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    Iraqi Violence Claims 18 Lives (AP)

AP - A bomb exploded Wednesday on a central Baghdad street, killing
 three girls and a boy walking to school, police and relatives said. The
 dead included two sisters and their brother.

    Pakistani Cartoon Protests Largest Yet (AP)

AP - Gunfire and rioting erupted Wednesday as more than 70,000 people
 joined Pakistan's biggest protest yet against Prophet Muhammad
 cartoons, burning movie theaters, a KFC restaurant and a South
 Korean-run bus station. Three people died and dozens were injured in
 two cities, police and witnesses said.

    Australian TV Shows Harsh Abuse Photos (AP)

AP - An Australian television network on Wednesday broadcast photographs
 and video clips it said were previously unpublished images of the
 alleged abuse of Iraqis held in U.S. military custody at Abu Ghraib
 prison.

    Nine Condemned in Chemical Terror Plot (AP)

AP - A Jordanian military court on Wednesday sentenced to death nine
 men, including al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, for a plot
 to carry out a chemical attack against the kingdom.

    The contender with a 90 m.p.h. 'tea tray' and a PhD (The Christian
     Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - Kristan Bromley has two passions in
 life: speed and steel. Never, though, did he expect to marry them so
 dramatically and become Britain's best hope for a gold medal at the
 2006 Winter Olympics.

    Chirac orders asbestos ship back to France (AFP)

AFP - French President Jacques Chirac ordered the asbestos-lined warship
 Clemenceau back home after France's highest court blocked its transfer
 to India for breaking-up.

    Kurds Stage Violent Protests in Turkey (AP)

AP - Kurdish protesters armed with firebombs and stones battled with
 Turkish police Wednesday to mark the seventh anniversary of guerrilla
 leader Abdullah Ocalan's capture.

    Interim Haitian Govt Orders Vote Review (AP)

AP - Haiti's interim government promised a quick review of election
 results after the leading presidential candidate -- who looked likely
 to fall short of avoiding a runoff -- claimed the vote was marred by
 fraud and marked ballots were found strewn in a garbage dump.

    Egypt approves controversial poll delay (AFP)

AFP - The Egyptian parliament has approved the two-year postponement of
 municipal polls despite objections from opposition Islamists and the
 United States, lawmakers said.

    50 Securities Firms to Give Up Windfalls (AP)

AP - Fifty securities firms, including UBS and Lehman Brothers, will
 give up over 20 billion yen ($170 million) in profits gained from a
 trading error, donating the gains to a fund for strengthening Japan's
 stock trading system, a securities deal group said.

    Ontario passes law to prohibit religious tribunals for family law
     cases (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Ontario has formally passed legislation
 to prohibit the use of religious tribunals to settle family law
 disputes such as custody and divorce.

    Australian broadcaster shows Abu Ghraib abuse pictures (AFP)

AFP - Australian public broadcaster SBS showed what it said were
 previously unpublished photographs of the abuse of prisoners in Iraq's
 notorious Abu Ghraib prison by US soldiers.

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