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U.S. military commanders say American and Iraqi forces have occupied the entire city of Fallujah, although pockets of resistance remain in the city following a week of intense fighting. The civilian toll is still being assessed. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

A new wave of more than a dozen insurgent bombings in Iraq's capital leaves at least 29 people dead, including three U.S. soldiers. The attacks came just one day after a new government was unveiled.

In Sri Lanka, years of fighting between insurgents and the government killed tens of thousands of people. Now the rebels known as the Tamil Tigers and the government appear to have reached a new accommodation in the aftermath of the tsunami. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

Pakistani jets bomb a suspected terrorist training camp along its border with Afghanistan, a region that U.S. officials consider a hiding place for militants with ties to al Qaeda. Pakistani officials say as many as 50 people were killed in the raid. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

At least a dozen people are shot dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a day before new talks between India and Pakistan on the disputed region. Islamist militants are blamed for the raid on a mountain village. Indian police say the dead are Muslims, and a three-year-old child was among the victims. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

Warlords in Afghanistan could hijack upcoming elections and entrench their own power, a report from Human Rights Watch warns. The group says local strongmen are using force, threats and corruption to dominate the election process and intimidate candidates and voters. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

In softcover nonfiction, mother-of-three Kelly Oxford wisecracks, Errol Morris reexamines the Jeffrey MacDonald murder case and Shereen El Feki travels across the Arab world asking people about their sexuality.

In softcover nonfiction, Rosecrans Baldwin opines about France, Carissa Phelps goes from juvy to J.D., and Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy chart the history of rabies. In fiction, Shani Boianjiu draws from her time as an Israeli soldier, and Sheila Heti crafts a novel from her own life experiences.

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In softcover nonfiction, Michael Hainey searches for clues about his father's death, anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon examines the heated response to his research and catcher Mike Piazza recounts his unlikely rise to the big leagues. In softcover fiction, D.A. Mishani tells of a detective who confronts an unexpectedly difficult case.