World -- February 24, 2006

• Bulgarian Parliament approves decision on military return to Iraq
• Canada's Conservatives willing to debate on joining missile defense
• Feature: Ugandans count their ballots in the open
• FBI warns US military of aggressive interrogation at Guantanamo
• Hope fades for 65 miners trapped in Mexican coal mine

• Israel attaches importance to friendship with Turkey: Olmert
• Italy calls for closure of Guantanamo Bay prison
• Italian police watching 13,000 terror targets
• Putin says Russian ready for international cooperation in human rights
• Religious riots kill at least 80 in southern Nigeria: rights group

• Shi'ites protest in Lebanon, Kuwait
• South Africa seizes luxury flats from impeached Nigerian governor
• Sri Lankan government, rebels promise to end violence
• Syria sees Rice's visit to Lebanon as interference
• U.S. congratulates Haiti's Preval for election win

• US not to join EU talks with Iran
• U.S. expresses condolences over reporters' killing in Iraq
• U.S. reiterates support for Russia's proposal on Iran
• UN peacekeeping chief reports progress made against sexual abuse