- Iraqi governing council says U.S. occupation will end in June, but a strong U.S. military presence will remain.
- 2 helicopters down in Iraq, 17 U.S. soldiers die.
- Car bombs explode outside 2 Istanbul synagogues, at least 20 dead and 300 wounded.
- Palestinian militant groups say they’ll halt suicide bombings if Israel promises to halt military operations in the occupied terretories.