World -- January 30, 2006

• 1st LD Writethru: Five car bombs hit four churches in Baghdad
• Armed offshoot threatens to attack Fatah leaders who join Hamas-led gov't
• Afghanistan arrests 9 including 2 Pakistani suspected terrorists
• Batch of Japan's SDF leaves for Iraq
• Contacts with Abbas ongoing: Hamas

• Fatah leaders in key Gaza town resign
• Hamas says to prepare legal structure for forming security apparatuses
• High Taliban commander arrested in S. Afghanistan
• Halonen wins second term in Finnish Presidential Election
• Iran, EU trio to hold talks on Monday: report

• Iran urges EU not to make "haste decision" on nuclear issue
• Jihad denies intentions to join Hamas cabinet
• Japanese FM urges emperor to visit Yasukuni Shrine
• Pakistani train derails, carriages fall into ravine
• Russian, Palestinian leaders urge political solution to Mideast conflict

• Saddam's trial adjourned until Wednesday
• Saddam's lawyers threaten to boycott trial
• Syrian president meets Hamas leader following election victory
• World accepts Israeli stand on talks with Hamas-led Palestinian government: Olmert