tibetans self-immolate
China accused the Dalai Lama of allying with Japanese right-wingers in an island dispute as a way of attacking China and blamed him for glorifying a wave of self-immolations among Tibetans. The comments came as state media reported two more Tibetans died after setting themselves on fire. 
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