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Senior US Diplomat Makes Unannounced N. Korea Visit Just hours after Christopher Hill arrived, North Korea appeared to backtrack on pledge to allow UN nuclear inspectors to visit next week Suicide Truck Bomber Kills 16 in Northern Iraq Officials say bomber set off explosives near government building south of Kirkuk Abbas, Olmert to Meet in Egypt Meeting will be first between Palestinian president, Israeli prime minister since dismissal of Hamas-dominated unity government Weather Threatens Planned Return of US Space Shuttle Possibility of thunderstorms and low clouds over landing site in Florida could postpone return until Friday Nigerian General Strike Enters Second Day Most schools, banks, government offices and non-essential services are shut down; many international and domestic flights canceled due to shortage of jet fuel US House of Representatives Considers Foreign Assistance Bill Foreign operations bill contains money for a range of global priorities, including international broadcasting Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Legislation Legislation would have lifted restrictions on federally funded medical research that uses cells from human embryos Indian Government Promises to Revive Country's Ailing Agriculture Sector Sector sustains nearly two-thirds of India's billion-plus people - but millions of rural households are in distress due to declining agricultural productivity and low wages Unusual Islamic Art Exhibition Opens in Australia 'The Arts Of Islam' features Korans and prayer rugs as well as secular objects, spanning millennia and a range of countries Noah's Ark Exhibit Shows Importance of Working Together Creators say message of cooperation in the face of adversity is conveyed throughout exhibit