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Security measures are being stepped up in Bangkok, following the fatal New Year's Eve bombings and before an annual celebration this Saturday. VOA's Suzanne Presto in Bangkok reports.

A month late, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, will hold its annual summit next week in the Philippines. The meeting, from January 10 to 15th, was postponed in December, when a typhoon threatened to strike the summit city. Douglas Bakshian has more from Manila.

Iraqi security officials say at least 17 people were killed and more than 60 others wounded in bomb blasts across Baghdad Thursday.

Iran is calling on the United Nations Security Council to pressure Israel to scrap its alleged nuclear weapons arsenal.

The leader of the U.S. Senate's incoming new Democratic Party majority says he would support increasing the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, but only for two or three months to help bring more security to Baghdad.

Heads of state and other representatives from 11 African countries are gathering in Kenya's capital this week for their Great Lakes conference. The leaders are expected to sign a pact that sets out plans to increase security, stability, and development in the area. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi.

Hundreds of wanted terrorist posters are being distributed during the holiday season to U.S. airports by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The poster, "The Faces of Global Terrorism," identifies 26 known terrorists with reward offers of up to $25 million as part of the Rewards For Justice (RFJ) program.

A militant group in Nigeria is threatening to launch more attacks on the oil industry, a day after it seized four foreign oil workers. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports for VOA that Nigerian officials say they have established contact with the kidnappers.