A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Disputed poll result sparks riots in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Angry supporters of ex-president René Preval paralysed the Haitian capital with burning tyres and roadblocks yesterday as Mr Preval fell further below the 50 per cent needed to win the presidency and allegations of election manipulation mounted.
Witnesses told local radio that UN peacekeepers fired into a crowd of protesters in the Tabarre area, just north of the capital, killing a young man who supported Mr Preval and injuring several other people.
A UN spokesman denied the accounts, saying members of the peacekeeping force had only fired two warning shots into the air.
Mr Preval is a one-time ally of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who was ousted in a bloody revolt two years ago. - (Reuters)
Bomb attack on Istanbul shop
ISTANBUL - A bomb exploded outside an Istanbul supermarket yesterday, injuring six people, at least one of them seriously.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which came five days after a Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility for a bomb attack at an internet cafe in the city that killed one person and injured 15 others. - AP
Kenyan ministers quit over scandals
NAIROBI - Two Kenyan ministers quit yesterday after being linked to corruption scandals that have shaken President Mwai Kibaki's government and angered foreign donors to the east African nation.
The recent resignation of his finance minister and the dismissal yesterday of his personal assistant mean the president has now lost four key allies this month in one of Africa's biggest corruption scandals of recent times. - (Reuters)
US recovers from heavy snow storm
BOSTON - Snowploughs cleared thousands of miles of roads and commuters braved long delays yesterday as the northeastern United States dug its way out of thigh-high record snowfalls after the first big storm of the season.
The sun came out as people along the East Coast returned towork after snow kept falling most of Sunday, sinking New York City into its deepest snow on record during a winter that hasbeen notably mild along the US east coast.- (Reuters)
Mexico to review MacColl death
MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government promised justice in the death of British pop singer Kirsty MacColl yesterday.
Jean MacColl, the mother of the singer, has accused Mexican authorities of protecting Guillermo Gonzalez Nova, a Mexican supermarket magnate who owned the boat that hit her daughter.
Blair wins key vote on ID cards
LONDON - British prime minister Tony Blair's plans for compulsory ID cards cleared a crucial hurdle last night as the British government survived a crunch Commons vote.
Ministers won the division on measures to issue ID cards to people when they renew their passports by 310 to 279, a majority of 31.
It is thought that around 20 Labour rebels voted against the government.
The result was a huge relief for Mr Blair, who was not present for the vote after engine failure delayed his aircraft back from South Africa. - (PA)
Hungary reopens reparation claims
BUDAPEST - Hungary's parliament voted yesterday to let victims of fascism and communism reapply for compensation, as the opening of archives in the former Soviet Union could provide fresh evidence to support their claims. - (Reuters)