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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Muslim leaders and Saudi princes bade farewell to King Fahd on Tuesday, saying prayers in a jammed mosque and then burying him in an unmarked desert grave in keeping with the kingdom's austere version of Islam.

KHARTOUM, Sudan - Violent mobs surged again into the streets of Sudan's capital Tuesday, a day after 36 people died in riots sparked by the death of Sudanese vice president and former southern rebel leader John Garang.

SDEROT, Israel - Thousands of troops began taking up positions in southern Israel on Tuesday, preparing to thwart an attempt by thousands of opponents of the upcoming Gaza withdrawal to march into the Gaza settlements.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military said Tuesday that six Marines were killed in action in western Iraq, pushing the death toll for Americans since the start of the war past 1,800.

Saudi Arabia has had six kings since its founding on Sept. 23, 1932:

LONDON - London Underground operators on Tuesday reopened sections of two subway lines that had been closed since the deadly July 7 bombings, while police maintained a high-profile security operation throughout the network.

LONDON (Reuters) - A fire on a bus sparked a security alert in central London on Tuesday but police gave the all clear after establishing that the blaze was not caused by a bomb.

ROME (AFP) - An Italian magistrate investigating alleged takeover irregularities has suspended the chief executive of Banca Popolare Italiana, Gianpiero Fiorani, from his post for two months, the ANSA news agency reported.

LONDON (AFP) - Britain was hopeful that it could get a key suspect in the London bombings extradited from Italy, as it renewed its efforts to build bridges with the jittery Muslim community.

PARIS (AFP) - The European Union and United States have issued sharp warnings to Iran over its threatened violation of a deal suspending its nuclear activities, saying it could trigger unspecified consequences from the UN Security Council.

TONALA, Mexico - Assailants threw grenades into a crowded cockfighting ring before dawn Monday in this western Mexican city, killing four people and wounding 25 others, investigators said.

HAVANA - Cuba's Communist Party criticized the U.S. government Monday for creating a post to oversee a transition to democracy on the Caribbean island, accusing American officials of intruding in the country's domestic business.

BOGOTA, Colombia - A roadside bomb exploded as a police convoy traveled down a rural highway in northern Colombia Monday, killing at least 11 officers, President Alvaro Uribe said.

CRISTALES, Colombia - More than 2,000 outlawed paramilitary fighters laid down their arms Monday in return for amnesty, as their commander — an accused drug lord indicted on trafficking charges in the United States — stood by and watched.

BRASILIA, Brazil - The president of the government-allied Liberal Party resigned from Congress on Monday — the first lawmaker to step down in a widening corruption scandal that has plagued the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

KHARTOUM, Sudan - Violent mobs surged again into the streets of Sudan's capital Tuesday, a day after 36 people died in riots sparked by the death of Sudanese vice president and former southern rebel leader John Garang.

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's government on Tuesday withdrew its remaining treason case against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who last year was acquitted of separate charges of plotting to kill President Robert Mugabe.

KHARTOUM/NEW SITE, Sudan (Reuters) - Northern and southern Sudanese clashed in Khartoum on Tuesday in a second day of violence sparked by the death of ex-rebel leader John Garang who helped end two decades of war in Africa's largest country.

NEW SITE, Sudan (Reuters) - In a silent, single file, mourners came to view the casket of Sudan's Vice-President John Garang on Tuesday, paying final tribute to the former rebel leader credited with delivering an historic African peace deal.

LONDON (AFP) - The number of Britons killed in the July 23 bomb attacks at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh rose to five after another Briton was confirmed dead, the Foreign Office said.

JAKARTA (AFP) - US mining giant Newmont Mining Corp. voiced optimism that it would win a high-profile and protracted legal battle in Indonesia over charges that its local unit polluted a bay near its mine.

BEIJING (AFP) - North Korea said no progress had been made in fiery talks over the dismantlement of its nuclear weapons programs after more than a week of negotiations, but committed to another day of meetings.

JAKARTA, Indonesia - An American who heads the Indonesian branch of the world's largest gold producer is preparing to go on trial, insisting he and his company will be cleared of charges that they polluted a bay and sickened villagers.

ANKARA (AFP) - Officials from Iraq, Turkey and the United States will hold talks in Washington on Wednesday to discuss ways to tackle armed Turkish Kurd rebels hiding in the mountains of northern Iraq, a Turkish diplomat said.

BOMBAY (Reuters) - Transport in Bombay resumed near-normal service on Tuesday as rains and floods finally let up after killing close to 1,000 people last week, but low-lying parts of India's financial capital remained under water.

OTTAWA (CP) - Hundreds of immigrants and refugees who settled in Canada at the height of the Cold War were grilled by intelligence officials for valuable information, says a new study based on still-secret files.

VANCOUVER (CP) - Trucking companies involved in the dispute that has paralyzed Vancouver's port are divided whether to accept an imposed licencing system that the port wants to get get container traffic moving again.

QUEBEC (CP) - The Quebec Liberals' youth wing wants Premier Jean Charest's government to crack down on revealing skirts and tops worn by some schoolgirls.

SOREL, Que. (CP) - A man accused of slashing the throat of an 11-year-old girl while trying to sexually assault her will undergo a psychiatric evaluation after making a brief court appearance on Monday.

TORONTO (CP) - Drivers are discovering that road rage doesn't necessarily end when you reach your destination, as parking lots continue to jack up rates thanks to a healthy economy and shortage of spots in many major cities.

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia backs the trial by a US military commission of one of its citizens on terror charges despite allegations that the process is rigged, Prime Minister John Howard said.

SYDNEY (AFP) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his eldest son Lachlan, who last week resigned from the family's News Corporation, have denied reports the departure is related to a dispute over inheritances, reports say.

SYDNEY, (AFP) - A man accused of involvement in last year's bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta told police that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden funded the attack with Australian currency, reports said.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network bankrolled last year's bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, a key militant charged for the attack told Indonesian police, the Australian newspaper said on Monday.

SYDNEY, (AFP) - Leaked emails from two former prosecutors suggested the US military commissions to try detainees held at Guantanamo Bay are rigged, fraudulent and thin on evidence, Australian national radio reported.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Muslim leaders and Saudi princes bade farewell to King Fahd on Tuesday, saying prayers in a jammed mosque and then burying him in an unmarked desert grave in keeping with the kingdom's austere version of Islam.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military said Tuesday that six Marines were killed in action in western Iraq, pushing the death toll for Americans since the start of the war past 1,800.

ANKARA, Turkey - The directors of Turkey's eight privately owned Kurdish language schools announced Monday they were closing them due to bureaucratic hurdles and Kurdish demands for the language to be part of the regular school curriculum.

KHARTOUM, Sudan - Violent mobs surged again into the streets of Sudan's capital Tuesday, a day after 36 people died in riots sparked by the death of Sudanese vice president and former southern rebel leader John Garang.

LONDON (AFP) - Police briefly sealed off part of central London after smoke was seen billowing from a double-decker bus, but lifted the alert after nothing alarming was found, a spokesman said.