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Morning News


Feb.21   Washington     Bush faces pressure to block port deal
  The deal would give a United Arab Emirates-based company management of six major U.S. seaports
 Bush warned that the United States is sending 'mixed signals' by attacking an Arab company after the ports were run by a UK firm for years. The White House has faced criticism this week over its decision to let a subsidiary of UAE government-controll


  Serbia   Serbian media fan Mladic rumours
  The fate of war crimes suspect remains unclear amid conflicting reports of his whereabouts


  Baghdad     Marketplace bomb kills 20
  A car bomb was detonated by remote control and was aimed at a police patrol in the suburb of Dora


  Philippines   Slide focus now on relief efforts  The Red Cross is addressing people who have been evacuated from the area, providing them mass feeding

  Baghdad   UK urges 'united' Iraq government  Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is in Baghdad and has urged Iraqi leaders to put aside sectarian interests

  Italy Germans earn fourth biathlon medal  The German team finished 20.9 seconds ahead of silver medallists Russia

  Hungary Hungary, Croatia confirm bird flu  The H5N1 strain was confirmed in Hungary and Croatia as the deadly virus spread around the globe

  Mexico Overnight search for miners  Rescue crews in northern Mexico worked around the clock to reach 65 coal miners trapped underground

  Italy Gottwald collects his second gold  Austria's Felix Gottwald climbed to the top of the medals table when he won his 2nd gold in Nordic combined

  Kazakhstan Officers linked to murder  KNB security service has said 5 of its officers have been arrested over the murder of opposition politician

Day News


  India     Chicken slaughter expanded  Officials widening to 6.2 miles the radius of the zone in which all poultry is being killed to stop the spread of H5N1

  Washington     Bush threatens veto in ports row  US President will veto any law blocking a deal giving an Arab company control of 6 US ports

  Spain Henry solo special sparks Arsenal  Thierry Henry scored a spectacular solo goal to give Arsenal a 1-0 victory at Real Madrid in the first leg

  Northern Italy Hero Fabris speeds to 2nd gold  Italian speedskater stunned a sell-out crowd in Torino by winning Olympic gold in the men's 1,500 meters

  San Francisco Bay Area Execution held off  The state of California has cancelled the execution of a convicted killer Morales over the lethal injection method

  Colombia General resigns in abuse scandal  The commander of Colombia's army Castellanos allegedly beat, tortured and sexually abused 21 young recruits

Evening News


  Sunni Triangle   Blast damages Shia shrine
  A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
 Thousands have gathered at the al-Askari shrine in Samarra where 2 men blew up the famous golden dome. The shrine is one of Samarra's 2 tombs for revered Shia imams. Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani has called for a week of mourning. Shias in Baghdad attacked at least 5 Sunni mosques in a reprisal, and disturbances reported in other cities.


  Indonesia     Bird flu tests for death
  The woman who died in Jakarta had been in contact with chickens infected with the virus


  Egypt Rice seeks Arab support in Hamas talks  Condoleezza Rice: The United States and Egypt are pals, even if they don't agree on how to deal with the Hamas

  Mexico Miners' relatives desperate for news  Rescue workers scratched away at walls of debris separating them from 65 coal miners
San Francisco Bay Area , February 21, 2006 Timeline