A suicide bomber killed at least 15 and wounded more than 40 after detonating a bomb on a bus in Haifa. (Ha'aretz)

The U.S. said it would send 24 long-range bombers to Guam. Officials said the move was non-aggressive, and intended to deter North Korea from any aggressive acts during a possible war between the U.S. and Iraq. (Reuters)

An explosion in a waiting area in Davao City airport, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, killed 19 and injured more than 100. Philippines officials said several arrests had been made, but it was not yet known who was responsible for the attack. Rebel groups in the Philippines have carried out several attacks in recent months. (BBC)

Four North Korean MIG fighter jets intercepted a U.S. spy plane in international airspace off the Korean coast. The jets disengaged when the U.S. plane aborted its mission and returned to its air base in Japan. (NYT)

Turkey's main stock market fell by over 11 percent, and the Turkish lira dropped almost 5 percent, on the first day of trading after the Turkish government rejected a U.S. offer of $15 billion in cash and loans for the use of Turkey's military bases in a possible war against Iraq. Turkey has a domestic debt of over $90 billion and is recovering from a recession. (CNN)

The Israeli army raided a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, capturing Sheikh Mohammed Taha, a founding member of the militant group Hamas. Eight Palestinians were reported to have been killed in the raid. (BBC)

Iraq met a Saturday deadline set by U.N. weapons inspectors to begin destroying its Al Samoud 2 missiles, crushing four of them with a bulldozer. (WaPost, NYT) It destroyed another six missiles on Sunday. (Reuters)

The Turkish parliament voted down a measure that would have allowed U.S. troops to use Turkish military bases for a possible attack on Iraq. (NYT, WaPost)

Pakistani intelligence agents captured Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the senior al Qaeda member suspected of having organized the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Mohammed was turned over to U.S. authorities. (NYT, WaPost)

Some 20 clergymen protesting the arrest of a colleague in Zimbabwe's capital two weeks ago were arrested by Harare police. Some churches in Zimbabwe have been speaking against the violence and economic hardship affecting the country. (BBC)

Philippines President Gloria Arroyo set a 90-day deadline for the country's armed forces to end the threat posed by the rebel group Abu Sayyaf Muslim. U.S. troops and military instructors are currently in the Philippines to provide assistance. The country has announced similar deadlines in the past, but they have not been met. (BBC)

Iraq said it had agreed "in principle" to begin destroying its Al Samoud 2 missiles. U.N. weapons inspectors have demanded that Iraq begin destroying the missiles, whose range exceeds U.N. mandated limits, by Saturday. The U.N. Security Council remains divided over a proposed resolution stating that Iraq has failed to comply with weapons inspections. (NYT)

Thailand's prime minister said the Thai government would review an anti-drug-trafficking and -production policy it had launched at the beginning of February. Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in the weeks since. The government has said criminals seeking to silence potential informants are responsible for the deaths. (BBC)

Turkish officials said the U.S. had promised not to allow Iraqi Kurds to form their own state in the event that a war displaces the current Iraqi government. The promise is part of an agreement in which Turkey is expected to grant permission to the U.S. to use Turkish military bases for an invasion of Iraq. The officials said the U.S. would also allow Turkish forces to enter northern Iraq to prevent Kurdish refugees from fleeing into Turkey. (WaPost)

The Turkish parliament is expected to vote on the agreement on Saturday. (BBC)

In a televised address, President Bush said that removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq would promote democracy and bring peace to the region. (NYT)

U.S. officials said North Korea had restarted operations at its nuclear reactor in Yongbyon. The reactor produces relatively little electricity, but its spent fuel rods can be reprocessed to extract weapons-grade plutonium. (Reuters)

More than 120 members of Tony Blair's own Labor party joined a minority-backed parliamentary amendment stating that the case for war against Iraq had not yet been made. (BBC)

U.S. officials said the U.S. and Saudi Arabia had reached an agreement allowing the U.S. greater use of Saudi military facilities in the event of a war against Iraq. The U.S. will be permitted full use of Prince Sultan Air Base as an operations center, and as an air base for support, intelligence and defensive missions. (WaPost)

Early morning explosions yesterday damaged the Colombian consulate and the Spanish embassy in Venezuela's capital. Four people were injured. The motive for the bombings was unknown. (NYT)