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    Top al-Qaida Member in Iraq Killed (AP)

AP - A suicide bomber attacked Iraqis applying for jobs as policemen
 Tuesday, killing nine and wounding 21, and U.S. officials said a top
 deputy of the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was killed over the weekend.

    Sharon Fends Off Leadership Challenge (AP)

AP - Opponents of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza pullout said
 Tuesday they would keep trying to oust him and quash his peace efforts,
 a day after the Israeli premier narrowly survived a challenge to his
 leadership of the governing Likud Party.

    Long Road to Ridding North Korea of Nukes (AP)

AP - Steam rises in a steady plume from North Korea's main nuclear
 reactor, a nagging reminder that the recent pact on ridding the
 communist nation of its nuclear programs has yet to change reality on
 the ground.

    Iran Threatens to Resume Enrichment (AP)

AP - Iran on Tuesday threatened to resume uranium enrichment and block
 U.N. inspections of its nuclear facilities unless the U.N. atomic
 watchdog agency stepped back from its resolution to refer Tehran to the
 Security Council for possible sanctions.

    Case Against Former Concorde Chief Opens (AP)

AP - France opened a manslaughter case against the former head of the
 Concorde program in connection with the 2000 crash of the supersonic
 jet at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, judicial officials said
 Tuesday.

    Mobile operator O2 wins customers, lifts annual forecasts (AFP)

AFP - British telecoms group O2 raised its annual profit targets after
 ringing up more customers than expected during the first six months of
 its financial year.

    Newsview: Tough Year for Assad So Far (AP)

AP - It's been a rough year for Syrian President Bashar Assad, and it
 may get even rougher.

    Mexican Official in Crash Said Threatened (AP)

AP - A Mexican Cabinet minister who died last week in a helicopter crash
 had received death threats, President Vicente Fox's spokesman said
 Monday.

    Mubarak sworn in for fifth term as Egyptian leader (Reuters)

Reuters - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak took the oath of office on
 Tuesday for a fifth six-year term as leader of the Arab world's most
 populous nation, after winning the country's first contested
 presidential elections on September 7.

    Motorola selected to supply low-cost mobile phone to developing
     countries (AFP)

AFP - A global association of mobile phone operators said it has
 selected Motorola to supply a low-cost handset to developing countries
 in a bid to widen access to telecommunications services.

    Queen's Univ. reviewing homecoming after 'drunken street brawl'; 35
     arrests (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - KINGSTON, Ont. (CP) - Queen's University officials and
 police said Monday they will examine the future of the school's annual
 homecoming festivities after a weekend street party degenerated into an
 alcohol-fuelled riot that saw drunken revellers pelting police officers
 with beer bottles and overturning and burning a car.

    Australia to impose "draconian" anti-terror laws (Reuters)

Reuters - Australia is to impose "draconian" counter-terrorism laws
 after state and territory leaders agreed on Tuesday to wide-ranging
 security proposals made by Prime Minister John Howard in the wake of
 the London bombings.

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