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A suicide bomber sets off an explosion during a funeral at a Shiite mosque in Mosul, killing at least 19. In Baghdad, the chief of a police station and two other officers were assassinated. Gunmen opened fire on the pickup truck of Col. Ahmed Abeis, killing him, a driver and a guard.

Iraq's new interim president and vice presidents nominate Shiite politician Ibrahim al-Jaafari as prime minister. Jaafari is a leading member of the Shiite alliance that won a slim majority of seats in parliament in last January's election.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets in Mexico with President Vicente Fox, hoping to smooth relations ahead of a planned visit by Fox to Texas. Mexico and the U.S. have been at odds over border security issues and immigration policy.

A small study being presented at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Miami suggests that treating Alzheimer's patients with a type of antibody may halt or even reverse progress of the degenerative disease.

The confirmation hearing for John Bolton, President Bush's nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, continues. Senators have questioned Bolton about highly critical remarks he has made about the United Nations and whether he pressured intelligence analysts who disagreed with him.

Pope John Paul II is being fed through a nasal tube in order to boost his calorie intake, the Vatican says. The announcement followed the pontiff's unexpected brief appearance at his window over St. Peter's Square in Rome, during which he tried, but was unable, to speak.

European plane maker Airbus rolls out the A380, the world's largest passenger jet, in Toulouse, France. The A380 can carry up to 850 passengers and offers such luxury amenities as first class bedrooms. The jet cost $13 billion to develop.

Leaders in the House and Senate approve different budgets for 2006 federal spending. The House exceeds President Bush's spending cuts, while the Senate rejects the president's cuts in several major domestic programs, including Medicaid.

In the first press conference of his second term, President Bush says the nation would mourn the losses of life in Iraq, but that we should honor the dead by "completing our mission."