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Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; dozens dead and missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The death toll from a ferry accident off the Indonesian island of Sumatra has reached 29, with at least 17 other people missing. [Full Story]

Alleged Iraq bombers offer confessions
BAGHDAD -- Three jailed suspects in Oct. 25 bombings that killed more than 150 people in Iraq said they filmed the targeted buildings before the attack and escorted the car bombs in a convoy into Baghdad, according to confessions shown on Iraqi television Sunday. [full story]
Officials: Pakistani troops kill some 40 militants
KHAR, Pakistan -- Pakistani troops killed nearly 40 suspected militants Sunday in a series of operations in northwestern tribal areas near the Afghan border, officials said. [full story]
Iraq PM ramps up attacks on Baathists before vote
BAGHDAD -- A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections. [full story]
UK checks safety of 1,800 bridges after storms
LONDON -- Police and army experts say they're urgently checking the safety of about 1,800 bridges in northern England amid some of the worst storms ever recorded in Britain. [full story]
US military: American soldier killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in action in Iraq. [full story]
Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander boasted the country could deter any military strike by Israel. [full story]
Life requested for US suspect in Italy murder case
PERUGIA, Italy -- Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game -- charges the U.S. woman dismissed as "pure fantasy." [full story]
Police identify gunman in deadly Saipan rampage
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan was identified Sunday as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred. [full story]
Rocket hits outside luxury hotel in Afghan capital
KABUL -- A rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital late Saturday, wounding at least two, the Interior Ministry said. [full story]