- State Dept: No suspension of adoptions from Russia (AP)
- 76ers fire coach Jordan after 1 season (AP)
- Obama to order checks of "troubling" mines (Reuters)
- Pope says church must do penance for abuse cases (Reuters)
- Olmert suspect in new bribery case: media (Reuters)
- Volcanic ash affects flights worldwide (AFP)
- Thai govt ready for more talks with Red Shirts (AFP)
- Russia halts U.S. adoptions after boy sent home (Reuters)
- Russia suspends US adoptions (AFP)
- Melissa Etheridge and partner announce separation (AP)
- Bombs hit in Afghanistan's Kandahar (Reuters)
- US air **** in Kyrgyzstan resumes all flights (AP)
- Arrests in Afghan 'murder plot' unlawful (AFP)
- Icelandic volcano eruption intensifies (Reuters)
- Powerful volcano blast sends ash raining over Iceland, Europe (AFP)
- Health insurers shifting costs ahead of law: Senate panel (Reuters)
- Senate Republican expects deal on financial reform (Reuters)
- At least two dead in Afghan car bomb attacks: officials (AFP)
- Philippines president receives Spanish award (AFP)
- One dead in suicide attack in southern Afghanistan: official (AFP)
- China's president and Indian premier hold talks: report (AFP)
- Seven foreigners killed in Kandahar blast: police (Reuters)
- Immigration agents raid AZ van shuttle businesses (AP)
- Soaring meteor lights up skies across the Midwest (AP)
- Cases of beer left at landfill too hard to resist (AP)
- Stuck suspect says he was playing hide and seek (AP)
- Senate Dems pave way for financial reform vote (Reuters)
- Afghan attacks kill foreign civilians, 4 German troops (Reuters)
- Brazil sees 'affinity' with China over Iran: FM (AFP)
- Three killed in shoot-out near Baghdad airport (AFP)
- US joins Germany, Russia in HP probe: WSJ (AFP)
- Sheriff: 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings likely dead (AP)
- Ben Roethlisberger accuser says she told him 'no' (AP)
- Pakistan failed to properly probe Bhutto death: U.N. (Reuters)
- Microsoft to investigate conditions in China plant (AP)
- Summary Box: Toyota hopes SUV tests reveal problem (AP)
- Senate restores $18 billion in jobless benefits (AP)
- Snakes alive: ***el guest spots python in toilet (AP)
- Astros finally win after 0-8 start, beat Cardinals (AP)
- Cardinal hailed bishop for hiding predator priest: report (Reuters)
- Defeat al Qaeda by removing its "cool" image (Reuters)
- Have Iran and its allies been passing phony $100 bills in Iraq? (McClatchy Newsp
- Hu cuts short BRIC talks to handle China's quake 'calamity' (AFP)
- U.S. judge sets newly merged Toyota suits in motion (Reuters)
- Senate restores $18 billion in jobless benefits (AP)
- Now honoring No. 42: Jackie Robinson Day in majors (AP)
- Powerful bombings rock Afghan city of Kandahar (AP)
- Bombs kill 9 at Myanmar New Year water festival (AP)
- Samsung Electronics tries to quell cancer concerns (AP)
- US condemns Myanmar blasts (AFP)
- China quake survivors sleep in cold outdoors (AP)
- Toyota conducts safety tests on all SUV models (AP)
- US air **** in Kyrgyzstan resumes all flights (AP)
- Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights across Europe (AP)
- Tea party rally upbraids 'gangster government' (AP)
- Pope breaks silence on abuse, urges repentance (AP)
- On to Mars: Obama declares, 'I expect to see it' (AP)
- Conflicting reports emerge about Russia adoptions (AP)
- Prosecutor: Evidence in Dugard case 'overwhelming' (AP)
- Miller leads Sabres past Bruins 2-1 in Game 1 (AP)
- Now honoring No. 42: Jackie Robinson Day in majors (AP)
- SKorea hoists sunken warship, finds 36 bodies (AP)
- Obama: Allow more access to hospital patients (AP)
- Canadiens upset Capitals 3-2 in OT in Game 1 (AP)
- Pakistan failed to protect Bhutto, probe death: U.N. (Reuters)
- Tibetans mourn dead as China quake toll hits 760 (Reuters)
- Police failed to probe Bhutto slaying effectively: UN (AFP)
- E-****: Ex-CIA chief agreed with tape destruction (AP)
- Jay-Z vs. David Ortiz in nightclub name lawsuit (AP)
- Thai security forces surround "red shirt" leaders (Reuters)
- Iceland volcano ash causes fresh air travel chaos (AFP)
- Thai protester in dramatic escape to avoid police (AP)
- External blast 'likely cause' of S.Korea warship sinking (AFP)
- Hungry survivors await help after China quake (AFP)
- Crew fined for entering restricted reef area (AP)
- President Hu Jintao leaves Brazil for quake-hit China (AFP)
- Up to six dead in Afghan attack targeting foreigners (AFP)
- Rolling Stone's archive going online
- North Korea suspected in blast that sank warship (Reuters)
- Taiwan and China at 'historic juncture': President Ma (AFP)
- Quake sees Tibetan Buddhist monks assert roles (Reuters)
- Thai protest leader escapes besieged ***el by rope: TV (AFP)
- Credit Suisse taps JPMorgan exec to head India i-banking (Reuters)
- Samuelsson lifts Canucks over Kings in overtime (AP)
- Red Shirt leaders flee as Thai forces surround ***el (AFP)
- BRIC summit wraps up early (AFP)
- Kyrgyz president formally resigns after turmoil (Reuters)
- Support for Japan government drops further ahead of poll (Reuters)
- Europe faces flights chaos from volcanic ash cloud (AFP)
- Officials take weapons from Bakiyev compound (AP)
- Australian ********ary on Thai royals sparks outrage (AFP)
- US agency examines Sony patent infringement claim (AFP)
- Police: Bomber kills 7 at SW Pakistan hospital (AP)
- Four dead in SW Pakistan bomb blast: police (AFP)
- New Haruki Murakami novel goes on sale in Japan (AFP)
- China jails 3 online activists; many show support (AP)
- Pakistan: New probe likely after UN Bhutto report (AP)
- Yemen rebels fire on military plane, breaching truce (Reuters)
- Iceland volcano disrupts Asia-Pacific flights (AFP)
- Myanmar urges vigilance after deadly bombs (AFP)
- Coroner confirms crocodile killed Australian girl (AP)
- Immigration raids Arizona van shuttle businesses (AP)
- Low-cost coverage in Obama health plan not for all (AP)
- Roethlisberger's accuser says she told him 'no' (AP)
- U.N. says five Afghan staff missing (Reuters)
- Speedy scanner re-writes book on publishing technology (Reuters)
- Liberal court pick ready for Senate GOP grilling (AP)
- Five UN staff missing in Afghanistan: official (AFP)
- Hospital blast kills 10 in SW Pakistan (Reuters)
- Lawyer for Jackson's doctor says no plea bargain (AP)
- Europeans discuss Greek aid, PM says pain not over (Reuters)
- Sudan begins counting in polls marred by boycotts (Reuters)
- Icelandic volcano still spewing huge ash plume (Reuters)
- Pakistan hospital bomb blast kills nine (AFP)
- S.Lanka's Fonseka to be convicted next week: party (AFP)
- Steel baron Vladimir Lisin tops Russia rich list (Reuters)
- European push to ban burqas appalls Afghan women (Reuters)
- India to tour Zimbabwe in May-June (AFP)
- Indian storm victims on the rampage: minister (AFP)
- No foreigners believed dead in Afghan blast: U.S. embassy (Reuters)
- Al Qaeda 9/11-style plot to fly airliners into shrines in Iraq (The Christian Sci
- Russian parliament approves amnesty for WWII vets (AP)
- US missiles kill four militants in NW Pakistan (AFP)
- Volcanic ash halts much of Northern Europe air travel (Reuters)
- Volcanic ash cloud may scupper Polish funeral plan (Reuters)
- Renault pulls out of Indian car joint venture (AFP)
- Bangladesh police arrest Briton (AFP)
- BofA earns $2.83 billion in Q1 on strong trading (AP)
- Chronology of North Korean attacks on South Korea (AP)
- March housing construction better than expected (AP)
- Domingo back to work after cancer surgery (AP)
- Indian minister denies wrongdoing in IPL scandal (AFP)
- Iraqi PM says next government has to include Sunnis (Reuters)
- DNC to pour $50 million into fall races (AP)
- German court fines bishop for denying Holocaust (AP)
- BofA profit beats expectations (Reuters)
- Obama makes hospitals allow gay visitation rights (Reuters)
- India cracks down on text messages in Kashmir (AFP)
- Russia to put boy in U.S. adoption case in foster home (Reuters)
- Thai army planning operation to disperse protesters (AFP)
- SEC accuses Goldman Sachs of civil fraud (AP)
- Goldman Sachs charged with fraud by SEC (Reuters)
- GE profit tops Street view as cost cuts pay off (Reuters)
- Thai PM putting army chief in charge of security (AFP)
- Italian charity defends workers held in Afghanistan (AFP)
- Top US lawmaker slams France-Russia warship deal (AFP)
- US won't file charges in Florida boot camp death (AP)
- Bret Michaels recovering in facility for diabetics (AP)
- China's Hu says to let yuan float gradually: report (Reuters)
- US Afghan commander: 'We have too many contractors' (AFP)
- Treasury pay czar releases 2010 pay guidelines (AP)
- Afghans blame both US, Taliban for insecurity (AP)
- Vietnam dissident loses appeal against jail term (AFP)
- China PM in unusual tribute to deposed leader (AFP)
- China city targets 10,000 in sterilisation drive: report (AFP)
- Obama huddles with Afghan war cabinet (AFP)
- Taiwan court extends former president's custody (AFP)
- Fujitsu's sensor reads protein to diagnose disease (AP)
- Iraq PM: Sunni-backed bloc must be in govt (AP)
- Stocks tumble as Goldman charged with civil fraud (AP)
- US commander defends quitting Afghan valley (AFP)
- Obama to veto bill without controls on derivatives (AP)
- Senate bill takes tough line on banks, swaps (Reuters)
- Turkey detains mother for newborn's "honor killing" (Reuters)
- Hamilton cautious after topping China F1 times (AFP)
- Home construction rises, consumer morale ebbs (Reuters)
- Prosecutors: Wis. man confessed to fatal shootings (AP)
- Serious problems found at Massey mines since blast (AP)
- Mexican-born actress charged with marriage fraud (AP)
- Police: NJ man purposely vomited on Phillies fans (AP)
- Hardly a crowd
- APNewsBreak: Feds indict ex-Blackwater president (AP)
- Girlicious singer pleads not guilty to drug charge (AP)
- Dad wants more answers in Ohio soldier's suicide (AP)
- Clinton alludes to 1995 bombing, says words matter (AP)
- Japan highlights need for effective UN peacebuilding (AFP)
- U.S. won't share Ft Hood evidence with Senate: Gates (Reuters)
- Flight disruptions in Europe get even worse (AP)
- Clinton alludes to 1995 bombing, says words matter (AP)
- Republicans blast Obama's appellate court choice (AP)
- SEC accuses Goldman Sachs of defrauding investors (AP)
- Monks, govt workers seek life after China quakes (AP)
- Feds indict former Blackwater president, 4 others (AP)
- Sex offender pleads guilty to murdering 2 teens (AP)
- Christina Applegate engaged to wed rocker beau (AP)
- Volcanic ash grounds flights across much of Europe (Reuters)
- Thai army chief takes charge of restoring order (AP)
- China quake toll climbs to 1,144 (Reuters)
- Feds: Militia leader told members be ready to kill (AP)
- Police: NJ man purposely vomited on Phillies fans (AP)
- Crosby stars as Pens beat Sens 2-1 (AP)
- Ash cloud causes Europe flight chaos, airlines suffer (AFP)
- Afghans blame both US, Taliban for insecurity (AP)
- Bank bill in peril, WH urges part be dropped (AP)
- Huge crowds expected for Poland crash memorial (AFP)
- Toyota recals 870,000 minivans over corrosion problem (AFP)
- Toyota to recall 600,000 Sienna minivans (AP)
- Tokyo records rare mid-April snow (AFP)
- Thai protest leaders 'will surrender to police' May 15 (AFP)
- China cremates quake dead over sanitation fears (AFP)
- Zetterberg scores 3 times, Red Wings even series (AP)
- Thai protesters boost security at Bangkok **** (Reuters)
- North Korea denies it sank South's navy ship (Reuters)
- Slain Tiger chief's mother 'refused' entry to India (AFP)
- Three militants killed in Philippines (AFP)
- UN concerned about Australia's asylum freeze (AFP)
- Cambodian, Thai troops clash on border (AFP)
- Fight Al-Qaeda with satire, ridicule: researchers (AFP)
- ***ber leaves it late to top F1 practice in China (AFP)
- Setoguchi lifts Sharks over Avs in OT; series tied (AP)
- Pakistan army kills 25 militants in overnight raid (AP)
- N.Korea denies involvement in S.Korea warship sinking (AFP)
- Thai protest leaders to surrender, but the rally goes on (AFP)
- Cambodia, Thai soldiers exchange gunfire at border (AP)
- NKorea accuses South of framing it in ship sinking (AP)
- Church bells toll in Poland 1 week on (AP)
- Cops getting caught on camera increases scrutiny (AP)
- California rough terrain for Senate incumbent (AP)
- Kidnappers of British boy killed in Pakistan: police (AFP)
- AFP p***ographers win Asian Human Rights Awards (AFP)
- Twin blasts kills 13 at Pakistan displaced camp (AFP)
- Blast kills seven at Pakistan displaced camp (AFP)
- Red Bull's Vettel seizes pole in F1 China Grand Prix (AFP)
- Blast hits centre for displaced people in Pakistan (Reuters)
- Iranian engineer brings roads, rail to Afghan west (Reuters)
- Pakistan army chief apologises over civilian deaths (AFP)
- Suicide bombers kill 27 at Pakistan displaced camp (AFP)
- A Kyrgyz interim leader says US **** unjustified (AP)
- India monitoring security after U.S. terror ***** (Reuters)
- Thousands stranded in Asia due to Iceland volcano (AP)
- Dalai Lama asks China to let him visit quake-hit region (AFP)
- Poland holds memorial service for late president (AFP)
- Afghan president announces election panel chief (AP)
- Philippines to drop charges against clan suspects (AFP)
- Wayward NM cat has free flight home from Chicago (AP)
- Sudan poll does not meet world standards: observers (Reuters)
- 'Three hurt in generator blast at Indian stadium' (AFP)
- Afghan probe into 'murder plot' will be fair: Karzai (AFP)
- Icelandic volcano eases but eruptions continue (Reuters)
- Karzai appoints new elections chief for Afghanistan (AFP)
- Two bomb blasts at Indian stadium injure 4: police (AFP)
- Pakistan prosecutor: Americans linked to militants (AP)
- China steps up fight against property speculation (Reuters)
- Bomb blasts rock China JV hydropower site in Myanmar (Reuters)
- China should let yuan appreciate: EU's Rehn (Reuters)
- Karzai pledges transparent probe of Italians' case (Reuters)
- Discovery leaves space station; next stop is Earth (AP)
- Iran, at nuclear conference, hits out at "bullies" (Reuters)
- Poland honors crash victims, vows never to forget (Reuters)
- Lessons learned shape Obama's court pick (AP)