- Germany, France signal hard line with Greece (Reuters)
- Hamas hopes cartoon will press Israel on prisoners (Reuters)
- Thousands of people lose homes in Manila slum fire (AP)
- Health care law's unfinished business: cost curbs (AP)
- Democrats move to stem corporate political cash (Reuters)
- Afghanistan says 4-5 years to take over security (Reuters)
- Dodd, ****by: No deal yet on financial regulations (AP)
- Eskendereya out of the Kentucky Derby (AP)
- Europe studies lessons of living with volcanos (AP)
- Kandahar push depends on politics: Afghan official (AFP)
- Abbas invited to Washington (AFP)
- 'Dragon' wings it back to No. 1 with $15 million (AP)
- Indo-Pakistan proxy war heats up in Afghanistan (AP)
- Okinawans rally for US **** to be moved off island (AP)
- No exit seen from Thailand's very un-Thai crisis (AP)
- Iranian homosexuals carve out a refuge in Turkey (AP)
- Stay home ET. UK scientist: Aliens may pose risks (AP)
- UAE calls again on Iran to end islands "occupation" (Reuters)
- Obama and evangelist Billy Graham share a prayer (AP)
- Banged-up Lakers head home with series tied 2-2 (AP)
- Senators near agreement on financial regulation (Reuters)
- U.S., Russia say need spirit of WW2 trust to build ties (Reuters)
- Hamas releases cartoon about captured Israeli (AP)
- Wis. woman braves traffic, saves 14 ducklings (AP)
- 16-year-old California teen gives up solo voyage (AP)
- Wade scores 46, Heat stay alive with 101-92 win (AP)
- Arizona immigration law protesters urge action (Reuters)
- US, Russia revive anti-Nazi alliance spirit (AFP)
- George W. Bush book 'Decision Points' out Nov. 9 (AP)
- Harvick nips McMurray for Talladega victory (AP)
- IPL chief Modi suspended - reports (AFP)
- Afghan, Indian leaders to hold Delhi talks (AFP)
- Studio: 'Avatar' sells 6.7 million DVDs in 4 days (AP)
- Taiwan president, opposition leader clash in TV debate (AFP)
- IMF official warns on Japan debt: report (AFP)
- Thousands left homeless after fire in Philippines slum (AFP)
- No deal yet on financial rules as test vote looms (AP)
- Hispanics urge Obama to reform immigration laws (Reuters)
- No exit seen from Thailand's very un-Thai crisis (AP)
- Armed man arrested at NC airport as Obama departs (AP)
- Congressman: US should fight Ariz. immigrant law (AP)
- Studio: 'Avatar' sells 6.7 million DVDs in 4 days (AP)
- James' triple-double leads Cavs past Bulls, 121-98 (AP)
- PBOC can't hit both inflation and yuan goals: adviser (Reuters)
- Saviors as tornado hit: A table, a wall, a freezer (AP)
- Quick end to gulf oil leak depends on robot subs (AP)
- Obama honors fallen miners, stresses mine safety (Reuters)
- Thai "red shirts" stand firm, no crackdown yet (Reuters)
- Strong quake felt in Taiwan, no reports of damage (Reuters)
- IPL chief suspended hours after final (AFP)
- SKorea mourns victims of ship blast (AP)
- India-Pakistan cloud hangs over South Asia summit (AFP)
- Japan panel says OK not to charge PM in scandal: report (Reuters)
- Japan PM support falls as U.S. **** row heats up (Reuters)
- 6.9 magnitude quake strikes off Taiwan: USGS (AFP)
- China quake leaves 8,000 monks homeless: state media (AFP)
- Seoul probes N.Korean general's promotion (AFP)
- Major earthquake hits off Taiwan coast (AP)
- Spurs push Mavs to brink of elimination (AP)
- Thailand's 'Yellow Shirts' mull next move against Reds (AFP)
- Thai protesters block police on roads to Bangkok (AP)
- South Korea seeks remedy for education fever (AFP)
- Indo-Pakistan proxy war heats up in Afghanistan (AP)
- Iranian homosexuals carve out a refuge in Turkey (AP)
- Afghan police: Explosions hit Kandahar, 2 dead (AP)
- Jazz take 3-1 lead on Denver with 117-106 win (AP)
- Obama fulfills Cairo pledge with entrepreneur summit (Reuters)
- China seen staking "middle" role at nuclear talks (Reuters)
- India, Pakistan PMs to hold talks: govt source (AFP)
- IPL row casts spotlight on India's gambling laws (AFP)
- As they fold, Indonesia garment makers blame China (AP)
- Toyota: global March sales up 26.3 percent on-year (AFP)
- Grisly Afghan museum honors anti-Soviet jihad (Reuters)
- UK ambassador to Yemen escapes bombing: official (AFP)
- Sri Lanka considers ending emergency laws (AFP)
- Two killed in Afghan bombings: police (AFP)
- Canon net profit more than triples in first quarter (AFP)
- Two-thirds disapprove of Japan PM amid US **** row: poll (AFP)
- One dead, thousands homeless in Manila slum fire (AP)
- Teen sailor set to reach home in two weeks (AFP)
- Party spirit revives in Expo city Shanghai (AFP)
- The rise and fall of Lalit Modi (AFP)
- Blast near British ambassador's convoy in Yemen (Reuters)
- Russia forces aid extradition of ex-Kyrgyz minister (Reuters)
- U.S. drone strike kills five in Pakistan (Reuters)
- Pakistan: US missiles kill 4 insurgents in NW (AP)
- Tibetan writer detained after quake critique (AP)
- Indian govt under pressure over phone tap claims (AFP)
- Conservative Westerner feels anti-incumbent fervor (AP)
- Iran seeks to woo foreign money as sanctions loom (Reuters)
- India, Pakistan PMs to hold talks in Bhutan this week (AFP)
- Political stalemate may continue after Nauru election (AFP)
- US drone strike kills four in NW Pakistan: officials (AFP)
- Afghan, Indian leaders hold Delhi talks (AFP)
- Kyrgyz ex-interior minister arrested (AP)
- Afghanistan bomb blasts kill two people: police (AFP)
- IPL names interim chief (AFP)
- Anti-war graffiti group become Afghanistan's 'Talibanksy' (AFP)
- Afghanistan cricketers find reasons to be cheerful (AFP)
- Iraq vote recount delayed by legal query (Reuters)
- India cricket mogul Modi suspended in growing scandal (Reuters)
- India's Maruti quarterly profit surges 170 percent (AFP)
- IPL chief suspended amid corruption claims (AFP)
- Germany, markets increase pressure on Greece (Reuters)
- Charles River Labs to buy China medical company (AP)
- Iraq vote panel invalidates 52 candidates: spokesman (AFP)
- Iraq officials: 2 winning candidates disqualified (AP)
- APNewsBreak: East Jerusalem construction frozen (AP)
- Forecasters optimistic about economy, job creation (AP)
- Stay home ET. UK scientist: Aliens may pose risks (AP)
- Decision near for financial reform in Senate (Reuters)
- Two S.Korean climbers missing in Himalayas (AFP)
- US drone strike kills 'eight militants in Pakistan' (AFP)
- Iranian foreign minister visits Bosnia (AP)
- Treasury announces plans for first Citigroup sale (AP)
- Bret Michaels remains in intensive care (AP)
- Poland's Jaroslaw Kaczynski to run for president (Reuters)
- Beshir declared winner in landmark Sudan election (AFP)
- Nepal's Maoist leader calls for public protest (AFP)
- Beshir declared winner in landmark Sudan polls (AFP)
- WHO chief visits N.Korea: state media (AFP)
- Court to decide if state can regulate video games (AP)
- UN staff in Afghan city ordered to stay home (AFP)
- Thai king makes first statement since start of protests (AFP)
- EU hopes to send poll mission to Myanmar (AFP)
- US lawmaker urges action on Russian lawyer's death (AP)
- Greece pledges fresh cuts after EU-IMF talks (AFP)
- George W. Bush to release memoir on November 9 (Reuters)
- Senator seeks visa sanctions in Russia case (Reuters)
- Deadly new Russian weapon hides in shipping container (Reuters)
- Morocco breaks up cell linked to al Qaeda (Reuters)
- Justin Bieber concert canceled after crowd crush (AP)
- Devils coach Jacques Lemaire retires (AP)
- World's first taxis with easily swapped batteries hit Tokyo (AFP)
- Ill. firefighters rescue dog from recliner chair (AP)
- Google smartphone coming to stores, no Verizon (Reuters)
- Pay czar sees signs Wall Street changing pay habit (Reuters)
- Multi-nationals go for 'guanxi' at China's Expo (AFP)
- AP-GfK poll: Recession helps GOP against Democrats (AP)
- Court: Wal-Mart to face massive class action suit (AP)
- Brazil official urges more sex for better health (AP)
- Roethlisberger: Won't appeal suspension (AP)
- Rome priest on trial for abuse in Vatican backyard (AP)
- US cautious after SKorea suggests torpedo sunk warship (AFP)
- Massey director defends CEO, assails unions (Reuters)
- US hopes to sell 10 military transport planes to India (AFP)
- George W. Bush to release memoir on November 9 (Reuters)
- Bad habits can age you by 12 years, study suggests (AP)
- eBay de-lists Kevorkian death van, citing policy (AP)
- Senate probe: Goldman planned to profit from bust (AP)
- Haiti drops kidnapping charge for missionaries (AP)
- Clinton signs off on Noriega extradition (AP)
- Obama welcomes champion NY Yankees to White House (AP)
- New Arizona law forcing hard choices on migrants (Reuters)
- Journalist group demands probes into Iraq deaths (Reuters)
- Clinton signs extradition order for Noriega (AFP)
- Afghan police likely killed U.N. staff by mistake: U.N. (Reuters)
- At Iraqi border outpost, a U.S.-Iran game of 'spy vs. spy' (McClatchy Newspapers
- U.N. moves some staff out of Afghanistan's Kandahar (Reuters)
- South Korean woman starts final push for 14 peaks record (AFP)
- Salt taking a cut in groceries, restaurant menus (AP)
- Randy Quaid and wife arrested in Santa Barbara (AP)
- Howard agrees to $125 million extension with Phils (AP)
- Politicians, gangsters mix at funeral for Taiwan mafia boss (AFP)
- Democrats push bank controls; GOP delays action (AP)
- Video shows suspected airliner bomber training (AP)
- New Arizona law forcing hard choices on migrants (Reuters)
- US soldier pleads not guilty in contractor's death (AP)
- Court: Wal-Mart to face massive class action suit (AP)
- Oil leak from sunken rig off La. could foul coast (AP)
- Fundraising spares Hollywood sign from sprawl (AP)
- Financial reform bill stumbles in Senate (Reuters)
- S.Korea economy grows faster than expected in Q1 (AFP)
- Furor grows over Arizona's illegal immigration law (AP)
- Haiti tosses kidnapping charges against Americans (AP)
- Iraqi court bans candidates in election disarray (AP)
- Bad habits can age you by 12 years, study suggests (AP)
- Authorities jail, release Randy Quaid and wife (AP)
- Howard agrees to $125 million extension with Phils (AP)
- US extradites Noriega to France (AFP)
- Senate probe: Goldman planned to profit from bust (AP)
- Thai king refrains from intervening in crisis (AP)
- US expresses first concerns over Iraq election results (The Christian Science Mo
- Geithner, Clinton to visit Beijing end of May (AFP)
- Japanese Online Stores Stop Shipping Apple Products (PC World)
- Fears of civil conflict deepen in Thailand (Reuters)
- Pariah states show warm, fuzzy side at Shanghai Expo (AFP)
- Bayer sees sharp growth in China medical market (Reuters)
- Obama touts plans to boost rural economies (Reuters)
- Shanghai sets stage for World Expo spectacular (Reuters)
- Karzai's brother pledges support for NATO in Kandahar: FT (AFP)
- Robot takes on battle of the bulge (AFP)
- Hong Kong police make largest drug bust (AP)
- S.Korea economy grows faster than expected in Q1 (AFP)
- Bucks shock Hawks 111-104 to draw even in series (AP)
- Panel to seek solutions to U.S. budget woes (Reuters)
- Thai govt talks tough, protesters beef up defences (AFP)
- Girl lucky to be alive after sting by deadly jellyfish (AFP)
- Indonesia rounds up 'beach boys' over gigolo film (AFP)
- Afghan tribunal jails Briton for graft: reports (AFP)
- IPL prepares for life after Modi (AFP)
- SKorean on her way to reach Annapurna's summit (AP)
- Magic beat Bobcats 99-90 to complete sweep (AP)
- S.Korean woman in final push for 14 peaks record (AFP)
- Batting key to India's fortunes at World T20 (AFP)
- Putin woos Ukraine with gas deal, nuclear offer (AFP)
- Ex-Panama dictator Noriega arrives in France (Reuters)
- Japan PM says finalizing plan to end U.S. **** row (Reuters)
- Afghan official says rocket kills 3 civilians (AP)
- Battle for Kandahar may be tougher than expected (AP)
- Ousted Kyrgyz president charged with mass killing (AP)
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- Militant assassinations sow new fear in Afghan city (AFP)
- Mazda, MMC forecast jump in profit as sales recover (Reuters)
- US envoy heads to Japan for **** row talks (AFP)
- Ortiz arrested, accuses Jameson of drug use (AP)
- Ukraine parliament jostle, smoke bomb thrown: AFP (AFP)
- Myanmar ministers to resign from military: government source (Reuters)
- China wants telecom companies to inform on clients (AP)
- India government faces possible confidence vote (Reuters)
- Two kidnapped Chinese men freed in Afghanistan (AFP)
- Food prices strike cripples India's Kolkata (AFP)
- Unemployment challenges Obama's economic narrative (AP)
- Food price protests add to Indian government's woes (AFP)
- S.Korea completes world's longest seawall (AFP)
- WHO chief meets with NKorean health officials (AP)
- Australia postpones carbon pollution curbs (AP)
- Tiny Himalayan kingdom tackles a new summit (AFP)
- Obama panel weighs politically toxic deficit fixes (AP)
- U.N. shuts mission in Afghanistan's Kandahar (Reuters)
- Kyrgyz interim government charges Bakiyev over massacre (Reuters)
- Protests force Bangladesh to retain Bollywood ban (AFP)
- One dead after radiation exposure in New Delhi (AFP)
- Protests as Ukraine approves Russia navy **** extension (Reuters)
- Ukraine ratitifes Russian naval lease (AP)
- Chaos in Ukraine parliament as Russia deal approved (AFP)
- Taiwan's military simulates Chinese air attack (AFP)
- Japan PM woes mount over party kingpin, U.S. **** row (Reuters)
- Panama's ex-dictator Noriega extradited to France (AP)
- China envoy blames Japan for naval fly-by (AFP)
- S.Korean is first woman to scale world's highest peaks: TV (AFP)
- Mazda's full-year net loss shrinks on cost-cutting (AP)
- SKorea's economy grows 1.8 percent in 1st quarter (AP)
- Iraqi politicians await election ruling (AFP)
- Burned Iraqi boy returns home after surgery in US (AP)
- Sands opens Singapore's second casino-resort (AP)
- Officials: 13 militant suspects killed in Pakistan (AP)
- Shanghai Expo designer denies mascot copy of Gumby (AP)
- Ford posts $2.1 billion 1Q profit on strong sales (AP)
- Amy Winehouse bruises ribs in fall at home (AP)