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From NPR news in Washington, I'm Nora Raum.

A // bomber exploded one of Iraqi holiest shrines today. Police say at least 65 people were killed and 75 others were injured. The attack occurred at the busy bus station in Karbala, about 200 yards from the Imam shrine where the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad is buried. Also in Iraq today, a suicide bomber attacked a major bridge in downtown of Baghdad. At least 20 people were killed.

There was another suicide bombing in Casablanca today. Moroccan security officials say two men blew themselves up near a U.S. culture center, no one else was killed. The BBC's // reports.

Details are still coming in, but reports say two suicide bombers blew themselves up upon boulevard // in the center of Casablanca near the American culture center. On Tuesday, three men also detonated explosives in three separately blasts carrying themselves and one policeman. A fourth suspected bomber was shot before he could do the same. Moroccan police have been searching for members of the // terrorist cell. There was planning what they say, was a massive bombing campaign against tourist resorts and foreigner's ships. The BBC's // reporting.

A Peace Corps volunteer has been missing for nearly a week in a mountainous section of the Northern Philippines. The U.S. embassy in Manila is asking the public for help in finding her. Douglas Bakshian has more from the Philippine capital.

The embassy says Julia Campbell of Fairfax, Virginia, was last seen Easter Sunday in the town of Banaue in Ifugao province. The area about 160 miles north of Manila, is known for its mountainside rice terraces and pine forests. The Communist New People's army operates there. The embassy says U.S. and local security officials are in the region now, looking for Campbell, or finding people who may know where she is. The embassy appealed to the public for information on the whereabouts of Campbell, and offered a reward, but did not state on amount. In 1919, the New People's army seized a Peace Corps volunteer and held him for 50 days on central Negros Island. He was released unharmed. For NPR news, I'm Douglas Bakshian in Manila.

Russian police arrested dozens of people in Moscow today who tried to demonstrate against the Kremlin. Among those detained by the police was Gary Kasparov, the former world chess champion. He is now heading in opposition group in Russia. Kasparov says the Russian government under President Vladimir Putin is suppressing democracy.


Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in Ankara Turkey today against a possible presidential bid by the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a member of the AK political party which has its roots in Islam. The demonstrators feared that Erdogan would undermine Turkey's strictly secular state.

This is NPR news, from Washington.

Stocks ended the week on a positive knot yesterday after some encouraging news on inflation. Steve Beckner of market news international reports.
With the Federal Reserve making known its concern about price pressures, inflation-wary Wall Street was encouraged when the Labor Department said last month's wholesale or producer prices excluding volatile food and energy were flat--the head of next week’s more important consumer price index. Adding the bullish sentiment in advance of next week's flood of Corp earnings results were a good profit report from Murken Company and MacDonald's corporation. Traders were unfixed by a deepened consumer sentiment, a day after retail change posted strong sales. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite rose close to half a percent, while the S&P 500 rose more than a third of a percent. For the week, the Dow was up 4 times, the S&P nearly 2/3, and the NASDAQ a tenth of a percent. For NPR news, I'm Steve Beckner in Washington.


A major storm struck the central plains yesterday. A tornado touched down in Texas. In Fortworth a man was killed when he was crashed by a pile of lumber hobbled by high winds. Farther North the storm dropped nearly a foot of snow in some places. Melissa Butler works at the Hitch' N Post Truck Stop in Dodge City Kansas. “We have got lot of trucks, lot of trucks in the back park. They stand in and move in and we have got a lot of road closures, and the state highway has an advisable, lot of road closures." Meteorologists say the storm system is now heading towards the east coast with heavy rain or snow expected by tomorrow. Winds as strong as 25 miles per hour are expected in the Carolinas.

I'm Nora Raum, NPR news in Washington.

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