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    Wilma Weakens Slightly, but Roars Ahead (AP)

AP - Hurricane Wilma weakened slightly Thursday as it roared toward
 Mexico's Yucatan peninsula and southern Florida, an "extremely
 dangerous" storm that already has killed 13 people and forced the
 evacuation of tens of thousands from Honduras to the Florida Keys.

    U.S., Afghans Probe Alleged Desecration (AP)

AP - The U.S. military and the Afghan government said Thursday they will
 investigate a TV report that claimed U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan
 burned the bodies of two Taliban fighters and taunted other Islamic
 militants. The U.S. military said it found the report "repugnant."

    Bush Likely to Have More Praise for Abbas (AP)

AP - The last time President Bush had Mahmoud Abbas to the White House,
 he heaped praise on the Palestinian leader as a courageous democratic
 reformer.

    Bombing at Iraqi Gov't Building Kills 3 (AP)

AP - A suicide car bomb exploded in front of a provincial government
 building in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing three people and
 wounding 14, police said.

    13th Person Dies of Bird Flu in Thailand (AP)

AP - A 48-year-old man died of bird flu in Thailand after handling his
 neighbor's sick chickens, and Taiwan confirmed on Thursday the island
 nation's first case of the disease in birds smuggled in from China.

    Nation braces for bird flu as it hosts EU talks (AFP)

AFP - Britain said it was actively preparing for a bird flu pandemic as
 European Union health ministers were gathering outside London for talks
 set to be dominated by bird flu fears.

    Iran Gives U.N. Nuclear Agency Documents (AP)

AP - Iran has given U.N. inspectors key documents about activities that
 could be used to make a nuclear weapon and allowed them to question a
 senior official suspected of involvement in the program, diplomats and
 officials said Thursday.

    Amazon Indians Say Texaco Left Damage (AP)

AP - About 50 Cofan Indians, some holding handkerchiefs over their faces
 to fend off an acrid chemical stench, gathered around two contaminated
 open pits they say were left behind and never adequately cleaned up by
 the former Texaco Corp.

    Paris Club confirms debt deal accord with Nigeria (Reuters)

Reuters - The Paris Club of sovereign creditors said on Thursday it had
 signed a comprehensive debt relief deal with Nigeria, Africa's most
 populous nation.

    UN demands world not let Pakistan quake victims die (AFP)

AFP - The UN has begged the world not to let survivors of Pakistan's
 earthquake die, warning of a second wave of deaths without a dramatic
 effort on a par with the Berlin airlift to reach stranded villagers.

    Talks between B.C. teachers' union and facilitator break off without
     optimism (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - VICTORIA (CP) - The prospect of teachers returning to
 the classroom soon appeared dim late Wednesday when talks between a
 facilitator and the teachers' union broke off without much optimism.

    Lees tied up to show escape technique to Falconio murder trial (AFP)

AFP - The key witness in one of Australia's most gripping murder trials
 was tied up in court and asked to demonstrate how she escaped from the
 man accused of killing her British boyfriend in 2001.

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