NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The New York Times reported the following stories on its front page on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

* Iraqi death toll exceeded 34,000 in '06, U.N. says: The figure represents a vivid measure of the failure of the Iraqi government and U.S. military to provide security.

* There are worries that Sunni-Shiite tensions in Iraq could start to balkanize the Middle East.

* Paradox seems to define I. Lewis Libby Jr., who is charged with lying to a grand jury about his leaks to the news media in the battle over Iraq war intelligence.

* Senator Barack Obama said he would formally declare his intention to run on Feb. 10 in Springfield, Ill.

* Civil rights advocates say that ethnic and racial violence in Los Angeles grew at an alarming rate last year.

* A top Interior Department official was told nearly three years ago about a problem with oil and gas royalties.

* New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg plans to outline his proposals Wednesday in his annual address to the City Council.

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