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    Two Blasts in Central Baghdad Kill Seven (AP)

AP - Two bombs exploded minutes apart Tuesday near a central Baghdad
 square, killing at least seven people and wounding 20 as violence
 increased ahead of a major Shiite holy day later this week.

    13 Killed, 11 Hurt in Afganistan Bombing (AP)

AP - A suspected suicide bomber blew up a guard post outside police
 headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing 13 people
 and wounded 11, officials said.

    NATO Troops Fire on Afghan Attackers (AP)

AP - NATO peacekeepers exchanged fire with protesters who attacked their
 base Tuesday in the second straight day of violent demonstrations in
 Afghanistan over the publication of caricatures of the Prophet
 Muhammad, Afghan officials said. One demonstrator was killed and dozens
 wounded.

    Iran Tells Nuke Agency to Remove Cameras (AP)

AP - Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency to remove
 surveillance cameras and agency seals from sites and nuclear equipment
 by the end of next week in response to referral to the U.N. Security
 Council, the agency said Monday.

    Olympics Prove Herculean Tech Feat (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Managing high-tech systems for the Winter
 Olympics in Turin, Italy, is much like soaring off a massive ski ramp.
 It's a graceful feat fraught with serious risks.

    British Muslim cleric guilty of inciting murder (Reuters)

Reuters - British-based Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, accused by
 U.S. authorities of terrorism offences, was found guilty by a London
 court on Tuesday of inciting murder.

    Iran Leader Denounces Prophet Cartoons (AP)

AP - Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday accused Western newspapers of an
 Israeli conspiracy for publishing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.

    Haiti Prepares for Presidential Election (AP)

AP - Thousands of U.N. peacekeepers fanned out Tuesday to guard against
 attacks by heavily armed gangs as Haiti prepared to hold its first
 presidential election in nearly six years, a vote authorities called a
 key step toward steering this bloodied, impoverished nation away from
 total collapse.

    Hamas says it expects to head new Palestinian govt (Reuters)

Reuters - A leader of the Islamist Hamas group said on Tuesday it was
 very likely that one of its members would become Palestinian prime
 minister after winning parliamentary elections last month.

    Moody's Places Toshiba Ratings Under Review (AP)

AP - Moody's placed the ratings of Toshiba under review for a possible
 downgrade Tuesday after the Japanese electronics maker announced it
 planned to purchase Westinghouse. Toshiba shares slid in Tokyo trading.

    Harper includes card-carrying Liberal, unelected minister in Tory
     cabinet (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Stephen Harper's first day as prime
 minister was nothing if not memorable: he poached a Liberal, appointed
 a Senator, and stepped into the buzzsaw of controversy.

    Terror risk from WMD exaggerated, experts say (Reuters)

Reuters - The threat that militants could develop and use weapons of
 mass destruction was exaggerated, international experts said on Tuesday
 as Australia and the United States warned the risk was real and
 disturbing.

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