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02-11-2005
23 Die in Bakery, Mosque Attacks in Iraq
A man and child lie injured in al-Yarmouk hospital after a bomb exploded in Dora, south of Baghdad, Iraq Friday, Feb. 11, 2005. The blast injured four after children playing in a rubbish dump moved the device. (AP Photo/Asaad Muhsin)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) _ A vegetable truck rigged with explosives blew up Friday outside a Shiite mosque northeast of Baghdad, and gunmen sprayed automatic fire into a bakery in a Shiite district of the capital in sectarian violence that killed at least 23 people. The attacks occurred as election officials announced provisional final results from the Jan. 30 elections for provincial councils in 12 of the 18 provinces, showing Shiite religious groups winning handily over secular tickets in local races in much of the country.
U.S. Refuses One-On-One North Korea Talks
South Korean protesters shout slogans during an anti-North Korean rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 11, 2005. South Korea urged the United States and its allies to be calm following North Korea's sudden declaration it is a nuclear power, reminding them that blustering and brinksmanship are nothing new in Pyonyang's toolbox of diplomatic tactics. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Arguing it had been burned before in one-on-one talks with North Korea, the Bush administration on Friday rejected an appeal for direct discussions on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. The White House urged resumption of six-nation talks designed to negotiate the elimination of the communist country's nuclear armaments.
Woman Makes Up Story About Tossed Baby
Broward County Sheriff Ken Jenne, left, and Dr. Johny Tryzmel, right, look at a baby Friday, Feb. 11, 2005, at the Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., that according to police, was dropped off by its mother Patricia Pokriots, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005, at a Broward sheriff's substation in North Lauderdale. Pokriots, who claimed to have seen a baby being tossed from a moving car, fabricated the story as a cover to abandon the newborn and hide an unwanted pregnancy from her family, authorities said Friday. (AP Photo/Joe Rimkus Jr., Pool)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) _ A woman who claimed to have witnessed a newborn being thrown from a moving car was the baby's mother and concocted the story as a way to abandon the child and conceal her pregnancy from her family, officials said Friday. "It's not as horrible as we first thought," Sheriff Ken Jenne said. "The baby was never thrown out of a moving car. This is the case of a disturbed woman who gave birth and did not want to keep her child."
Playwright Arthur Miller Dies at 89
Playwright Arthur Miller, speaks at a news conference at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minn., July 3, 2002. (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter)
NEW YORK (AP) _ Arthur Miller, whose dramas of fierce moral and personal responsibility such as "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible" made him one of the 20th century's greatest playwrights, has died at the age of 89. Miller, died Thursday night of congestive heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Conn., surrounded by his family, his assistant, Julia Bolus, said Friday.
Abbas Heads to Gaza to Confront Militants
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, prays at a mosque in the Presidential headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Friday Feb. 11, 2005. After firing his top security commanders, Abbas plans to confront militant leaders in the Gaza Strip and demand they stop attacking Israelis, a strong sign the Palestinian leader is determined to enforce a fragile truce with Israel. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP)_ Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will meet Saturday with militant leaders to push them to honor a days-old cease-fire marred by mortar and rocket attacks on Israeli targets, according to an aide. The Islamic militant group Hamas said it would only stop attacks when it was satisfied Israel would release prisoners and stop pursuing militants.
Cleric-Backed Candidates Win in Riyadh
Saudi men line up at voting booths to fill out their ballots as others prepare to vote at a school in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday Feb. 10, 2005. Municipal elections are the kingdom's first nationwide elections that largely conform to international standards. Women are barred from running or voting in the election. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) _ Candidates backed by Islamic clerics won races in the Saudi Arabian capital in the kingdom's first regular balloting, an election observer said Friday. Suleiman al-Oqaili told a press conference at which the preliminary results were announced that he saw the seven Riyadh winners' names on a list circulated via cell phones and the Internet.
Poll Shows Optimism About Iraq
The public's confidence in President Bush's job performance and the nation's direction has slipped in the opening weeks of his second term. (AP Graphic)
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Americans are feeling a bit more optimistic about the future of Iraq, a bright spot for the administration in an Associated Press poll that indicates many are souring on President Bush's job performance. Half in the AP-Ipsos poll, 51 percent, said they think a stable, democratic Iraq is likely, up slightly from the 46 percent who felt that way before the Iraq elections.
Pregnant Ky. Woman Kills Attacker
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. (AP) _ A nine-months' pregnant woman fought off and killed a knife-wielding woman who may have been trying to steal the baby, police said Friday. Police said 26-year-old Sarah Brady acted in self-defense in killing Katherine Smith on Thursday. No charges were filed.
Stocks Surge: Dow Rises 46, Nasdaq Up 24
NEW YORK (AP) _ The Dow Jones industrial average moved into positive territory for the year on Friday as investors piled back into the market. Wall Street finished the week mixed, however, as tech stocks lagged the Dow components. A flood of buy orders from institutional traders, impressed with the market's ability to hold on to last week's gains, pushed stocks higher. Analysts said the market has nearly recovered from January's selloff, but remain split on whether the market has the potential to continue its run upward.
Mailman to End Deliveries in NBA
Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone signals his appreciation for the assist against the Detroit Pistons during the first quarter in this March 19, 2002 photo, in Salt Lake City. Malone, who for 18 seasons as a member of the Utah Jazz teamed with guard John Stockton to form one of the NBA's most legendary duos, will announce his retirement on Sunday, the Jazz said in a news release Friday. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ There will be no NBA career scoring record for Karl Malone. No championship ring, either. The Mailman is retiring, having come up short in his quest for both during his 19-year career. Malone, 41, will announce his retirement Sunday, the Jazz said Friday. He will hold a news conference at the Delta Center _ the arena where his 1997 and 1999 league MVPs are celebrated with signs below the upper deck.
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