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Philippines

Abu Sayyaf may have teamed with terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah for Feb. 14 bombings. Alliance bodes well for Abu's rep and resources, ill for peace.

Kenya

Antigraft czar resigns and foreign aid suspended because the president won't fire corrupt ministers. One of Africa's few great hopes looks to be dimming.

EU

Low turnout overshadows Spanish approval of EU Constitution. Numbers indicate document may not survive the more skeptical French, Brits and Czechs.