IRAQ: LEADERS TO DISCUSS NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT ON MONDAY - Car bomb kills 20 outside Shi'ite mosque
BAGHDAD (Reuters): A CAR bomb killed at least 20 people outside a Shi'ite mosque north of Baghdad yesterday as Iraqi leaders failed to make progress towards forming a national unity government they hope can avert sectarian civil war.

MIDEAST: ATOMIC PROGRAMME ADVANCED - World powers condemn Iran's nuclear move
TEHRAN (Reuters): THE WORLD'S leading powers, including Russia and China, joined to condemn Iran yesterday for advancing its atomic programme in defiance of the United Nations, but Moscow said force could not resolve the dispute.

ITALY: BERLUSCONI STILL REFUSES TO CONCEDE DEFEAT - Seven senators may prove crucial in Prodi Gov't
WITH ONLY a two-seat majority in the Senate, a government by centre-left Romano Prodi may have to rely on seven senators appointed for life - a group that includes a Nobel Prize winner and a former seven-time premier - to ensure its survival.

COLOMBIA: Feared militia disbands
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP): COLOMBIA'S BIGGEST paramilitary army, long feared throughout much of the country, has completely disbanded with the demobilization of its last two active blocs. But renegade factions continue to exist...

PERU: Garcia leads Flores for run-off spot
LIMA, Peru (Reuters): LEFT-LEANING FORMER President Alan Garcia held his narrow lead over a pro-business rival yesterday for a runoff spot in Peru's election, in which he would face former army commander Ollanta Humala.