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    U.S. Forces Raid Homes of Sunni Officials (AP)

AP - U.S. forces raided the homes of two officials from a prominent
 Sunni Arab organization Thursday, arresting bodyguards and confiscating
 weapons, Sunni officials said.

    Sen. Clinton Cancels Visit to Puerto Rico (AP)

AP - Puerto Rican police tightened security at federal buildings and
 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton canceled a visit to the island amid fears
 the killing of a Puerto Rican nationalist in an FBI shootout could lead
 to a resurgence of pro-independence violence.

    US: EU Slow to Freeze Terrorist Assets (AP)

AP - The European Union is moving too slowly in identifying individuals
 and organizations suspected of links to terrorists and freezing their
 financial assets, a top U.S. counterterrorism official warned Thursday.

    AP: China Differs on N.Korea Nuke Issues (AP)

AP - A split between China and the four other countries that negotiated
 with North Korea on scrapping its nuclear arms could doom efforts to
 come up with a resolution welcoming the North's decision at a meeting
 of the U.N. nuclear agency, diplomats said Thursday.

    $5.2B Project to Save Venice to Proceed (AP)

AP - A $5.2 billion project to build flood barriers to save Venice from
 its high tides will go forward, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said
 Wednesday.

    Belgium Seeks Arrest of Ex-Chad Leader (AP)

AP - Belgium has issued an international arrest warrant for Chad's
 former leader Hissene Habre, charging him with atrocities during his
 1982-1990 rule, lawyers said Thursday.

    Israeli Soldiers Kill Three Militants (AP)

AP - Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinian gunmen in arrest raids in
 the West Bank on Thursday, pressing on with a major offensive against
 militants even as Palestinian officials said they have begun enforcing
 a ban on public weapons displays.

    Spain to Deploy Troops in Morocco Enclaves (AP)

AP - Spain ordered troops to the borders of two enclaves in northern
 Morocco where four Africans died Thursday and about 50 others were
 injured in a stampede of would-be immigrants.

    British, Irish oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria (Reuters)

Reuters - Two oil workers, one Briton and the other from Ireland, were
 kidnapped in Nigeria's southern delta on Wednesday night, but the
 military said they hoped to free them later on Thursday.

    Samsung to invest $33 billion in chips (Reuters)

Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the world's top memory chip
 maker, announced a $33 billion investment plan on Thursday to add new
 production lines, aiming to more than treble its chip sales by 2012.

    Toronto man charged in son's slaying felt he was saving family:
     psychiatrist (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - LONDON, Ont. (CP) - David Carmichael believed that by
 killing his 11-year-old epileptic son he would spare him from a life of
 intolerable suffering, and at the same time protect his family from a
 boy so seething with aggression he could kill his older sister, a
 forensic psychiatrist testified on the final day of the Toronto man's
 murder trial.

    Australia Toughens Laws to Thwart Terror (AP)

AP - Australia is at risk of a terrorist attack and tough laws are
 needed to protect the nation, Prime Minister John Howard said Wednesday
 as he defended his push to give authorities unprecedented powers to
 track and detain suspected terrorists.

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