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Iraq's Shiite clerics deeply divided on militia crackdown 2 May 08, 22:28 ET AP - Shiite clerics offered sharply different visions Friday in the showdown between government forces and Shiite militias - one predicting that armed groups will be crushed in Baghdad and another calling for the prime minister to be prosecuted for crimes against his people. more Eccentric opposition lawmaker ousts Labour mayor of London 2 May 08, 21:34 ET AP - A Conservative lawmaker with a knack for offensive remarks ousted the left-wing mayor of London in an upset that capped the ruling Labour Party's worst local election showing in four decades. more China condemns Dalai Lama ahead of planned talks 2 May 08, 21:24 ET Reuters - China prefaced expected talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama on Saturday by condemning the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader as a criminal, while cloaking the meeting itself in secrecy. more A new spate of smog in Beijing 2 May 08, 21:09 ET McClatchy Newspapers - It is 97 days and counting until the Beijing Summer Games get under way, and (cough, cough) the air is pretty bad. more Gates says putting US troops in Afghan south worth considering 2 May 08, 20:34 ET AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday it was worth considering whether to put US forces in charge of NATO's counter-insurgency efforts in southern Afghanistan. more Rice, counterparts meet over EU Kosovo mission 2 May 08, 20:32 ET AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and a number of her European counterparts met in London Friday over the controversial deployment of an EU mission of police and lawyers to northern Kosovo. more At least 425 US military deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan 2 May 08, 19:35 ET AP - As of Friday, May 2, 2008, at least 425 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures April 26 at 10 a.m. EDT. more Boris Johnson: Conservative 'clown' becomes London mayor 2 May 08, 19:19 ET AFP - Boris Johnson rode to victory as London mayor on a wave of public affection for his clownish gaffes and witty soundbites -- but now faces a battle to prove he is also capable of leading a major world city. more Chile volcano erupts, villages evacuated 2 May 08, 18:47 ET AP - Authorities evacuated hundreds of people from villages in southern Chile Friday after a snowcapped volcano considered dormant for thousands of years erupted. The blast sent minor earthquakes rippling through the region. more Israeli army blames militants for Gaza deaths 2 May 08, 18:42 ET AP - The Israeli army blamed militants for the deaths of a Palestinian woman and her four young children, saying Friday that they died in secondary blasts when the Hamas fighters' ammunition detonated in an Israeli air strike. more Evacuations continue as New Brunswick river floods 2 May 08, 18:25 ET Reuters - A flooded Saint John River played havoc with the Canadian province of New Brunswick again on Friday, forcing hundreds from their homes and sending a house floating down the waterway. more Chavez best hope for Colombia's Betancourt: husband 2 May 08, 18:24 ET Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is the best hope for successfully negotiating the release of French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages held by leftist Colombian guerrillas, her husband said on Friday. more Mideast Quartet urges Israel to stop West Bank settlements 2 May 08, 17:40 ET AP - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad warned Friday that peace talks could collapse unless Israel changes course and accepts a more conciliatory approach in negotiations. more The Children of the Cellar 2 May 08, 17:35 ET Time.com - The children-grandchildren of Josef Fritzl, now emerging from their underground hell, must get used to light, the real world and living with their terrible legacy more Josef Fritzl: a shrewd liar and an obsessive tyrant 2 May 08, 16:58 ET AP - Casual acquaintances knew Josef Fritzl as a jovial fellow who liked to drink beer and enjoyed a bawdy joke. more Bolivia's richest province seeks autonomy, raising fear of political crisis 2 May 08, 16:58 ET McClatchy Newspapers - SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, Bolivia— This divided country faces a constitutional crisis Sunday when its richest and second most-populous province votes whether to declare itself autonomous from President Evo Morales's national government, a referendum the president has called illegal. more Cubans buy first computers in latest change 2 May 08, 16:44 ET Reuters - The future arrived at Pedro Fresnedo's home on Friday, and it gave him goosebumps. more Pair jailed for blackmailing British royal over gay sex claims 2 May 08, 16:31 ET AFP - Two men were found guilty and jailed for five years each Friday after trying to blackmail a British royal with claims he performed a gay sex act on an aide, egged on by a stripper. more Intestinal virus kills at least 21 children in China 2 May 08, 16:26 ET AP - An outbreak of intestinal virus in eastern China has claimed the lives of at least 21 children and the number of reported cases has risen to nearly 2,500, the official Xinhua News Agency said Friday. more Gay Marriage Costs Him Citizenship 2 May 08, 16:25 ET Time.com - After a French man marries a citizen of the Netherlands, he finds himself abandoned by his home country more U.S. rejects Canadian's "child soldier" defense 2 May 08, 15:42 ET Reuters - A Canadian captured in Afghanistan at age 15 can be tried for murder in the Guantanamo war crimes court, a U.S. military judge ruled in rejecting claims that he was a child soldier who should be rehabilitated rather than prosecuted. more US airman in Japan arrested, accused of groping woman 2 May 08, 15:16 ET AP - A U.S. serviceman was accused of sexually assaulting a Japanese woman on Friday, the latest in a series of criminal accusations sparking anger against the American military presence in Japan. more Member of failed plot to assassinate Hitler dies 2 May 08, 14:59 ET Reuters - Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, believed to be the last surviving member of an unsuccessful 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, has died at the age of 90. more Saudi sheikh bans alcohol at Cairo Grand Hyatt Hotel 2 May 08, 14:48 ET AFP - A luxury Cairo hotel has stopped the sale of alcoholic drinks on the orders of its Saudi Arabian owner, who is a practising Muslim, the assistant manager said on Friday. more A day of skirmishing for Marines in southern Afghan town 2 May 08, 14:46 ET AP - Gunfire zings in near Sgt. Dan Linas' patrol, pinning his squad down against a dirt berm. The Marines peer across the field to their left, at three mud huts and a grove of trees, searching for the muzzle flash. Then they cut loose with their M-16s. more Turk who shot Pope John Paul II seeks Polish citizenship 2 May 08, 14:43 ET AP - The Turkish gunman who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II is applying for Polish citizenship because he wants to live in the country of the late pontiff, whom he called his "spiritual brother." more South Sudan defence minister killed in air crash 2 May 08, 14:29 ET AFP - South Sudan's defence minister was killed on Friday in a plane crash along with at least 22 other people, most of them senior members of the southern former rebel leadership. more Eighteen killed in mosque blast in Yemen rebel stronghold 2 May 08, 13:43 ET AFP - Eighteen people, mostly soldiers, were killed in Yemen on Friday when a blast blamed by authorities on Shiite insurgents exploded at the entrance to a mosque in the rebels' stronghold. more Major powers agree on new incentives offer to Iran 2 May 08, 12:49 ET Reuters - Major powers have agreed to make a new offer of incentives to Iran to halt its sensitive nuclear work, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Friday, but declined to discuss the details. more Austria 'horror' father's past record overshadows inquiry 2 May 08, 12:36 ET AFP - Austrian authorities investigated reports Friday that 'house of horrors' father Josef Fritzl had previous sex crime convictions as public outrage mounted over the incest abuse case. more Iraqi delegation in Iran on Shiite issue 2 May 08, 12:08 ET AP - An Iraqi delegation was in Iran on Friday to discuss the recent upsurge in violence in Iraq, Iran's official news agency reported. more World powers agree new offer to Iran in nuclear standoff 2 May 08, 11:53 ET AFP - Six key world powers have agreed to make a new offer to Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said after talks Friday. more Jury convicts 2 men of blackmailing British royal 2 May 08, 11:40 ET AP - A jury convicted two men on Friday of blackmailing an unidentified member of Britain's royal family. more Agreement reached on incentives for Iran on nuclear program 2 May 08, 11:34 ET AP - World powers negotiating with Iran have agreed on a repackaged offer of incentives to try to coax the Islamic regime into rolling back its disputed nuclear program, Britain's foreign secretary said Friday. more Would-be Hitler assassin dies at 90 2 May 08, 11:23 ET AFP - A former German army officer involved in two failed plots to assassinate Hitler, including one in 1944 when the Nazi leader narrowly survived a bomb explosion, has died aged 90, his family said Friday. more High prices force UN to cut Palestinian refugees's food aid 2 May 08, 11:07 ET AP - Rising prices and funding shortages have forced the United Nations to stop providing emergency food aid to more than 13 percent of the 750,000 Palestinian refugees it feeds in Gaza, a U.N. official said Friday. more Member of failed plot to kill Hitler dies at age 90 2 May 08, 10:58 ET AP - Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, believed to be the last surviving member of the inner circle of plotters who attempted to kill Adolf Hitler in 1944 with a briefcase bomb, has died. He was 90. more Zimbabwe opposition disputes official election results 2 May 08, 10:26 ET AP - Zimbabwe's opposition party is disputing official election results that say its leader didn't win enough of the vote to avoid a runoff against President Robert Mugabe. more Dalai Lama envoys travel to China for talks 2 May 08, 09:52 ET Reuters - Senior envoys of the Dalai Lama are traveling to China to meet the government over the crisis in Tibet, the government-in-exile said on Friday, only three months before the Beijing Olympics open. more British mum fails to retrieve slain daughter's organs in Goa 2 May 08, 08:34 ET AFP - The mother of a British girl killed in the Indian beach resort Goa said Friday she had been unable to retrieve organs removed from her daughter's body during the investigation. more Colombia announces capture of drug-trafficking twin 2 May 08, 08:33 ET AP - Colombian police say they have captured the second of two drug-trafficking twins who were among the country's main cocaine shippers. more Scarlett's mum fails to retrieve slain daughter's organs in Goa 2 May 08, 08:32 ET AFP - The mother of a British girl killed in the Indian beach resort Goa said Friday she had been unable to retrieve organs removed from her daughter's body during the investigation. more Labour takes loses in Britain's local elections 2 May 08, 08:21 ET AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party was headed toward its worst local election defeat in four decades on Friday, fueling doubts about Brown's ability to lead his party to victory in a general election. more Dalai Lama's office: Envoys leave for China for Tibet talks 2 May 08, 08:11 ET AP - Envoys of the Dalai Lama were traveling to China for talks aimed at ending the crisis in Tibet, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's office said Friday. more House prices slide further in April: survey 2 May 08, 08:00 ET AFP - British house prices dropped 1.3 percent in April from March and also declined year-on-year for the first time in 12 years, the country's biggest provider of home loans, Halifax, said on Friday. more Yemen: Car bomb kills 8, wounds 45 at mosque in north 2 May 08, 07:57 ET AP - A security official says a car bomb has killed at least eight people and wounded 45 outside a mosque in northern Yemen. more Food crisis payback for '20 years of mistakes': UN expert 2 May 08, 07:34 ET AFP - The UN's new top advisor on food blamed two decades of wrong-headed policies by world powers for the food crisis sweeping the globe, in a stinging interview published on his first day in office. more Top cleric vows crushing response if Iran attacked 2 May 08, 06:55 ET AFP - A top cleric on Friday vowed that Iran would deal a knock-out blow to what he called maniacs in the United States and Israel if they ever attacked the Islamic republic. more China struggles to contain viral epidemic: state media 2 May 08, 06:50 ET AFP - Doctors in China are struggling to contain the spread of an intestinal virus that has infected about 3,000 children, killing 21 of them so far, state press reported Friday. more UN prosecutors call for retrial against former Kosovo PM 2 May 08, 06:21 ET AP - U.N. prosecutors have called for a retrial in the case against Kosovo's former prime minister. more Sonar used to probe ground of man who held daughter captive 2 May 08, 06:03 ET AP - Police say investigators are using a sonar probe to make sure there are no more underground dungeons at the property where an Austrian man held his daughter captive for 24 years. more Zimbabwe opposition disputes presidential tally 2 May 08, 05:40 ET Reuters - Zimbabwe's opposition on Friday disputed results of a March 29 presidential election released by electoral officials, saying opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai had the outright majority needed to avoid a run-off. more Arab TV feels pinch of new limits 2 May 08, 05:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - Spread across the top of this city's crooked skyline like a field of mushrooms, satellite dishes absorb signals beamed from across the Arab world to send images of pop stars and politicians to the throngs of families living below. more Israeli police question PM Olmert 2 May 08, 04:58 ET Reuters - Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert under caution on Friday as part of an inquiry into suspected corruption. more Putin's legacy: strong Russia with a Soviet flavor 2 May 08, 04:26 ET Reuters - When Russian President Vladimir Putin steps down next week after eight years in power, he will leave behind him a strong Russia, self-confident at home and assertive abroad. more Turkey launches intensive air strikes in north Iraq 2 May 08, 04:17 ET Reuters - Turkish warplanes launched intensive bombing raids on Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq overnight but there were no reports of any casualties, a rebel spokesman said on Friday. more Why white Zimbabwean farmers plan to stay in Nigeria 2 May 08, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - A jet carrying a herd of Jersey cows touches down at an airstrip in the Nigerian countryside, transporting dairy cows from South Africa. more White Zimbabweans bring change to Nigeria 2 May 08, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - Musa Mogadi says he is better off since "the whites" came. He's got a new job, learned new farming skills, and he can chat on a mobile phone while zipping around the countryside on a motorbike. more Deadlocked election talks resume in Zimbabwe 2 May 08, 03:56 ET AFP - Deadlocked all-party talks hosted by Zimbabwe's electoral commission resumed on Friday in Harare with the opposition claiming an outright victory over President Robert Mugabe in a March 29 poll. more US military blames al-Qaida in Iraq for suicide attack 2 May 08, 03:55 ET AP - The U.S. military on Friday blamed al-Qaida in Iraq for a double suicide bombing that killed at least 35 people during a wedding procession through a crowd of people cheering the bride and groom in a town northeast of Baghdad. more Food crisis leaves many Afghans desperate 2 May 08, 03:36 ET AP - Hungry Afghans looking for their next meal eye bread scraps piled up like heaps of trash at a Kabul market as a vendor weighs out fistfuls of the stale crusts on a scale. A Pashtun woman waits with an empty plastic sack. more Israeli Prime Minister Olmert faces police questioning 2 May 08, 03:13 ET AP - Police say investigators will question Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday morning, a move certain to further tarnish Israel's already unpopular leader. more Royal's fiancee switches religion, ensuring succession rights 2 May 08, 03:01 ET AFP - The fiancee of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest grandson has switched from Catholicism to the Church of England, a spokeswoman for Britain's royal family said Thursday. more South Korea investigates mass sex abuse at school 2 May 08, 02:44 ET Reuters - South Korean police on Friday arrested three teenage males on suspicion of sexually molesting primary school students in a series of assault cases that a civic group and local media said had more than 50 victims. more Rangers through to UEFA Cup final after shoot-out drama 2 May 08, 01:52 ET AFP - Plucky Rangers reached the UEFA Cup final after a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Fiorentina in the semi-final second leg here on Thursday. more Reports: Turkish planes bomb Kurdish rebels 2 May 08, 01:29 ET AP - Turkey's state-run media says warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel bases deep inside Iraq. more China's Hu heads to Japan seeking trust and respect 2 May 08, 01:18 ET Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Japan next week will be about soothing fears, not sealing deals, as Asia's two biggest powers try to look past festering bilateral disputes and tensions over Tibet. more Doctor: Australia boat collision claims 6th victim 2 May 08, 01:10 ET AP - A sixth person died of injuries suffered when a fishing trawler collided with an overcrowded boat in Sydney Harbor, authorities said Friday. more Deadly virus spreads in China, 21 children die 2 May 08, 00:59 ET Reuters - A deadly virus has spread rapidly in eastern China, killing at least 21 children and infecting nearly 3,000, Xinhua news agency said on Friday. more Fiji deports Murdoch newspaper publisher 2 May 08, 00:04 ET Reuters - Fiji's military government deported the Australian publisher of Rupert Murdoch's Fiji Times newspaper on Friday, after declaring him a threat to national security. more

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