is detonated near interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi 's Iraqi National Accord party office. Officials say Allawi was not in the area at the time and that seven policemen and three civilians were wounded. U.S. military officials confirm the death of one soldier in Mosul and state four of Iraq 's 18 provinces, a quarter of the total population and predominantly Sunni , will be unsafe to vote in Sunday's Elections . (Reuters)
In Sudan , leader of Sudan People's Liberation ArmyJohn Garang says that the northern government would have to say why the country should stay united. SPLM leadership is to ratify the peace deal with the Khartoum government later. (BBC)
North Korea has cut its food rations to half the amount that the United Nations World Food Program recommends. U.N. officials say the cut appears temporary and is not unprecedented in a country where fluctuations in public food distribution are regular. (Reuters Alertnet)
