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• IRAQ/WRAP VOA 10 Jan 2004 -- A senior U-S military official in Baghdad says a U-S medical helicopter, which crashed on Thursday, was probably shot down.

• Afghanistan: Karzai Confirms He Will Run In Presidential Election RFE/RL 10 Jan 2004 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai (pictured) confirmed today that he will be a candidate in the country's upcoming presidential election.
• PAKISTAN /FRENCH JOURNALISTS VOA 10 Jan 2004 -- A Pakistan court has sentenced two French journalists to six months in prison for traveling to the Afghan border without permission, but the sentence was suspended pending an appeal.

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• EASTERN EUROPE/U-S VOA 10 Jan 2004 -- Two former communist countries, Poland and Romania, have opened negotiations on the stationing of American troops on their territories.

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• CHINA / SARS VOA 10 Jan 2004 -- A team of experts from the World Health Organization is in its second day of investigation into possible new SARS cases in China's Guangdong Province. Their probe includes a restaurant where a woman now suspected of having the disease worked as a waitress.
• Sea Launch Successfully Deploys Telstar 14/Estrela do Sul 1 to Orbit Boeing 10 Jan 2004 -- Sea Launch Company successfully deployed Loral's Telstar 14/Estrela do Sul 1 communications satellite into orbit tonight. All systems aboard the Space Systems/Loral 1300-series spacecraft are reported in excellent condition.