to Boston and we greatly appreciated his call and his

gracious

offer of support, of course. And also spoken to local officials to make sure they have all the support and assistance that they need from the state. To that end, I am declaring the Mclellan County a disater, will request an emergency declaration from the President." The police say there is no

indication

that the fire that caused the blast was started deliberately.

A former military ruler of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf has dismissed an order for his arrest as unwarranted judicial activism. Earlier Mr. Musharraf had hurriedly left the court in Islamabad after it'd ordered his arrest over the sacking of judges when he was in power. Orla Guerin reports from Islamabad. Near his fortified farm house, chants from supporters, the former military ruler disappeared inside behind the high walls. His lawyer told us Mr. Musharraf was unconcerned by the warrant for his arrest. Traditionally the army is unchargeable here. Now a former army chief is at the mercy of judges he himself detained. Mr. Musharraf 's lawyers will be seeking house arrest rather than a trip to jail.

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Police in the Iraqi capital Bagdad said at least 27 people have been killed in a bombing in the west of the city. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a coffee shop late in the evening in the mostly Sunni neighborhood of Amariyah. At least two children are among the dead. Dozens of people have been wounded.