World -- May 12, 2006

• Bulgaria calls off state of emergency along Danube
• Bush repeats defense of domestic eavesdropping
• EU to improve public procurement procedures
• Fighting rages in Somalia as death toll rises to over 100: Roundup
• Factions have mixed reactions to a deal among prisoners

• Hamas activist arrested in Jordan confesses being trained in Syria
• India's Congress Party President takes back Parliament seat
• Italy confirms an Italian's kidnapping in Nigeria
• Italian outgoing president ready to go
• Military action may ignite situation in Iran: Russian official

• Merkel vows to reactivate EU constitution
• Nepali gov't gives 45-day ultimatum to 12 envoys to return
• Sri Lankan troops carrier safe, 15 sailors feared dead in battle
• U.S. spy agency secretly collects phone call records: report
• U.S. Army policy denies reserve officer resignations: report

• U.S. Senate approves 70-billion-dollar tax-cut bill
• U.S. House approves defense bill
• U.S. Senate leaders reach deal to revive immigration bill
• U.S. rebuffs direct talks with Iran