Baghdad/London (Agencies): Iraq insisted on Sunday that President Saddam Hussein remained in control as British and U.S. forces launched new air raids on the capital and pressed their march through the south, but were forced to abandon plans to use bases in Turkey to open a northern front.

Doha, Qatar (Agence France-Presse): U.S. commanders say their invasion of Iraq is going according to plan, but surprisingly tough resistance in some areas, aircraft crashes and a friendly-fire incident have highlighted the perils of the operation.

Iraq (Agence France-Presse): The United States has begun flying in special forces into Kurdish-held northern Iraq to follow up from two nights of airstrikes against an alleged al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group and prepare for a northern front against Baghdad, senior Kurdish officials said on Sunday.

Washington (Agence France-Presse): The United States on Saturday renewed its existing terrorism related warning for U.S. citizens toavoid travel to Indonesia and consider leaving if already there due to possible retaliatory attacks [or the war in Iraq.

Baghdad (Reuters): Iraqi troops pinned down U.S. and British forces in several places on Sunday, but the invaders said they would not be deflected from driving on to Baghdad.

Baghdad (Reuters): Iraq paraded U.S. prisoners of war on television on Sunday and inflicted the heaviest casualties so far on U.S.-led invaders as resistance stiffened the closer they drew to Baghdad.

Washington (Agence France-Presse): Investors circled for postwar pickings even as a curtain of U.S. missiles fell on Baghdad, boosting expectations of a swift U.S. victory, analysts said.

Geneva (Agence France-Presse): Global talks to reshape the world's farming industry are posing a key test for the World Trade Organization (WTO) with negotiators set to meet from Tuesday to try to salvage an end-March deadline.

Orlando, Florida (Agence France-Presse): Tiger Woods moved within sight of another significant milestone Saturday, opening a five-stroke lead after the third round at the Bay Hill Invitational.

Sepang, Malaysia (Agence France-Presse): Kimi Raikkonen took full advantage of a spectacular blunder by Michael Schumacher to claim his maiden Formula One win at the Malaysian Grand Prix here Sunday.