World -- April 8, 2006

• 3 Americans injured in suicide explosion in S. Afghanistan
• At least 40 killed in twin suicide bombings in Baghdad mosque
• Ban on Russian planes would cost Cyprus dearly
• Fight for electricity kills 4, injures 100 others in western Bangladesh
• France's new CPE law could be drawn up as early as Monday

• Iran has rights to nuclear power but with obligations: Annan
• Ichiro Ozawa elected new president of Japan's DPJ
• Nine people injured in armed attack on taxi station in Ankara
• Philippine criticizes NY Times' editorial on Arroyo
• Palestinian PM says U.S., EU decisions to cut aid "hasty"

• Palestinian leadership condemns Israeli airstrike
• Russian government agency approves first phase of oil pipeline to Pacific
• Sri Lanka to put back time from April 14
• Tamil nationalist killed in eastern Sri Lanka
• Thaksin's deputy denies he is "nominee" premier

• Turkish police arrest 11 PKK members in Istanbul
• UN accuses Haiti of detaining thousands illegally
• U.S. condemns mosque attack in Iraq
• U.S. says no timeline for meeting with Iran