- 'Massive' ash cloud closing western Irish airports (AP)
- Nasdaq to cancel trades (Reuters)
- India Supreme Court set to rule in Ambani gas row (AFP)
- Obama told progress 'slow but steady' in Afghanistan (AFP)
- Va. military jury finds Navy SEAL not guilty (AP)
- In rapidly modernizing India, caste fatally lurks (Reuters)
- Pakistani Taliban: NY bomb attempt a 'brave' act (AP)
- Polls: Conservatives fall short of majority in UK (AP)
- BP brings in the big box to deal with oil disaster (AP)
- Ariz. governor rejects delay of immigration law (AP)
- Wall St. rollercoaster: Stocks fall nearly 10 pct (AP)
- Mosque going up in NYC building damaged on 9/11 (AP)
- Standoff with man in NH city after bus bomb scare (AP)
- Ex-NFL star Lawrence Taylor charged with NY rape (AP)
- Oil from Gulf spill creeps ashore in Louisiana (Reuters)
- North Korea confirms Kim's visit to China (AP)
- Officials: WH reviving Russia civilian nuke deal (AP)
- Police: Woman attempts robbery, tries to eat note (AP)
- Raiders release former No. 1 overall pick Russell (AP)
- Senate thwarts GOP attack on consumer watchdog (Reuters)
- UK Conservatives seen largest party in poll chaos (Reuters)
- North Korea leader Kim ends visit to China (Reuters)
- Nasdaq names stocks with cancelled trades (Reuters)
- Probe concludes torpedo sank South Korea ship: report (Reuters)
- U.S. joins U.N. council at Iran dinner in New York (Reuters)
- Britain faces limbo as hung parliament looms (AFP)
- N.Korea's Kim: committed to denuclearisation (AFP)
- Magic beat Hawks 112-98, take 2-0 series lead (AP)
- Man in New Hampshire bus standoff surrenders (Reuters)
- Thai protesters refuse to quit, peace plan in limbo (Reuters)
- Greek fears spook markets as Europe leaders meet (AFP)
- Aquino widens lead in Philippine presidential race (AFP)
- Myanmar democracy party dissolved: official (AFP)
- Obama told Afghan progress 'slow but steady' (AFP)
- Officials: WH reviving Russia civilian nuke deal (AP)
- Springsteen, Pinsky team up at NJ festival (AP)
- Myanmar democracy leader Suu Kyi's party dissolved (AFP)
- Aquino widens lead in Philippine presidential race (AFP)
- N.Korea's Kim vows to work on nuke talks return (AFP)
- U.S. payrolls seen up in April, jobless rate steady (Reuters)
- Thai PM battles to keep peace roadmap on track (AFP)
- North Korea's Kim reaffirms nuclear disarmament: China (Reuters)
- China to open first office in Taiwan (AFP)
- Indian press hails Mumbai attacker death sentence (AFP)
- Fielding errors leave Pakistan frustrated (AFP)
- Goldman Sachs in settlement talks with SEC: WSJ (Reuters)
- Policymakers battle markets to halt Greek contagion (Reuters)
- Gunmen attack Pakistan checkpoint, kill police (AFP)
- Gunmen kill 4 police at checkpoint in NW Pakistan (AP)
- US urges Nepal Maoists to end strike (AFP)
- NATO: 2 service members killed in Afghanistan (AP)
- Torpedo explosives found on sunken S.Korea ship (AFP)
- Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani claims win in gas feud (AFP)
- Turkish lawmakers pass constitutional amendments (AP)
- Modi planned IPL-style event in England - BCCI (AFP)
- 20,000 gather in Katmandu against Maoist strike (AP)
- India billionaire Mukesh Ambani wins family gas feud (AFP)
- 'Big ideas' key to US surge success in Iraq: Petraeus (AFP)
- Russian president slams 'totalitarian' USSR (AFP)
- Thousands rally in Kathmandu to demand end to shutdown (AFP)
- Pressure mounts for swift justice in Mumbai attacks case (AFP)
- In new film, My Lai killer returns to Vietnam (AFP)
- New opposition party forming in Myanmar (AP)
- India court backs Reliance Industries in gas row (Reuters)
- Fierce gunbattle in Indian Kashmir leaves 7 dead (AP)
- World stocks slide on Dow collapse, debt crisis (AP)
- Euro-zone nations to finalize Greek rescue plan (AP)
- Oil spill may endanger human health, officials say (AP)
- Irish airports reopen despite Atlantic ash cloud (AP)
- E. coli outbreak sickens 19 people in 3 states (AP)
- Survey: Sexual satisfaction ebbs for 45-plus set (AP)
- Thai protesters consider reconciliation plan (AP)
- Iraq vote winner asserts right to form government (AP)
- Dalai Lama tells AP: Exiles must press China talks (AP)
- Panasonic reduces losses on sales recovery (AP)
- US probes shock share plunge after market panic (AFP)
- Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan (AFP)
- Chinese efforts have 'cooled property market' (AFP)
- Kyrgyzstan demands toppled leader's extradition (AP)
- Turkish government pushes reforms towards referendum (Reuters)
- Russia declines to stop American adoptions (AP)
- Captured pirates who seized Russian tanker are freed (Reuters)
- Taylor Swift donates $500K for Nashville flood (AP)
- New ash cloud sparks re-routing: Eurocontrol (Reuters)
- India warns US against military aid to Pakistan (AFP)
- Top India court ruling favors Reliance Industries (AP)
- Japan PM rebuffed in US **** row (AFP)
- Seven killed in Kashmir gunbattle: Indian army (AFP)
- India seeks to cap nuclear accident liability payouts (AFP)
- At least 51 killed in southern China storms (AFP)
- Pakistan: Times Sq. bomb suspect didn't act alone (AP)
- Jobs up 290,000; jobless rate rises to 9.9 pct. (AP)
- Isabella top name for girls; Jacob No. 1 for boys (AP)
- Iran belongs to world's "nuclear club,": cleric (Reuters)
- Syria's Assad set for Turkey talks (AFP)
- America's favorite birth control method turns 50 (AP)
- British PM lets rivals mull power deal (AFP)
- US vows more transparency over **** in Kyrgyzstan (AP)
- Pakistan mosque accused of strong militant ties (Reuters)
- Japan finds mercury, no illness, in dolphin-hunting town (AFP)
- Japan PM faces more local refusal on US **** (AP)
- Tajikistan mudslide kills 7, many feared missing (AP)
- Gen. Petraeus: Times Square bomber acted alone (AP)
- German lawmakers back Greek aid package (Reuters)
- Senator Graham calls for pause in climate bill (Reuters)
- Dow Jones falls over 250 points after market crash (AFP)
- Attacks signal end of poppy harvest in Afghanistan (AP)
- Afghans wary as NATO rebrands Kandahar "process" (Reuters)
- World leaders rush contain Greek contagion (AFP)
- Graham says 'impossible' to pass climate bill now (AP)
- Grand Ole Opry stage was under 2 feet of water (AP)
- Obama says authorities probe cause of stock swoon (Reuters)
- U.S. envoy discussed detained Americans with Iran (Reuters)
- India's Essar Energy opens for all-investor trade at LSE (AFP)
- Sri Lanka calls on West to crack down on rebel funding (AFP)
- Panasonic trims net loss, sees return to profit (AFP)
- Japan's Toshiba sees losses narrow (AFP)
- Police investigate package near Times Square (AP)
- Obama: Authorities investigating wild market swing (AP)
- Ex-inmate with bad gums can sue over no toothpaste (AP)
- Police close off part of New York's Times Square (Reuters)
- Chicago rail boss commits suicide by train: reports (Reuters)
- Food-stamp tally nears 40 million, sets record (Reuters)
- India beat Pakistan in Sultan Azlan Shah prelims (AFP)
- Warner runs riot as Australia rout India (AFP)
- Babylon ruins torn between preservation and profit (AP)
- Kremlin links Iran sanctions support with U.S. move (Reuters)
- Anand, Topalov draw in game 10 for World Chess title (AFP)
- US envoy to visit Myanmar if he can see opposition chief: US (AFP)
- Dome plunged deep into sea to cap US oil leak (AFP)
- Train station bomb kills one in Russia: officials (Reuters)
- U.S. eyes Pakistan assistance after Times Square plot (Reuters)
- One police dead, three people injured in Bangkok shooting (AFP)
- DOT: New Tokyo routes to Delta, American, Hawaiian (AP)
- Namibia judge sends China graft case to High Court (AFP)
- Witness: A day chasing North Korea's camera-shy Kim (Reuters)
- US Senate stands by Myanmar opposition (AFP)
- Reggie the gator gets new mate at Los Angeles Zoo (AP)
- Mahela magic leave Windies spellbound (AFP)
- Marine sent to Calif. after conviction overturned (AP)
- Congress wants review of market plunge (AP)
- Lord Jesus Christ (his real name) hit by Mass. car (AP)
- G7 watching Europe, market volatility with concern (Reuters)
- Clinton: US needs more help from Pakistan (AP)
- U.S. official may visit Myanmar if he can see Suu Kyi (Reuters)
- Clinton: "severe consequences" in case of attack (Reuters)
- Canada's eager beavers build world's largest dam (AP)
- APNewsBreak: Series of failures led to rig blast (AP)
- Stocks slide anew, but it's still not a correction (AP)
- Regulators scour trades for clues to market plunge (AP)
- Feds: Lawrence Taylor admitted paying for sex (AP)
- U.S. says wants more from Pakistan, could boost aid (Reuters)
- Golf fan Tasered, arrested at Players Championship (AP)
- 2 NY teens arrested in plot to attack high school (AP)
- Another day, another scare in a cautious New York (AP)
- Massive dome lowered at site of huge oil spill (Reuters)
- US ups support of opposition ahead of Myanmar polls (AFP)
- Two Thai policemen killed during Bangkok protests (AFP)
- Flyers top Bruins in Game 4, survive with 5-4 win (AP)
- UK's Clegg considers gov't deal with Conservatives (Reuters)
- New regulations likely as U.S. probes big stock dive (Reuters)
- Bangkok violence hits as government pushes peace plan (AFP)
- Pressure on Pakistan amid fresh terror links (AP)
- RNC dismisses finance chief, deputy (AP)
- Britain's Conservatives in power sharing talks (AFP)
- Violence raises tensions as Thai protests drag on (Reuters)
- China rights lawyers have licences revoked (AFP)
- Death sentence for Malaysia wedding shooting (AP)
- Frail NKorean leader makes scaled-down China visit (AP)
- Top US diplomat to visit military-run Myanmar (AP)
- Kim Jong-Il committed to disarmament talks: Pyongyang (AFP)
- New Thai violence kills 2, mars compromise moves (AP)
- Maoists end general strike that had crippled Nepal (AP)
- NY bomb suspect's family knew key militants: report (AFP)
- Japan's controversial nuclear reactor reaches criticality (AFP)
- Dhoni vows India can stay with World Twenty20 pace (AFP)
- Karzai says allies have 'miles to go' in Afghanistan (AFP)
- Jayawardene opening up Twenty20 horizons (AFP)
- Thousands rally against US **** in Japan (AFP)
- 'Severe consequences' for Pakistan over terror plots:US (AFP)
- Pakistan says it test-fired 2 ballistic missiles (AP)
- Pakistan tests two nuclear-capable missiles (Reuters)
- World chess title: Anand, Topalov draw in game 10 (AFP)
- Kim Jong-Il committed to disarmament talks: Pyongyang (AFP)
- Pakistan test-fires missiles: military (AFP)
- Thailand censors more ***sites as protests persist (AP)
- Muslim clan still powerful in Philippine massacre province (AFP)
- Bollywood looks to tap Spanish-speaking movie-goers (AFP)
- Australia wrap up Davis Cup tie over Japan (AFP)
- Karzai says civilian deaths hurt Afghan operations (AP)
- Philippines in race to make May 10 vote happen (AFP)
- Walter Hickel dies at 90 (AP)
- Rights group rejects S.Lanka war probe as smokescreen (AFP)
- Drive-by in north Iraq kills 3 anti-al-Qaida men (AP)
- Stalin casts long shadow ahead of Russian parade (AFP)
- Euro zone agrees emergency steps to contain crisis (Reuters)
- Ash cloud seen reaching Portugal: Eurocontrol (Reuters)
- Taiwanese vessel hijacked by pirates off Somalia (AP)
- Australia unable to pin blame for Ady Gil crash (AFP)
- 2 China rights lawyers slapped with lifetime ban (AP)
- Flash floods kill 66 in Afghanistan (AFP)
- Obama touts healthcare in new bid to ease doubts (Reuters)
- Iran welcomes Turkish, Brazilian nuclear fuel ideas (Reuters)
- Turkish army strikes Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq (AFP)
- Myanmar likely to let US envoy meet Suu Kyi (AFP)
- Two bombs hit Russia's North Caucasus, one dead (AFP)
- Obama says health care law already helps millions (AP)
- US Sen. Bennett faces conservative test in Utah (AP)
- ****by: Bank bill should include mortgage firms (AP)
- UK Liberal Democrats mull pact with Conservatives (AP)
- LeBron scores 21 in 1st quarter, finishes with 38 (AP)
- Pakistan investigates NY bomb plot Taliban link (Reuters)
- Pope accepts resignation of German bishop in sex probe (Reuters)
- Bomb kills one at Afghan cockfight: police (AFP)
- U.S. official to meet Suu Kyi, Myanmar ministers: diplomat (Reuters)
- Ash delays, reroutes trans-Atlantic flights (AP)
- 'Taliban plan attacks on foreigners in Afghanistan' (AFP)
- China inflation target may be out of reach: economist (Reuters)
- Mukesh Ambani pledges to renegotiate gas deal (AFP)
- Candidates wind down Philippine election campaign (AP)
- Turkish warplanes hit northern Iraq (AP)
- PLO approves indirect peace talks with Israel (AFP)
- Pakistan to investigate NY bomber links: minister (AFP)
- Actress Lynn Redgrave to be laid to rest in NY (AP)
- Palestinians agree to new peace talks with Israel (Reuters)
- PLO approves indirect peace talks with Israel (AFP)
- 52 killed as thunderstorms lash northern India (AFP)
- Fed chief tells graduates: don't worry, be happy (AP)
- Staten Island Ferry hits dock (AP)
- Palestinian approval opens door to Mideast talks (Reuters)
- Iraq's Kurds protest kidnap-slaying of journalist (AP)
- Russia gives Poland long-sought Katyn files (AP)
- NY Staten Island Ferry hits dock, minor injuries (Reuters)
- Taliban to launch major offensive in Afghanistan (Reuters)
- Police: Maoist rebel blast kills 8 troops in India (AP)
- Chinese city opens its books in a step for reform (AP)
- US House speaker Pelosi visits Afghanistan (AFP)
- Pakistan face Twenty20 cricket exit after one-run loss to Kiwis (AFP)
- Gates: runaway military spending may affect war plans (Reuters)
- Syria ready to resume peace talks with Israel -Turkey (Reuters)
- Obama: Strong economy will lead to strong dollar (Reuters)
- Obama: US, Russia must fight terrorism together (AP)
- Obama hails Medvedev for slamming Stalin crimes (AFP)
- Maoist landmine attack kills six Indian soldiers: police (AFP)
- Reports: Blast hits Russia's largest coal mine (AP)
- 'Iron Man 2' puts pedal to the ****l with $52.4M (AP)
- Oil catcher dome hits snag near leak site: BP exec (Reuters)
- Blast hits Siberian coal mine: Interfax (Reuters)
- US officials: New focus on striking US, the West (AP)
- Mickelson makes a charge at TPC, but Tiger doesn't (AP)