* TOLL – The death toll in Mississippi, the state worst hit by Hurricane Katrina after Louisiana, stood at 152 on Sunday, an official with the state’s Emergency Management Agency said.
* KILLED – At least 24 paramilitary soldiers were killed in a powerful landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoist rebels in eastern India, a federal minister said. * UNREST – Saudi security forces were besieging a group of suspected militants in the eastern city of Dammam several hours after killing two suspects in the latest of recurring gunbattles with presumed al Qaeda gunmen.* NUCLEAR – Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said the clerical regime would not halt its nuclear drive despite fresh international criticism and threats of being referred to the UN Security Council.* DISEASE – The death toll from a Japanese encephalitis outbreak in north India rose to 468 as more children died overnight, with officials blaming a lack of cash for vaccines and overcrowded hospitals.* PROTESTS – Former Philippine leader Corazon Aquino said she would lead mass protests this week to demand the impeachment of President Gloria Arroyo for election fraud.* RELIGION – An Islamic political group called the Best Party of Allah in Australia applied to register as the country’s first Muslim party, saying it would support establishing Shariah law but not tolerate Islamic extremism.* TYPHOON – Torrential rains lashed Tokyo overnight, killing one person, flooding homes and cutting off power to thousands as a powerful typhoon headed toward Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu, officials said.-Nampa-AFP* UNREST – Saudi security forces were besieging a group of suspected militants in the eastern city of Dammam several hours after killing two suspects in the latest of recurring gunbattles with presumed al Qaeda gunmen.* NUCLEAR – Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said the clerical regime would not halt its nuclear drive despite fresh international criticism and threats of being referred to the UN Security Council.* DISEASE – The death toll from a Japanese encephalitis outbreak in north India rose to 468 as more children died overnight, with officials blaming a lack of cash for vaccines and overcrowded hospitals.* PROTESTS – Former Philippine leader Corazon Aquino said she would lead mass protests this week to demand the impeachment of President Gloria Arroyo for election fraud.* RELIGION – An Islamic political group called the Best Party of Allah in Australia applied to register as the country’s first Muslim party, saying it would support establishing Shariah law but not tolerate Islamic extremism.* TYPHOON – Torrential rains lashed Tokyo overnight, killing one person, flooding homes and cutting off power to thousands as a powerful typhoon headed toward Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu, officials said.-Nampa-AFP
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