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- Leaders of 25 countries agree on a draft European Constitution for the European Union at the Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels. Croatia is accepted as a candidate for joining the EU.
- CNN and Al Arabiya report that kidnapped hostage Paul Johnson has been beheaded by militants linked to Al Qaeda.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia had warned the United States several times before the 2003 invasion of Iraq that Saddam Hussein was planning terrorist attacks against the US.
- Colombia's left-wing FARC rebels claim responsibility for the massacre of 34 coca farmers found dead earlier this week, claiming the farmers were supporters of right-wing paramilitary groups.