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    Two Killed in U.S. Copter Crash in Iraq (AP)

AP - A U.S. Marine attack helicopter crashed in Iraq on Wednesday,
 killing two service members, the military said. The AH-1W Super Cobra
 went down shortly after 8 a.m. (midnight EST) near Ramadi, 70 miles
 west of Baghdad, killing the two crew members, the military said.

    U.S. Boosts Afghan Security After Escape (AP)

AP - Security has been tightened at the U.S. military prison in
 Afghanistan following the escape of a suspected al-Qaida leader, a U.S.
 official said Wednesday, as Indonesian terror officials accused
 Washington of failing to inform them of the breakout.

    Iranians Celebrate 1979 Embassy Seizure (AP)

AP - Thousands of Iranians burned flags and chanted slogans against
 Israel and the United States on Wednesday in the largest demonstration
 in years outside the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

    Australia Receives Threat of Terror Attack (AP)

AP - Australian authorities have received specific intelligence that
 terrorists are planning an attack on the country, Prime Minister John
 Howard said Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to increase the powers of
 Australia's intelligence agencies.

    Key Blair ally resigns amid row over business links (AFP)

AFP - David Blunkett, a key political ally of British Prime Minister
 Tony Blair, abruptly resigned from the cabinet amid raging controversy
 over his business affairs.

    Iran Grants U.N. Access to Military Site (AP)

AP - Iran has granted U.N. nuclear inspectors new access to a
 high-security military site as part of efforts to avoid referral to the
 Security Council, diplomats said Wednesday.

    Bush May Skirt Topic of Immigration Reform (AP)

AP - Nearly every time President Bush travels south of the border, he
 promotes the idea of allowing more foreigners to work legally in the
 United States.

    At Least 12 Killed in Ethiopia Clashes (AP)

AP - Clashes between riot police and protesters erupted in gunfire
 Wednesday, with police killing at least 12 people as demonstrations
 against Ethiopia's disputed elections stretched into a second day,
 officials said.

    Amnesty concerned by new claims against US soldiers in Afghanistan
     (AFP)

AFP - New claims of abuses by US soldiers in Afghanistan are more
 evidence of rights violations in the "war on terror", with a pattern of
 impunity for such infractions, Amnesty International said.

    Gomery deals blow to Liberals with scathing report, but Martin
     absolved (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Justice John Gomery has delivered a
 serious - but not imminently fatal - blow to the governing Liberals
 with a finding that the party's Quebec wing ran kickback scheme to
 squeeze donations out of federal sponsorship contractors.

    Australian PM warns of specific terrorist threat (AFP)

AFP - Prime Minister John Howard said Australia had new specific
 information about a terrorist threat and recalled the Senate in order
 to pass tougher new counter-terror legislation.

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