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    Sharon in Critical Condition After Surgery (AP)

AP - Ariel Sharon was stable but critical after an emergency surgery to
 remove nearly 2 feet of his large intestines, his seventh operation
 since suffering a debilitating stroke last month, the hospital treating
 the premier said Sunday.

    Al-Jaafari Named to Head Iraq's New Gov't (AP)

AP - Shiite lawmakers Sunday chose incumbent Ibrahim al-Jaafari to be
 Iraq's new prime minister, taking a key step in forming a government
 nearly two months after national elections, officials said.

    Israel Cautions Against Legitimizing Hamas (AP)

AP - Israel's foreign minister cautioned the international community
 Sunday against going down the "slippery slope" of legitimizing Hamas,
 criticizing Russia's decision to invite the militant group to Moscow
 for talks.

    U.S. Attack Killed Al-Qaida Leader's Kin (AP)

AP - A U.S. missile strike on a Pakistani village last month killed a
 relative of al-Qaida's No. 2 leader and a terror suspect wanted by
 America, Pakistan's leader said Saturday, breaking weeks of silence
 about the identities of the men.

    Iran Leader Threatens New Nuclear Policy (AP)

AP - Iran's hard-line president threatened to revise his policy of
 working within international atomic frameworks, as diplomats in Europe
 said the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency had stripped most of its
 surveillance equipment from Iranian nuclear sites.

    Europe scrambling to contain outbreaks of bird flu (AFP)

AFP - European officials are scrambling to contain outbreaks of bird flu
 after cases of the deadly H5N1 strain of the viral disease were for the
 first time confirmed in EU members Greece and Italy as well as in
 Bulgaria.

    Bombs, Shootings Kill at Least 3 in Iraq (AP)

AP - Bomb blasts and shootings killed at least three people in Baghdad
 and north of the Iraqi capital Sunday, including an Education Ministry
 official and an elderly woman, police said. At least 22 people were
 wounded.

    Preval Backers March As Haiti Counts Votes (AP)

AP - Thousands of chanting supporters of presidential candidate Rene
 Preval marched from a seaside slum past the national palace in a
 victory celebration Saturday as electoral officials continued counting
 ballots that have given Preval a wide lead.

    Rumsfeld takes message of support to Algeria (Reuters)

Reuters - The United States on Sunday pressed its efforts to support
 moderate North Africa countries amid worries about Islamic extremism,
 with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld taking his message to Algeria.

    Centuries for Ponting and Symonds as Aussies maul Sri Lankans (AFP)

AFP - Skipper Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds smashed centuries to
 share in a record stand as Australia set Sri Lanka a formidable total
 to chase to win the triangular one-day cricket series at the Sydney
 Cricket Ground.

    Nova Scotia Conservatives elect Rodney MacDonald as new leader and
     premier (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - HALIFAX (CP) - Nova Scotia's Conservative party chose
 Cape Bretoner Rodney MacDonald, a professional fiddler and former gym
 teacher, as their leader and the province's new premier following a
 dramatic convention Saturday in Halifax.

    Australia may stay in Iraq even if Japan pulls out: Howard (AFP)

AFP - Australian Prime Minister John Howard has said that Australian
 soldiers may remain in Iraq beyond the withdrawal of the Japanese
 troops they are protecting.

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