World -- December 30, 2005

• 3,000 Holocaust survivors approved for compensation: report
• Al-Qaida threatens to kill Sudanese hostages: website
• Canadian Liberals face another scandal allegation
• Gunmen kill 11 family members south of Baghdad
• German minister assures hostages could be released by year end

• Hamas slams Quartet statement as intervention in Palestinian affairs
• India declares implementation of South Asia Free Trade Agreement
• India, Iran committed to implementing pipeline project
• Indonesian military pulls out last batch of troops from Aceh
• Iraq challenges surmountable: Pentagon

• Merkel calls for national unity to take up challenges
• Negotiations continue for kidnapped Britons
• Paris urges release of French hostage in Iraq
• Poland plans to purchase U.S. unmanned aircraft
• Paris urges Teheran to take "necessary decisions"

• Roundup: Iran softens on Russia's uranium proposal
• Swiss court: Russian ex-minister to be extradited to Russia, not U.S.
• Top 10 int'l news of 2005
• Ukraine, Russia resume gas talks