A masked youth protested Saturday in Lurgan, Northern Ireland, where violence flared after arrests tied to soldiers’ killings. Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty ImagesWORLD NEWS BRIEFS
MIDDLE EAST
Reformist Khatami quits Iran presidency race: aide.
Iraqis most upbeat since 2003: poll.
Yemen bombing kills 4 S. Koreans, 1 Yemeni. More news here.
Netanyahu in deal with right-wing Israeli party. More news here.
ASIA
Killer drones strike again in Pakistan.
AP Analysis: Zardari pays to end Pakistan crisis.
China tightens grip as Tibet revolt hits 50-year mark.
India may vote for untouchable leader Mayawati Kumari.
Kim Jong Il: Let them eat pizza.
NKorea's border closures threaten joint factories.
AFRICA
In Somalia, an exodus of the educated. Also, Sudan wants foreign groups to stop distributing aid.
Starvation, drugs and prostitution: the miserable fate of Mugabe's orphans.
Mauritanian military to proceed with polls despite opposition. More news here and here.
Ugandan army begins Congo pullout.
U.N. takes command of EU force in Chad.
EUROPE
Coup plot thickens in Istanbul.
Northern Ireland: Eleven held on dissident murders. Other dissidents warn of consequences.
Cheap booze? British tradition under threat.
Anti-government protests in Hungary.
AMERICAS
Hugo Chávez tightens his grip on transport hubs.
How far left is El Salvador's left?
Bolivia's Morales to landowners: Give up property.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Al-Qaida men arrested for Abu Ghraib bombing: Iraq army.
Prince William fears IRA attack.
Yemen blames al-Qaida for latest tourist bombing.
ECONOMIC/FINANCIAL CRISIS
China sounds alarm on future of U.S. economy.
Washington starts another trade war (opinion).
Government combs through G.M.’s survival plan.
Serbia seeks IMF emergency loan.
African leaders tell G20 crisis threatens 'chaos'.
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