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    Iraq Bombings Kill 24 People (AP)

AP - The U.S. ambassador to Iraq warned Iraqi politicians Monday they
 risk a loss of American support if they do not establish a genuine
 national unity government, saying the United States will not invest its
 resources in institutions run by sectarians.

    Bin Laden Vows Never to Be Captured Alive (AP)

AP - Osama bin Laden vowed never to be captured alive and said the U.S.
 military had become as "barbaric" as Saddam Hussein in an audiotape
 reposted on a militant Islamic Web site after first being broadcast
 last month.

    Russia Cautious on Nuke Talks With Iran (AP)

AP - Russia expressed limited hope Monday as Russian and Iranian
 officials started talks on an offer by Moscow to enrich uranium for
 Tehran, seen as a final opportunity for the Islamic regime to avoid the
 threat of international sanctions over its nuclear program.

    Workers Try to Reach Trapped Mexico Miners (AP)

AP - Rescue workers were burrowing through debris clogging a Mexican
 coal mine early Monday in a desperate effort to reach some 65 miners
 who were trapped for more than a day by a gas explosion.

    No Survivors Found Yet in Mudslide (AP)

AP - Rescuers using high-tech equipment have detected sounds at the site
 of an elementary school buried by a landslide in the Philippines, but
 it was unclear whether they were made by people trapped inside or
 shifting mud, officials said Monday.

    Serbs, Albanians Discuss Kosovo's Future (AP)

AP - Long-awaited U.N.-mediated talks on the future status of Kosovo
 opened Monday in Vienna as Serbs and ethnic Albanians staked out tough
 positions.

    Iran Calls for End to Cartoon Protests (AP)

AP - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Monday called for an
 end to violent protests over cartoons of Prophet Muhammad which have
 swept the Muslim world after the images were published in several
 European newspapers.

    Chavez to Rice: 'Don't Mess With Me' (AP)

AP - President Hugo Chavez warned Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on
 Sunday "not to mess" with him and said her diplomatic efforts to turn
 Latin American nations against Venezuela would fail.

    Nigerian militants strike oil targets again (Reuters)

Reuters - Nigerian militants said they blew up a military houseboat and
 an oil pipeline on Monday, extending a campaign of sabotage in the
 world's eighth largest exporter which has already cut supplies by a
 fifth.

    Vietnam, U.S. Resume Human Rights Talks (AP)

AP - Vietnam and the United States have resumed their human rights
 dialogue after a three-year suspension, renewing links with
 "productive" talks, a senior U.S. official said Monday.

    Quebec biker found guilty again for killing 17-year-old in nightclub
     shooting (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - A member of the Rockers biker gang was
 found guilty for a second time Sunday of gunning down an innocent
 teenager after a confrontation with bouncers outside a Montreal
 nightclub.

    Australian PM Denounces Muslim Attitudes (AP)

AP - Australian Prime Minister John Howard said some segments of the
 country's Islamic community were "utterly antagonistic" to Australian
 society in comments published Monday that immediately drew criticism
 from a Muslim group.

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