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Hanoi, Vietnam - A Thai health official said Monday that authorities should prepare for the possibility of a second outbreak of avian flu. Vietnam reported the region's 19th confirm fatality from the virus that has ravaged poultry farms across Asia. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, said China may already have human cases of bird flu, although the country hasn't reported any. It said while the government has been sharing information about known outbreaks, it might not be aware of everything happening in the country. Washington - President George W. Bush admitted Sunday that some prewar intelligence on Iraq was wrong, but said he had to invade to protect Americans from Saddam Hussein's madness. "I expected to find the weapons," Bush said in a rare hour-long interview on NBC's Meet the Press. "I based my decision on the best intelligence possible. I don't think America can stand by and hope for the best from a madman. He had used weapons. He had manufactured weapons. He had funded suicide bombers into Israel. He had terrorist connections." Ankara, Turkey - A critically injured 24-year-old woman was pulled out alive Monday after a week buried in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building - a dramatic rescue that came after teams heard her scraping her fingernails against shattered concrete.
