TEHRAN, Iran - Reformers barred from last week's disputed parliamentary election said today that the conservative victory was a "historical fiasco" in which Iranians had no free choice.

Iran's liberals boycotted Friday's elections, in which the nation's conservatives nearly cemented their control of parliament. The bloc of Islamic hard-liners and those considered loyal to the ruling clerics hailed the win as "epic."

Interior Ministry figures show the conservative bloc has won at least 135 of the 290 seats, and even holds the lead in the pro-reform stronghold of Tehran. Reformers and self-described independents had about 65 seats.

KIRKUK, Iraq - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-packed vehicle today outside an Iraqi police station in a Kurdish neighborhood of this ethnically divided northern city, killing at least 10 people and wounding 45 others, police and hospital officials said.The attack was the latest in a string of vehicle and suicide bombings against Iraqi security forces and others seen as cooperating with the U.S.-led occupation, killing more than 300 people this year. It was the third blast since late January to target Kurds in the north.Kirkuk has also seen rising ethnic tensions as Kurds, Arabs and Turkomen vie for control of the city, located in one of the world's richest oil-producing regions, 180 miles north of Baghdad.About 20 policemen had gathered in front of the Rahimawa police station to get their day's orders when the car exploded at 8:45 a.m., said the station's chief, Col. Adel Ibrahim. The explosion heavily damaged nearby buildings and destroyed cars.

CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti - Rebels overran Haiti's second-largest city in their biggest victory of a bloody uprising and said soon they will attack the capital in their campaign to oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.As thousands of looters rampaged through Cap-Haitien Sunday, rebel leader Guy Philippe predicted a quick victory over Aristide's partisans, who sought to block any advance by erecting flaming barricades on the highway into the capital, Port-au-Prince, from the north.After rebels drove government troops from Cap-Haitien, a city of some 500,000 on Haiti's north coast, thousands of people went on a looting spree.The takeover of Cap-Haitien by some 200 fighters was the most significant advance by Aristide opponents since the uprising began on Feb 5. At least 15 people died in Sunday's fighting.The two-pronged rebel assault quickly engulfed key points in the city. The police station was burned, then looted, as was a pro-Aristide radio station. Thousands of people rushed to the port and carted off goods.Rebels have now driven government forces from half the country. As Cap-Haitien stood on the brink of falling, police stayed barricaded in their posts, saying they lacked the personnel and firepower to fend off the insurgents.