- Western Chinese province struck by 6.9 earthquake (AP)
- Obama hopes for yuan move, but China pushes back (Reuters)
- Oil from Barrier Reef crash washes up on sanctuary (AP)
- Wal-Mart to make India a major sourcing hub: report (Reuters)
- China ready to discuss 'new ideas' on Iran (AFP)
- 22,700 killed in drug violence in Mexico since '06 (AP)
- Democrat front-runner wins Fla. US House race (AP)
- Another celebrity leaves the 'Dancing' ballroom (AP)
- Romero takes no-hit bid into 8th, Jays beat Chisox (AP)
- Intel's knock-out quarter props up tech sector hopes (Reuters)
- Strong quake hits northwest China (AFP)
- Medvedev praises Obama for nuclear summit (AP)
- Lockdown on Philippine island after deadly siege (AFP)
- Thai protesters stay put but cancel 'offensive' (AP)
- Opening statements begin in Hawaii spy trial (AP)
- Tibetan plateau quake kills at least four: report (Reuters)
- Rose scores 39, Bulls beat Celtics 101-93 (AP)
- Iran complains to U.N. over U.S. nuclear "threat" (Reuters)
- Quake kills 67 in northwest China: state media (AFP)
- Thailand's Red Shirts vow to escalate protests (AFP)
- Michael Lynche stays in 'Idol' judges' good graces (AP)
- World safer after nuclear summit, Obama says (AFP)
- Korean Air operating profit surges (AFP)
- Thai deaths rise to 23, red shirts vow final battle (Reuters)
- Top U.S. envoy in Kyrgyzstan for talks after revolt (Reuters)
- Pakistan's anti-Taliban push proves divisive (AFP)
- Verdict due in China official's mafia trial (AFP)
- Great Barrier Reef oil spill hits nature sanctuary (AFP)
- 2 drown in river during Hindu festival in India (AP)
- Wal-Mart plans India 'big box' store drive (AFP)
- Millions bathe in Ganges at world's biggest festival (AFP)
- Police: NZ man at strip club leaves baby in car (AP)
- Pakistan uses scanners to locate truck bombs (AFP)
- Cyclone kills 31 people in eastern India (AP)
- Tiny Tokelau declares 11th Pacific whale sanctuary (AP)
- Two men arrested in China snake attack (AP)
- Vatican goes into damage control mode over abuse (AP)
- Fed boss has bittersweet message on recovery, jobs (AP)
- Military asserts right to return cyber attacks (AP)
- Senate Dems say jobless benefits bill on track (AP)
- Watchdog: Obama foreclosure plan leaves many out (AP)
- Cargo aircraft crashes in northern Mexico; 5 dead (Reuters)
- Storm kills 31 in eastern India: state minister (AFP)
- N.Korea stages military exercise, amid tensions (AFP)
- Locust plague hits eastern Australia (AFP)
- Suns beat Nuggets, get homecourt edge in 1st round (AP)
- Japan islanders to reject US **** in Obama letter (AFP)
- Taiwan turns plastic bottles into expo pavilion (AFP)
- Filipino troops chase militants after deadly raid (AP)
- Sunni cleric killed in Baghdad shooting (AP)
- Burial move shows cracks in Polish unity on crash (Reuters)
- 7 in hospital after radiation exposure in India (AFP)
- Kyrgyz opposition says it may talk with president (AP)
- Storm destroys 60,000 homes in India, Bangladesh (AFP)
- Poland in mourning, new election date to be set (AP)
- Sudan mulls limited re-runs over election errors (Reuters)
- Indonesia police fire tear gas at protesters (AP)
- Chinese crew charged over Barrier Reef collision (AFP)
- India plans 'launch sale of 4G mobile services' (AFP)
- NATO troops leave remote eastern Afghanistan valley (Reuters)
- China official sentenced to death in mafia trial (AFP)
- Iraq Shiite leader Hakim meets Saudi monarch (AFP)
- Iceland evacuates hundreds as volcano erupts again (AP)
- Even with low inflation households still squeezed (AP)
- Rickey Minor replacing Eubanks on 'Tonight Show' (AP)
- ICC pledges support for Pakistan (AFP)
- US forces leave Afghanistan's Korengal Valley (AP)
- German defence minister in Afghanistan: Berlin (AFP)
- Former China police chief gets death in gang case (AP)
- Hindus in ritual tongue-piercing in east India (AFP)
- India minister under pressure over IPL controversy (AFP)
- Bomb rocks central Baghdad (AFP)
- Vatican under fire for linking gays to pedophilia (Reuters)
- Poland eyes June 20 vote, post-crash cracks emerge (Reuters)
- Retail sales up in March; consumer prices tame (AP)
- Clashes leave scores injured in Indonesia (AFP)
- Protest over Islamic tomb turns violent in Jakarta (Reuters)
- China's GDP up about 11.9 percent year over year: sources (Reuters)
- Thrashers fire coach as part of management shakeup (AP)
- Officials: US missiles kill 4 in NW Pakistan (AP)
- China's economy grew 11.9 percent in first quarter: sources (Reuters)
- Tea party movement gathers near site of original (AP)
- Michelle Obama meets Mexico first lady in solo visit (Reuters)
- German minister in Afghanistan to back mission (AP)
- Gazprom says it will boost output in next 3 years (AP)
- Malaysia's Anwar fails in lawsuit against accuser (AFP)
- Congress looks into smokeless tobacco in ****ball (AP)
- Vatican distances itself from prelate's gay remarks (AFP)
- Private Indian hospital faces closure after riot (AFP)
- Japan porn firms threaten piracy lawsuit in Taiwan (AFP)
- US officials say Iran could get bomb in year (AP)
- India announces new tracking system to protect tigers (AFP)
- US missiles kill four militants in Pakistan: officials (AFP)
- S.Korea's Hyundai to unveil world's fastest elevator (AFP)
- Beijing, Kawasaki alive in AFC Champions League (AFP)
- Iraqi Shi'ite blocs inch toward power-sharing deal (Reuters)
- Driver says Russian boy looked normal (AP)
- AP: No legal action in 'Jon & Kate' labor probe (AP)
- Broncos trade Marshall to Dolphins for draft picks (AP)
- U.S. sees Iran needing 3 to 5 years to build atom bomb (Reuters)
- Burial row as grieving Poland eyes June election (AFP)
- Big powers pursue talks on new Iran sanctions (Reuters)
- AP Interview: Karzai brother mends ties with US (AP)
- Turkey wants details on proposed Iran sanctions (AP)
- Fed survey: Recovery is spreading; jobs still weak (AP)
- IMF assures Pakistan of next loan tranche (AFP)
- 20,000 US troops transited through Russia for Afghanistan (AFP)
- US to give priority to SKorean ship sinking probe (AFP)
- Aides to Iraq's Allawi in Tehran for post-election talks (AFP)
- AP-GfK Poll: Obama slips, other Dems slide, too (AP)
- Israeli officials say Syria gives Hezbollah Scuds (AP)
- Hamas temporarily shuts Gaza smuggling tunnels (AP)
- US officials: Usable Iran bomb not imminent (AP)
- Rescuer says God led him to Fla. girl in swamp (AP)
- Mustache advocacy group seeks tax break (AP)
- Holder says US still hopes to take bin Laden alive (AP)
- Obama, GOP wrangle over Wall Street regulations (AP)
- CNN's Larry King files for divorce from 7th wife (AP)
- US warns Myanmar junta dialogue may be reviewed (AFP)
- Al-Qaeda plotted to attack Shiite mosques in Iraq: US official (AFP)
- AP IMPACT: Predator priests shuffled around globe (AP)
- Feds: Fundraiser gave Blagojevich's wife thousands (AP)
- Police: SC motel guest uses snake to hit man (AP)
- Chinese president arrives in Brazil for BRIC summit (AFP)
- Arizona may crack down hard on illegal immigrants (AP)
- Indian PM in Brazil for emerging economies summits (AFP)
- U.S. business group welcomes China move on investment (Reuters)
- Tax Day rhetoric aside, Americans' bills are lower (AP)
- Lehman examiner full report adds pieces to puzzle (Reuters)
- The day Lehman got a love note from a hedgie (Reuters)
- Senators say Karzai backs US role (AFP)
- AP-GfK Poll: Obama slips, other Dems slide, too (AP)
- Quake in western China kills 589, buries more (AP)
- Israeli officials say Syria gives Hezbollah Scuds (AP)
- Palin rallies tea partiers with anti-tax message (AP)
- Obama, GOP wrangle over Wall Street regulations (AP)
- Feds: Blagojevich wanted new job, big paycheck (AP)
- Investigation finds that predator priests shuffled around globe (AP)
- Michelle Obama plugs education on first solo trip (Reuters)
- Tomb protest turns deadly in Indonesia's capital (AP)
- Afghan bankers see growth despite insecurity (Reuters)
- South Korea starts hoisting up sunken warship (AP)
- AP Interview: Karzai brother mends ties with US (AP)
- University president says Palin contract stolen (AP)
- CNN host Larry King, 7th wife file for divorce (AP)
- Mustache advocacy group seeks tax break (AP)
- Firms reaped windfalls in Lehman auction: examiner (Reuters)
- Russian president on trade mission to Argentina (AP)
- Senators surprise Penguins 5-4 in series opener (AP)
- Concern for ****ter after China quake kills 589 (Reuters)
- Rescuers struggle to reach China quake survivors (AFP)
- Malaysia to enforce nuclear trafficking law: PM (AFP)
- Toyota to test sports utility vehicles over safety (AFP)
- Officials: Cops coerced boys in NJ gang-rape case (AP)
- 2 more 'Idol' contestants sent home; 7 remain (AP)
- Protests mount in Poland president burial row (AFP)
- Fireworks mark founder Kim's birthday in NKorea (AP)
- China's economic growth surges but inflation low (AP)
- Toyota to test sports utility vehicles over safety (AFP)
- S.Korea lifts stern of sunken warship from seabed (AFP)
- China's economy roars into 2010, tighter policy seen (Reuters)
- Australia arrests Chinese crewmen over reef ship (AFP)
- US signals new pragmatism with Afghanistan's Karzai (AFP)
- Shipmaster took 90 minutes to report reef crash (AP)
- Thai red shirts camped at shopping hub; await plans (Reuters)
- Thai troops clear area vacated by Red Shirts (AP)
- US warns Myanmar junta over pace of reforms (AFP)
- Foreclosure rates surge, biggest jump in 5 years (AP)
- Coyotes' power play comes through in Game 1 win (AP)
- Aid arriving after cyclone kills 112 in east India (AP)
- Race to reach survivors of India, Bangladesh storm (AFP)
- New tax breaks cause confusion, enforcement issues (AP)
- Toyota conducts safety tests on all SUV models (AP)
- Stewart's late goal lifts Avalanche past Sharks (AP)
- Ousted Kyrgyz leader's supporters in defiant mood (Reuters)
- Bhutto slaying report set for release (AFP)
- Mines, bombs killing more Afghan civilians: ICRC (AFP)
- Gunfire heard at Bakiyev rally in Kyrgyzstan (AP)
- Poland eyes June 20 vote, outcry over funeral plan (Reuters)
- UK flights disrupted by volcanic ash cloud (Reuters)
- Gunfire erupts at rallies in south Kyrgyzstan city: AFP (AFP)
- AP-GfK Poll: Jump in opposition to health care law (AP)
- Ash from Iceland's volcano disrupts UK air traffic (AP)
- Obama: America's still got adventures in space (AP)
- Admiral: Smaller-scale terror plots a big concern (AP)
- Sudan ruling party says nine members killed in south (Reuters)
- South Korea raises war ship that sank near North (Reuters)
- Mazda to recall 90,000 compact cars in east Asia (AFP)
- Company: Chinese cyberattack targets Australia (AP)
- Indonesian capital tense as riot death toll rises (AFP)
- Fears over historic Philippine automated vote (AFP)
- Police raid Afghan bars, arrest nine: report (AFP)
- India has more cell phones than toilets: UN report (AFP)
- Marines pay Afghan farmers to destroy opium crop (Reuters)
- China sentences ex-CDB exec to death with reprieve (Reuters)
- Hamas executes two Palestinians in Gaza (Reuters)
- Volcanic ash halts all London flights from 1100 GMT (AFP)
- Haqqani network hardened foe for NATO in Afghanistan (AFP)
- India inflation nears double-digits (AFP)
- Civilian bomb injuries soar in south Afghanistan (AP)
- Volcanic ash stops flights across northern Europe (Reuters)
- Indian police defuse bomb on train (Reuters)
- New safety risks hit Toyota, Mazda vehicles (AFP)
- Iran says it wants inclusive Iraqi government (AP)
- Iraqi airport to reopen after 9/11-style plot (AP)
- Russia shuts last weapons-grade plutonium reactor (Reuters)
- Russia suspends all adoptions to US families (AP)
- Fidesz plans new IMF deal, eyes dual citizenship (Reuters)
- Taliban claim win after US leaves 'Valley of Death' (AFP)
- Explosions rock Myanmar festival, 30 hurt: witnesses (Reuters)
- Gay rights activists protest Turkish minister (AP)
- At least 9 dead as blasts hit Myanmar festivities (AP)
- Obama: China must act on climate change (AP)
- Stock futures fall, point to lower opening (AP)
- Iceland volcano cloud brings European air chaos (AFP)
- Obama insists US making progress in Afghanistan (AFP)
- 'New armoured vehicles' for Germans in Afghanistan (AFP)
- Nine killed in blasts at Yangon park: official (AFP)
- Indonesian woman denies 'martyr' death wish (AFP)
- Tea party ending tour in capital it loves to hate (AP)
- Dead man wins mayor's race in small Tennessee town (AP)
- Bulls get last playoff spot, Texas rematch set (AP)
- Iran bars ex-president Khatami from travel: ***site (Reuters)
- Syria says Israel may strike after Scud accusation (Reuters)
- Pakistan Senate passes bill cutting prez powers (AP)
- Indian rocket launch flops: official (AFP)
- Indian police defuse bomb on train (AFP)
- Japan astronaut solves bubble puzzle (AFP)
- Nine killed in Yangon bomb blasts: official (AFP)
- Indian govt criticised over anti-Maoist strategy (AFP)
- Longtime civil rights leader Hooks dead at 85 (AP)
- Jobless claims rise for second straight week (AP)
- Special Report: Sweethearts in crime (Reuters)
- Fortune 500 shed record 821,000 jobs in 2009 (Reuters)
- Iceland volcano cloud causes European travel chaos (AFP)
- Pakistan agrees reforms to curb president's powers (AFP)
- US urges respect for human rights in Sri Lanka (AFP)
- Pakistan's Senate passes constitutional reforms (Reuters)
- Reports: Pope urges repentance, recognize mistakes (AP)
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- 'Four German soldiers killed' in Afghanistan (AFP)
- Germans target nine suspects in HP bribery probe (Reuters)
- Huge explosion rocks Afghan city of Kandahar (AFP)
- UN calls for action over Italians held in Afghanistan (AFP)
- Hu shortens Latin America tour due to quake (AFP)
- Catholics should 'do penance' says pope (AFP)
- Breyer: Health overhaul could come before court (AP)
- Obama launches sweeping federal mine safety review (AP)
- Samsung Electronics tries to quell cancer concerns (AP)
- Afghan president, lawmakers agree on fraud panel (AP)