A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted off Papua New Guinea's coast on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. (Papua New Guinea-Earthquake) RAMALLAH -- A Palestinian villager died shortly after being shot by Israeli forces in clashes with Israeli soldiers and settlers in a village near the West Bank city of Nablus Saturday, witnesses and hospital officials said. Mohammed Qadous, 21, arrived at Nablus hospital in critical condition and died later, a doctor from the hospital said. Mohammed was seriously injured Saturday afternoon during clashes erupted between residents of a village and Jewish settlers who entered the village. (Palestinians-Israel-Clash) MOGADISHU -- The French navy fleet patrolling the pirate-infested Somali coast on Saturday handed over suspected six pirates to the local authorities in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, regional officials said. The French navy handed over the six men to local anti-piracy units off the northeastern port city of Bossaso, the commercial capital of the self-government state, Yusuf Ahmed Khayr, regional security minister told reporters. (France- Somalia-Piracy) BAGHDAD -- Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi again made a slender lead over the incumbent Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for the second time in 92 percent of the country's partial results of parliamentary elections. (Iraq-Election) 