World -- February 9, 2006

• Annan hails successful elections in Haiti
• Amnesty International urges France to do more against home violence
• Belgian police arrest man sending PM death threats
• Dutch minister rebukes police's carelessness in handling confidential information
• Dutch military unions predict reluctance on Afghan mission

• Ethiopia, Venezuela desirous to bolster ties of cooperation
• G8 finance ministers to discuss global economy, oil in Moscow
• Iran nuclear matter could be resolved within IAEA: S. African FM
• Norway condemns publication of Prophet Mohammad cartoons
• Russia to build next-generation nuclear submarine

• Rice accuses Syria, Iran of inciting violence
• U.S. funds Zambia for fight against AIDS
• U.S. to cancel all debt of Afghanistan
• U.S. urges Hamas to renounce violence, recognize Israel
• U.S. freezes assets of three officials of Cote d'Ivoire

• U.S. govt wants Iraqi court to try U.S. terror suspect
• U.S. plans to spend 2 bln dollars to boost global strike capabilities
• UN to discuss sending peacekeepers to Darfur next month
• UN experts urge key govts to crack down on arms smuggling to Darfur