Tibet: Two monks die in violence today in Lhasa after week of Tibetan protests in memory of Bhuddist monk's '59 uprising against China's takeover of Tibet. AP story.
Reuters slideshow here.
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Iran: Very light turnout at the polls in Parliamentary elections. Seen as a silent protest against the status quo and the current regime after reformers were disqualified from running.

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Iraq: Kidnapped and murdered Chaldean Christian Archbishop laid to rest. Pope to say mass for Paulos Faraj Rahho in the Vatican on Monday. It will be broadcast on radio for Iraqi Christians.



India: Warrant dropped against actor Richard Gere in India. It was issued following uproar over last year's culturally unaware public kissing of Bollywood and UK Big Brother star Shilpa Shetty at an AIDS awareness event. Gere will now be able to return to India to meet with his Guru, the Dalai Lama.

Images: Left, the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala via thefamoustouristdestinations.wordpress.com, (Click image for larger version); The kiss, (Click image for video).

International/China: Chinese counterfeit chemicals poisoning people around the world.

US/War on Terror: AG Mukasey -- don't make martyrs of the 9/11 perps. They should not receive death penalty he says. Reuters story.

US Elections: Brief biography of Stanley Soetoro, Barack Obama's mother from IHT.

Politics Op/Ed: Obama and the smoking FARC laptop from IBD.

Friday Pop Quiz: Reuters news quiz.