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date: 2006-02-19 07:40:16
subject: World News Headlines

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    At Least 15 Die in Nigeria Cartoon Protest (AP)

AP - Nigerian Muslims protesting caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad
 attacked Christians and burned churches on Saturday, killing at least
 15 people in the deadliest confrontation yet in the whirlwind of Muslim
 anger over the drawings.

    Philippine Rescue Teams Find More Bodies (AP)

AP - Weary rescue teams recovered only bodies Sunday at a Philippine
 village engulfed by a landslide, fearful of sinking beneath the
 unstable mud and losing hope in the search for survivors.

    4 Iraqi Truck Drivers Killed in Ambush (AP)

AP - Gunmen ambushed a convoy of trucks carrying construction material
 to U.S. military north of Baghdad Sunday, killing four Iraqi drivers.
 Search crews found the wreckage of a German plane in northern Iraq with
 the six Germans and an Iraqi on board dead, an official said.

    Nigeria Militants Threaten Oil Tankers (AP)

AP - Militants who seized nine foreign oil workers in a string of
 attacks across Nigeria's troubled delta region threatened Sunday to
 step up assaults by firing rockets at international oil tankers.

    Israeli Cabinet OKs Economic Sanctions (AP)

AP - The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved a halt in monthly transfers
 of tens of millions of dollars to the Palestinians, in the first
 response to Hamas taking control of the Palestinian parliament.

    Unsatisfied hashish buyer seeks German police help (Reuters)

Reuters - A 52-year-old man from the German town of Darmstadt tried in
 vain to get a refund for 400 euros ($475) worth of what he said was
 "bad marijuana" from his dealer before turning to the police for help,
 according to authorities.

    German Plane Wreckage Found; No Survivors (AP)

AP - Search teams found the wreckage of a missing German private plane
 Sunday and the five Germans and an Iraqi on board were killed, a
 Kurdish official said.

    American: Haiti Leader Must 'Perform' (AP)

AP - Opponents of Haiti's president-elect could use the country's
 disputed election result to try and weaken his government "if he
 doesn't perform," the top American diplomat in Haiti said Saturday.

    Nigeria seeks release of hostage oil workers (AFP)

AFP - Nigerian authorities are seeking to negotiate the safe release of
 nine foreign workers who were taken hostage during the latest wave of
 violence to rock Africa's biggest oil industry.

    Hope of survivors dim in Philippine landslide (AFP)

AFP - Rescuers are picking through a sea of mud in search of survivors
 after a massive landslide buried 1,400 Philippine villagers, but
 officials conceded hope was all but lost.

    Topsy-turvy winter has Quebec mail carriers falling all around
     (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - This winter's topsy-turvy weather has
 quite literally turned Quebec mail carriers on their heads.

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