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Nasiriyah, Iraq - U.S. troops destroyed an empty dye factory in Baghdad and chased attackers who were seen firing mortars, while the death toll from the suicide bombing at an Italian paramilitary base rose to 31. It was the deadliest attack against a U.S. ally since the occupation began. Italian Defence Minister Antonio Martino blamed the attack on Saddam Hussein loyalists and al-Qaida terrorists. The suicide bombing in this relatively quiet Shiite Muslim city prompted Portugal to send 128 elite police officers originally slated for Nasiriyah to Basra instead Nabutautau, Fiji - Villagers in a remote Fijian community staged an elaborate ceremony of apology Thursday for descendants of a British missionary killed and eaten 136 years ago. Rev. Thomas Baker and eight Fijian followers were killed and devoured by cannibals in 1867 in the village of Nabutautau, high in the hills of the South Pacific island of Viti Levu. Residents say their community has been cursed ever since, believing either Baker's spirit or disapproving gods have made sure that modern developments like electricity, a school, piped water supply and other essentials enjoyed by most Fijian villagers have been kept from them. Tokyo - A 114-year-old Japanese woman who just weeks ago assumed the title of the world's oldest person died Thursday.
