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    Widespread Attacks Kill 14 in Iraq (AP)

AP - Iraq's Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into claims
 that a police death squad has been operating in the country, a top
 official said Thursday. Attacks around the country killed 14 people,
 including six Iraqis in a car bombing and three sheiks in a drive-by
 shooting.

    Australian TV Defends Abuse Broadcast (AP)

AP - An Australian television network on Thursday defended airing
 graphic images of abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, amid U.S. concerns
 the photographs could heighten anti-U.S. sentiments in the Middle East
 and endanger the lives of American troops.

    Pakistani Rally Huge but Peaceful (AP)

AP - Thousands of people shouting "God is Great!" marched through a
 southern Pakistan city on Thursday and burned effigies of the Danish
 prime minister in the country's fourth day of protests over cartoons of
 Prophet Muhammad, police said.

    Preval Declared Winner in Haiti Election (AP)

AP - Rene Preval was declared the winner of Haiti's presidential
 election early Thursday under an agreement between the interim
 government and electoral council, staving off a potential crisis over
 the disputed vote in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country.

    Israel Mulls Action Against Hamas (AP)

AP - Israel is considering barring Palestinian laborers and goods from
 entering Israeli territory after a Hamas-dominated parliament is sworn
 in this weekend, security officials said Thursday, as Israel worked on
 tightening the vise on the Palestinians' incoming rulers.

    DaimlerChrysler cautious for 2006 despite profit rise (AFP)

AFP - DaimlerChrysler managed to steer around losses in its prestigious
 Mercedes division last year, owing to record earnings in commercial
 vehicles, but the auto maker's new chairman Dieter Zetsche said he was
 still anything but satisfied.

    Russia Puts Condition on Iran Enrichment (AP)

AP - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow will only host
 Iran's uranium enrichment program if Tehran agrees to re-impose an
 indefinite freeze on enrichment at home.

    Paramilitary Groups Disarm in Colombia (AP)

AP - Hundreds of paramilitary fighters handed in their weapons and
 renounced violence Wednesday in a ceremony in southern Colombia, the
 country's peace commissioner said.

    Norway to try Rwanda genocide suspect: UN court (Reuters)

Reuters - Norway has agreed to put on trial a former Rwandan official
 accused of ordering the killing of hundreds of Tutsis hiding in a
 cathedral during the 1994 genocide, a U.N. court said on Thursday.

    Pakistan will gain from Afghan stability: Karzai (Reuters)

Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed to Pakistan's powerful
 military on Thursday to help make his country a strong, stable partner,
 or risk Pakistan's own progress being hobbled by an unstable neighbor.

    Canada's new environment minister says no to trading emissions
     credits (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - EDMONTON (CP) - Canada's new environment minister says
 she won't support trading emissions credits with other nations or any
 other international deal that does not have a "direct environmental
 benefit to Canadians."

    Australian broadcaster defends Abu Ghraib show (AFP)

AFP - Australian public broadcaster SBS has defended its decision to
 show previously unseen pictures of the abuse of prisoners in Iraq's
 notorious Abu Ghraib prison by US troops.

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