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US Says 30 Terrorists Killed in Iraq Offensive US, Iraqi soldiers also discovered orphanage this month housing 24 severely malnourished and abused boys in Baghdad neighborhood of Fajr Analysts Examine Possibility for Middle East Peace Analysts support idea of humanitarian assistance but say international community should not tell Palestinian president what to do with regards to Hamas 70 Tamil Rebels Reportedly Killed in Land, Sea Battles Fighting in east of country comes before widely anticipated push by government forces to try to wipe out rebels in northern stronghold Witnesses Say Ethiopian Troops Killed at Least 8 in Mogadishu People on scene say bomb hit Ethiopian military convoy, damaging truck and causing unknown number of casualties; after blast, troops opened fire on minibus China Dismisses Dalai Lama's Call For Further Autonomy in Tibet Official says Tibetans have prospered under Chinese rule and are now experiencing their fastest economic growth in history US, Partners Prepare For Progress on N. Korean Nuclear Issue South Korea preparing to send massive amounts of fuel oil and rice - but only if Pyongyang lives up to promise to start dismantling nuclear weapons programs Vietnam Has High Hopes For President's Meetings in Washington Nguyen Minh Triet to meet with President Bush Friday and also with congressional leaders UNHCR Says Countries Closing Doors to Refugees New UN Refugee Agency report shows number of refugees worldwide rose by 14 percent last year HIV Spreading at Rapid Rate in Indonesia's Papua Province According to the latest AIDS report, about 40,000 people out of a population of over two million are infected with HIV Kashmiri Oranges: Miracle, or a Sign of Climate Change? Scientists see oranges as a sign of climate change near the cool foothills of Himalayan mountains