A civilian, a security guard, three local police officers and a U.S. soldier were killed in a spate of bomb attacks in Iraq Saturday, and police said they found the bodies of two shooting victims in Baghdad.

One bomb exploded in the morning, killing three Iraqi police officers and wounding three others, while they were securing oil tankers on the Mohammad Kassin Highway in central Baghdad.

Another bomb targeted the convoy of the head of the Karrade Police, Brig. Gen. Abdul Karim Maryoush, in central Baghdad late in the morning, police said. One of his security guards was killed and another wounded.

A separate attack struck a U.S. soldier's vehicle in eastern Baghdad, killing him. The casualty brings the number of U.S. troop deaths in the Iraq war to 2,274.

Eleven people were killed and an Italian consulate was burned in Libya on Friday night during protests to denounce the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed, sources in Libya said.

There also was a "high number" of injuries, said an official with the Italian Embassy in Tripoli.

A letter from Another Denmark


Dear Muslim citizens in Denmark and the World

I wish to state the existence of another Denmark: a Denmark that wants to live in
peace with the Muslim world. There is another Denmark, which hopes for and believes
in respect and tolerance between religions and different groups of people.
As a Dane I have no responsibility for what a single and privately owned Danish
newspaper chooses to publish. Even so, I strongly condemn the actions of
Jyllands-Posten that have offended muslims around the world, and I understand the
wish for an apology from the newspaper.

We all have a responsibility for treating each other, our religious faiths, and
convictions with dignity and respect. By publishing the cartoons, the
newspaper Jyllands-Posten failed their obligation to exercise with care and
consideration the right of freedom of speech.

I condemn all kinds of discrimination, prejudice and racism, whether it is directed
against Muslims, Jews, Christians or other groups in a society. Therefore, I reject
the hostile and prejudicial way of speaking that has marked several Danish political
parties and media within recent years.

I want to make a request to all parties involved, that opinions and protests may be
conducted in a respectful and peaceful manner. Attacks on and threats against
individuals and assets only make the situation worse for all of us.

I believe in a world where religions, ethnic groups and various political and
cultural opinions can coexist in an atmosphere of dialogue, tolerance and mutual
respect.

I wish to state the existence of another Denmark that conceives itself as a part of
such a heterogenous world and humanity.

In the sincere hope of international tolerance and respect

Israel's cabinet breaks off contact with the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority and backs punitive measures.

Police seal off central Islamabad to enforce a ban on a protest against the Muhammad cartoons.

The lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu continues to spread, with India, France, and Iran confirming cases.

More than one million rock fans in Brazil have enjoyed a Rolling Stones concert on Rio's Copacabana Beach - one of the biggest gigs the world has seen.
The band played some 20 songs including Jumpin' Jack Flash and Satisfaction.

A Bosnian film has won the Golden Bear award at the 56th Berlin Film Festival.
Grbavica, by director Jasmila Zbanic, looks at the aftermath of the mass rape of women during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian war.