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    Iraqis Get Copies of Draft Constitution (AP)

AP - Iraqis on Thursday began picking up copies of the draft
 constitution that they will vote on next week, after the country's
 Shiite-led parliament ended a bitter dispute with Sunni legislators
 about how the referendum will be conducted.

    Blair: Iran or Hezbollah Involved in Iraq (AP)

AP - Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday that new explosive devices
 used against coalition forces in Iraq "lead us either to Iranian
 elements or to Hezbollah."

    Flooding Kills More Than 160 in C. America (AP)

AP - Rescue workers searched for victims of a mudslide near a
 volcano-ringed lake popular with tourists in Guatemala, as the death
 toll in the region from flooding sparked by heavy rains climbed above
 160.

    Russia Wont' Join Iran Nuclear Talks (AP)

AP - Russia's foreign minister on Thursday dismissed speculation that
 Moscow might join talks between Iran and European negotiators on
 Tehran's disputed nuclear program.

    Spain to Expel Immigrants After Latest Run (AP)

AP - Hundreds of destitute Africans rushed Morocco's border with this
 Spanish enclave Wednesday, scrambling up a razor-wire fence only to be
 yanked back by police. The fifth assault in a week prompted Spain to
 announce plans to expel the illegal migrants.

    Russia Announces Money-Laundering Probes (AP)

AP - Russian prosecutors kept up the pressure on the Yukos oil company
 for a second day Thursday, as authorities raided the offices of a fund
 established by its jailed former owner apparently in connection with a
 money-laundering investigation.

    Israeli Court Bans Use of 'Human Shields' (AP)

AP - Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday banned the military's practice
 of using Palestinian civilians as "human shields" in arrest raids,
 saying it violates international law.

    Flooding Kills Over 160 in Central America (AP)

AP - Rescue workers searched for victims of a mudslide near a
 volcano-ringed lake popular with tourists in Guatemala, as the death
 toll in the region from flooding sparked by heavy rains climbed above
 160.

    Liberia Elections to Go Ahead on Schedule (AP)

AP - Liberia's first postwar elections will take place on schedule next
 week, a mediator said Wednesday after emergency talks resolved a
 dispute that threatened to delay the long-awaited ballot.

    Afghanistan wants more Taliban arrests in Pakistan (Reuters)

Reuters - Afghanistan hopes neighboring Pakistan will hunt down more
 Taliban militants, a government minister said on Thursday, while
 Pakistan said it would consider handing over the insurgents' spokesman
 arrested this week.

    New era in NHL opens as hockey resumes after yearlong lockout
     (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - (CP) - A new era for the National Hockey League began
 Wednesday night, as the 2005-06 campaign opened with different rules,
 more parity among teams and a budding young star in Sidney Crosby.

    Australian officials lashed over deportation cover-up (AFP)

AFP - Australian immigration officials wrongfully deported a gravely-ill
 woman to the Philippines then covered up the mistake as she spent four
 years in a Manila hospice for the dying, a government report has found.

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