International Reporter cites the following Wednesday highlights on world current affairs for its readers to have a bird's view on U.K., U.S., China, India, Israel, among others:

A Software 2 Picasa releases Google:
Google Inc. has released Picasa 2, free software aimed to make it easy for users to manage their digital picture collection. Picasa 2 is the latest version of the free picture software released by the company since Picasa takeover in July 2004.

Car bomb outside Australian Embassy in Baghdad kills 2 : Baghdad: A car bomb exploded outside the cement blast barriers of the Australian Embassy in central Baghdad on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding four, police and witnesses said. Full Story - http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13651774

Abbas sacks Arafat advisers : New Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has fired dozens of advisers to late leader Yasser Arafat, the first sign of a big shakeup since he was elected, officials say.  Full Story - http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=656737

Blade Washington Bureau Chief : Washington - The Senate appears ready to confirm Condoleezza Rice as the nation's first black female secretary of state after a spirited day of testimony in which she pledged to work to mend frayed diplomatic ties with U.S. allies even while defending the war in Iraq. Full Story - http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050119/NEWS09/501190398

U.S Announces First Conviction In Oil-For-Food Probe : New York - The US Justice Department has announced the first conviction in connection with its investigation into abuses of the UN's oil-for-food program in Iraq. Samir Vincent, an Iraqi-American businessman, pleaded guilty in federal U.S. court to charges that he received payments from Saddam Hussein's regime for his illegal efforts at both trying to lift sanctions and undermining the UN's humanitarian program in Iraq. He is cooperating with U.S. authorities seeking to determine who violated U.S. laws in the scandalized UN program. United Nations audits released earlier this month indicated widespread mismanagement and waste by UN officials. Full Story - http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/1/3C09AC92-2275-4737-ACC2-069B2286B5ED.html

India, Pak discuss ceasefire violation : New Delhi - Terming the firing from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir as "violation of ceasefire", India today took up the issue with Pakistani authorities who said they would investigate the matter.  Full Story - http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13651820

SC rejects Jaya's plea against trial at Bangalore : New Delhi - Leaving no option for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa but to face trial at Bangalore in the Rs 65 crore disproportionate assets case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed her petition seeking stay on the trial and permission to argue for transfer of the case outside Karnataka.  Full Story - http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=63008

Airbus: A380 weighs lighter than target :  Airbus SAS stated that the first of the new 555-seat A380 airliners weighed in under target, assuring that all performance guarantees to airlines will be met, Bloomberg reported.  Full Story - http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=77320

Ellison lays out Oracle's plans : Less than two weeks after taking over PeopleSoft Inc., a triumphant Larry Ellison mapped out Oracle Corp.'s strategy for the future Tuesday at a gathering of customers, analysts and employees.  Full Story - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/01/19/BUGH9ASDC41.DTL

Image Gallery of Vivek Oberoi : Star of Devanampattinam : Before the tsunami struck, actor Vivek Oberoi was better known as the boyfriend of Aishwarya Rai than for his films. Today, he is known as a harbinger of relief in Devanampattinam, than as a rising young Bollywood star.  Full Story - http://sify.com/news/imagegallery_slideshow.php?gid=13649900&imgidx=1&gname=Vivek+Oberoi:+Star+of+Devanampattinam&lid=1&gord=A&view=

Indo-Pak film stars to perform in tsunami concert on Feb.6 : Islamabad - After cricket stars from the subcontinent did their bit for the tsunami victims, it is now the turn of stars from the Indian and Pakistani art and film world to do their bit for the affected.  Full Story - http://news.newkerala.com/world-news/?action=fullnews&id=61973

26 dead in Baghdad blasts : AT least 26 people this morning died in a series of car bombs that rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad, US military officials said. The first of the attacks came at 7am local time when a bomb-packed truck exploded outside the Australian Embassy in Baghdad, injuring two Australian soldiers. Full Story - http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005030504,00.html

Mobile Phone to Control PCs : Electronics major Toshiba has announced the world's first software supporting remote operation of a personal computer from a mobile phone.  Full Story - http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/showstory.jsp?storyid=57239&s=ln

China prevents dissidents from mourning Zhao : China has stepped up controls on dissidents in an attempt to prevent public mourning for ousted Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang, whose death on Monday has sparked fears among the leadership of possible unrest.  Full Story - http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=656724

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