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Washington - The king of Jordan, one of Washington's closest allies in the Arab world, has told the White House he won't meet with the U.S. president this week. Jordanian officials said King Abdullah II was questioning Washington's commitment to Middle East peace. Arab countries are angry that U.S. President George W. Bush has endorsed Israel's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and hold on to parts of the West Bank. The United States contributed about $456 million US in aid to Jordan this year, and $1.1 billion last year because of the war in Iraq. Arlon, Belgium - Marc Dutroux, the Belgian man on trial for a series of child sex murders, faced a second day of questions from one of his victims on Tuesday, in what is being called Belgium's trial of the century. The crime case has transfixed Belgium for years, amid allegations that Dutroux was part of a wider pedophile ring that may have enjoyed political and judicial protection. New Delhi - Tens of millions of Indians cast their votes on Tuesday in the world's biggest democratic exercise, braving outbursts of violence that killed at least 11 people and injured 18 others. The disputed region of Kashmir, over which India and Pakistan have fought three wars, was the focus of much of the violence, according to the Indian election authorities.
