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    Saddam Is Forced to Attend Trial (AP)

AP - Saddam Hussein was forced to attend his trial Monday, looking
 haggard and wearing a robe rather than his usual crisp suit as he
 shouted "Down with Bush." His top co-defendant struggled with guards
 bringing him in and sat on the floor, his back to the judge, for much
 of the session.

    Diplomats Say Iran Starts Enrichment (AP)

AP - Iran has started small-scale enrichment of uranium -- a process
 that can produce fuel for nuclear reactors or bombs, diplomats said
 Monday.

    Suicide Bomber Kills Eight in Baghdad (AP)

AP - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt Monday in a line of
 people waiting to receive government payments, killing eight people and
 wounding about 30, including children, police said.

    Police Gas Students Protesting Cartoons (AP)

AP - Police fired tear gas and wielded batons Monday to stop about 7,000
 students protesting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad from marching on
 the governor's residence in northwestern Pakistan.

    India's lower castes can now go to private schools (The Christian
     Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - Private education in India has always
 been the preserve of the country's middle and upper classes, but not
 for much longer.

    German Public Workers Expand Strike (AP)

AP - German public employees expanded their week-old strike to much of
 the country Monday in a deepening dispute over plans to make some of
 them work 40 hours a week compared to their current 38.5 hours.

    Palestinian Parliament Gives New Power (AP)

AP - The outgoing Palestinian parliament on Monday passed legislation
 giving Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas the power to appoint a court
 that could veto legislation passed by the new Hamas-led parliament to
 be sworn in this week.

    Haitian Official Alleges Vote Manipulation (AP)

AP - A top election official called for an investigation into
 allegations the results of Haiti's presidential election were being
 manipulated. Thousands of Rene Preval supporters thronged the streets,
 threatening violence if the front-runner is not declared the winner.

    Rumsfeld Says N. Africa No Terror Haven (AP)

AP - Winding up three days of talks with North African leaders, Defense
 Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Monday he is confident that al-Qaida
 and other terrorist groups will fail to find a haven in this Muslim
 region.

    Muslims, Buddhists march for peace in Kashmir (AFP)

AFP - Hundreds of Muslims and Buddhists joined a peace march in a bid to
 defuse tensions over the desecration of the Muslim holy book in the
 remote Leh area of Indian Kashmir, police said.

    Snow storm in Atlantic Canada delays flights, claims one life
     (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - HALIFAX (CP) - A record-breaking storm that socked the
 northeastern U.S. with more than 60 centimetres of snow Sunday lost
 much of its punch as it moved through Atlantic Canada.

    Two Australians jailed for life in Bali heroin case (Reuters)

Reuters - An Indonesian court jailed two Australians for life on Monday
 in a high-profile heroin trial, ignoring a request for leniency from
 prosecutors for one of the defendants because of her cooperation in the
 case.

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