FRANCE: Cartoons continue to fuel Muslim anger
PARIS (Reuters): AN INTERNATIONAL row over newspaper cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad gathered pace yesterday as more European dailies printed controversial Danish caricatures and Muslims increased pressure to stop them.

IRAQ: 11 killed in car bombings
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP): TWO BOMBS exploded about 20 minutes apart yesterday in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 11 Iraqis and wounding dozens, officials said.

UNITED STATES: Bush challenged to give more to poor
WASHINGTON (AP): QUOTING FROM Islamic, Jewish and Christian texts, rock star Bono challenged united States President George W Bush and Congress at their annual prayer breakfast yesterday to spend an additional one per cent on the federal budget...

KENYA: Court refuses to stop corruption probe against president's ally
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP): A KENYAN court yesterday refused to freeze an anti-corruption investigation against a former Cabinet minister suspected of involvement in multimillion dollar scandals that have shaken the government.

VENEZUELA: Hugo Chavez to receive UN award
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT Hugo Chavez was marking his seventh year in power yesterday with a show of military and political force - a parade of troops and then a visit to Cuba, where Fidel Castro's government said...