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    Teen Wanted in Mass. Gay Bar Attack Caught (AP)

AP - Two days after a violent rampage at a gay bar in Massachusetts,
 authorities said the teen suspect fled 1,500 miles to Arkansas where he
 fatally shot a police officer and a 33-year-old woman.

    Iran Ends Voluntary Cooperation With IAEA (AP)

AP - Iran said Sunday it has ended all voluntary cooperation with the
 U.N. nuclear watchdog but would still hold talks with Moscow on a
 proposal to enrich Iranian uranium in Russia, reversing an earlier
 decision to abandon those talks.

    Protesters Torch Danish Embassy in Beirut (AP)

AP - Muslims protesting caricatures of Islam's prophet set fire Sunday
 to a building housing the Danish Embassy in Lebanon as security forces
 fired tear gas in an attempt to stop the protesters.

    Iraq Steps Up Security for Shiite Ceremony (AP)

AP - Iraq will deploy thousands of police to prevent Sunni militants
 bombing a major Shiite ceremony next week, while the bullet-riddled
 bodies of two Shiites were found Sunday in the latest round of killings
 between rival Sunni and Shiite groups.

    Flood on car deck sank Egyptian ferry: officer (Reuters)

Reuters - An officer from the Egyptian ferry which sank in the Red Sea
 said on Sunday the car deck had flooded as crew battled a fire.

    Feminism Pioneer Betty Friedan Dies at 85 (AP)

AP - Betty Friedan, whose manifesto "The Feminine Mystique" helped
 shatter the cozy suburban ideal of the post-World War II era and laid
 the groundwork for the modern feminist movement, died Saturday, her
 birthday. She was 85.

    Nearly 2,000 Inmates Riot in Calif. Jail (AP)

AP - Nearly 2,000 inmates rioted at a Southern California jail, throwing
 mattresses and banging heads against bunk beds, in an uproar that
 officials said stemmed from racial tensions. One inmate was killed.

    Blogger Gains Following With Iraq Reports (AP)

AP - He didn't have to go, it wasn't his job and nobody paid him to do
 it. But Michael Yon says he went to Iraq because he wanted to see for
 himself what was happening in the war zone.

    'Grandpa Munster' Al Lewis Dies (AP)

AP - Al Lewis, the cigar-chomping patriarch of "The Munsters" whose work
 as a basketball scout, restaurateur and political candidate never
 eclipsed his role as Grandpa from the television sitcom, died after
 years of failing health. He was 82.

    Hingis Falls in Final at Pan Pacific (AP)

AP - Martina Hingis missed a chance for her first title in her comeback,
 falling 6-2, 6-0 to Russia's Elena Dementieva on Sunday in the Pan
 Pacific Open.

    Iran ends snap atomic checks, enrichment suspension (Reuters)

Reuters - A defiant Iran on Sunday ended snap U.N. checks of its nuclear
 sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being
 reported to the Security Council over concerns it is building nuclear
 weapons.

    Massachusetts gay bar shooting suspect captured (Reuters)

Reuters - The 18-year-old suspect in a bloody attack on three men in a
 Massachusetts gay bar was captured in Arkansas on Saturday after
 killing a police officer and a woman, police said.

    Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze in cartoon row (Reuters)

Reuters - Angry demonstrators set the Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze
 on Sunday and the violent turn in protests over publication of cartoons
 of Prophet Mohammad drew condemnation from European capitals and
 moderate Muslims.

    Calif. prison riot leaves 1 dead, dozens injured (Reuters)

Reuters - A racially charged riot pitting hundreds of Latino inmates
 against blacks at a Los Angeles-area prison on Saturday left one inmate
 dead and about 50 injured, officials said.

    Palestinian kills woman in Israel after Gaza strike (Reuters)

Reuters - A Palestinian stabbed to death a woman and wounded five other
 passengers on a minibus in Israel on Sunday hours after an Israeli
 helicopter gunship killed three militants in the Gaza Strip.

    Danish mission burns, dozens injured in Beirut cartoon protests
     (AFP)

AFP - The Danish consulate building in Beirut has been set ablaze in
 clashes in which at least 28 people were injured, as the row over
 controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed spiralled out of
 control.

    Russia presses for Iran nuclear diplomacy (AFP)

AFP - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has called for continued
 diplomacy in the standoff over Iran's nuclear programme and said it
 would be "a very bad sign" if international inspectors were expelled
 from the country.

    One thousand feared dead in Egypt ferry disaster (AFP)

AFP - Close to 1,000 people were feared dead as chances dwindled of
 finding many more survivors two days after an aging Egyptian ferry
 caught fire and then sank in the middle of the Red Sea.

    Thaksin dismisses 'stupid' protesters as rivals plan new rally (AFP)

AFP - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has urged his supporters to
 ignore "stupid" protesters, even as his rivals declared their mass
 anti-government rally a victory and vowed to stage new demonstrations.

    Maoist strike paralyses Nepal towns, starts to bite in capital (AFP)

AFP - A general strike called by Maoist rebels to disrupt controversial
 elections this week has brought towns across Nepal to a standstill.

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