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    Photos of Heads Used to ID Bali Bombers (AP)

AP - Investigators hunting for the masterminds of three suicide bombings
 on the popular resort island of Bali hoped to identify the bombers
 Monday using photographs of their severed heads circulating in
 newspapers nationwide.

    U.S. Helicopters Fire on West Iraq Town (AP)

AP - A U.S. offensive aimed at al-Qaida in Iraq insurgents in western
 Iraq entered its third day Monday, with airstrikes in a town on the
 banks of the Euphrates River, witnesses said. At least 36 militants
 have died since the fighting began, officials said.

    2 Australians Win Nobel Prize in Medicine (AP)

AP - Australians Barry J. Marshall and Robin Warren won the 2005 Nobel
 Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for showing that bacterial
 infection, not stress, was to blame for painful ulcers in the stomach
 and intestine.

    Austrians Don't Want Turkey in EU (AP)

AP - Austrians have thought of themselves as Europe's gatekeepers ever
 since they vanquished the Ottoman Turks in the 1683 Battle of Vienna.
 Today, they're slamming the door shut on Turkey again by raising doubts
 over whether the mostly Muslim nation belongs in the European Union.
 But ancient animosities are mingled with modern fears, and Austrians
 insist they're not racist or xenophobic -- just deeply distrustful.

    Afghan Forces Kill 31 Suspected Militants (AP)

AP - Afghan government forces killed 31 suspected Taliban militants near
 the eastern border with Pakistan, the Defense Ministry said Monday, the
 heaviest reported fighting since landmark parliamentary election two
 weeks ago.

    Boots-Alliance UniChem merger to create Europe's biggest pharmacy
     chain (AFP)

AFP - British health and beauty retailer Boots and pharmacy chain
 Alliance Unichem announced they will merge, creating Europes leading
 retail pharmacy business.

    Palestinian Police Break Into Parliament (AP)

AP - About two dozen Palestinian policemen broke into the Palestinian
 parliament building Monday, firing in the air to protest what they said
 was the humiliation police are facing because of attacks by Hamas
 militants.

    Students, Unions Mark '68 Mexico Massacre (AP)

AP - Thousands of students and union activists marched through downtown
 Mexico City on Sunday to mark the 37th anniversary of the 1968 massacre
 of student protesters.

    Exxon Mobil, Total, Statoil win licenses (Reuters)

Reuters - Top world oil groups Exxon Mobil , Total  and Statoil  were
 among the winners on Sunday in the second international oil and gas
 license round in Libya since the United States lifted sanctions.

    US intervenes to try to rescue EU-Turkey talks (Reuters)

Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped in on Monday to
 try to rescue Turkey's bid to open European Union membership talks,
 diplomats said.

    CBC reaches memorandum of agreement with employees; talks to
     continue (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - A memorandum of agreement was reached
 early Monday between the CBC and more than 5,000 employees who have
 been locked out for seven weeks.

    Australian Tourists Vow to Return to Bali (AP)

AP - Amid tears and hugs, several Australians returning home from the
 Indonesian resort island of Bali on Monday said they had weighed the
 risks before taking their vacations and would not hesitate to go back.

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