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KABUL (AP) -- A car bomb exploded near the entrance to the military airport in Kabul early Tuesday in an apparent attack on an international convoy, killing at least three civilians, Afghan officials said....

LONDON (AP) -- Gold prices rose above $1,000 per ounce on Tuesday, the highest since March 2008 - suggesting investors are wary of the U.S. dollar's weakness and expect international interest rates to remain low for some time....

Rogers Cable CEO Edward Rogers is holding a private gala for the One X One charity during the Toronto International Film Festival

International News: Show will open in May in Tokyo -- A play based on Japan's Oscar-winning pic 'Departures' will open in May in Tokyo, according to producer Yasuhiro Mase.

South Korean evangelical pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee prays for the healing of the infirm at the Jerusalem International conference Center on Sunday. Photo: Josiah Daniel Ryan

Rogers Cable CEO Edward Rogers is holding a private gala for the One X One charity during the Toronto International Film Festival

German foreign minister calls attack 'necessary' as US commanders criticise ordering mission that left 70 civilians deadA rift between the US and Germany over the conduct of the war in Afghanistan widened today as both countries sought to shift blame over a botched bombing raid that led to scores of civilians being killed.Berlin defended the raid as 'militarily necessary' to protect German troops, even though it went against the express orders of the new US commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, to safeguard civilians.A human rights organisation, in the first independent assessment of the death toll, said 60-70 civilians had been killed.The raid was carried out by the US air force but McChrystal distanced himself from it, apologising to the Afghan government and saying he had not ordered it.The strike was called in by a senior German officer. The German government said the officer feared two hijacked oil tankers, stuck in a riverbed, were to be used for a suicide bombing

International News: Cho Hee-moon named chairman -- The Korean Film Council (Kofic) has tapped Inha U. film department professor Cho Hee-moon as chairman.

International News: Gatlif film wins Grand Prix des Americas -- Algerian-born helmer Tony Gatlif's 'Freedom' nabbed the Montreal World Film Festival's Grand Prix des Americas at the closing ceremony on Monday night.