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China sending flags to overseas demonstrators: state press 22 Apr 08, 23:39 ET AFP - Chinese citizens are donating thousands of flags to be used in pro-China rallies overseas and the government is shipping some of them free of charge, state press reported on Wednesday. more Spider plague closes Australian hospital 22 Apr 08, 23:27 ET AP - A tiny Australian hospital is closing temporarily because of an infestation of poisonous spiders. more Where the Tibet movement gets funds 22 Apr 08, 23:27 ET McClatchy Newspapers - Who funds the Dalai Lama and his government-in-exile? more Nicole Kidman urges fight to end violence against women 22 Apr 08, 23:22 ET AP - Nicole Kidman is urging world leaders and ordinary people to join the global fight to end violence against women. more Balloons found in ocean from priest's try at flight record 22 Apr 08, 23:21 ET AP - Rescuers reached a cluster of brightly colored party balloons floating in the ocean off Brazil's coast Tuesday but did not find the Roman Catholic priest who had been using them in a bid to set a flight record. more Food prices "massacre" of world's poor: Chavez 22 Apr 08, 23:16 ET Reuters - Soaring food prices are a "massacre" of the world's poor and are creating a global nutritional crisis, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday, calling it a sign that capitalism is in decline. more Colombian president's cousin surrenders 22 Apr 08, 23:05 ET AP - A close political ally of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe wanted for allegedly backing illegal militias surrendered to police Tuesday night after Costa Rica denied him political asylum. more Mexico judge jails Canadian woman for 5 years 22 Apr 08, 22:00 ET Reuters - A Canadian woman who became a cause celebre at home after being kept in a Mexican jail for two years without trial, received a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday after being convicted of links to an investment scam. more Newspaper calls for transitional Zimbabwe govt 22 Apr 08, 22:00 ET Reuters - Regional countries should mediate negotiations in Zimbabwe for a transitional government of national unity led by President Robert Mugabe to organize new elections that are free, a state newspaper said on Wednesday. more France, U.S. draft Somalia piracy resolution 22 Apr 08, 21:56 ET Reuters - France and the United States, with the aid of Britain, are drafting a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing countries to fight piracy off Somalia and elsewhere, France's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday. more Tibet protest as torch lands in Australia 22 Apr 08, 21:45 ET Reuters - Pro-Tibetan protesters beamed laser signs onto the Sydney Harbor Bridge on Wednesday reading "Don't Torch Tibet" and "China, talk to the Dalai Lama," as the Olympic torch arrived in Australia under tight security. more 300,000 may have died in Darfur: UN official 22 Apr 08, 21:18 ET AFP - A top UN official said Tuesday as many as 300,000 people may have died in the Darfur conflict, amid warnings a joint UN-African Union peace force might not be fully operational before 2009. more Olympic flame route scaled back in Indonesia 22 Apr 08, 20:56 ET AP - Torchbearers ran laps with the Olympic flame in front of an invitation-only crowd Tuesday after officials changed the relay route from Jakarta's streets to a sports stadium amid pressure from China to keep away demonstrators. more Dogs find abandoned baby girl in India 22 Apr 08, 20:48 ET AP - Stray dogs located a baby girl abandoned under mud and leaves in northeastern India and their barking alerted rescuers, a government official said Tuesday. more Costa Rica denies asylum to Colombian 22 Apr 08, 20:20 ET AP - Costa Rica has rejected a political asylum request by a Colombian presidential confidante accused of having ties with right-wing paramilitaries. more Ontario to ban sale, use of garden pesticides 22 Apr 08, 19:27 ET Reuters - Ontario said on Tuesday that it will ban the sale and general use of pesticides in what the province said would be among the toughest such environmental laws in North America. more US criticizes breakup of women's protest 22 Apr 08, 19:21 ET AP - The U.S. government is criticizing Cuban authorities for breaking up a protest by women calling for the release of their imprisoned dissident husbands. more Lebanese lawmakers fail gain to elect president 22 Apr 08, 18:53 ET AP - A deeply divided parliament failed Tuesday in its 17th try to elect a new president for Lebanon, extending a stalemate that has become the country's worst political crisis since the 1975-90 civil war. more US military deaths in Iraq at 4,044 22 Apr 08, 18:33 ET AP - As of Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at least 4,044 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,299 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. more Canadian woman found guilty in Mexico 22 Apr 08, 18:08 ET AP - A Mexican judge on Tuesday ruled that a Canadian woman was guilty of involvement in her boss' Internet scam and sentenced her to five years in prison. more Russia, Georgia trade accusations over downing of spy plane 22 Apr 08, 17:57 ET AP - Tensions between Russia and Georgia escalated Tuesday as both sides traded accusations days after an unmanned Georgian spy plane was shot down as it flew over the breakaway Black Sea region of Abkhazia. more Iraqi leader calls on neighbors to forgive Iraq's debts 22 Apr 08, 17:40 ET McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD— Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki criticized neighboring countries Tuesday as not doing enough to help Iraq root out militancy and pledged to continue his campaign against rogue Shiite Muslim militias. more UN says Darfur conflict worsening, with perhaps 300,000 dead 22 Apr 08, 17:36 ET AP - The conflict in Darfur is getting worse, with full deployment of a new peacekeeping force delayed until 2009 and no prospect of a political settlement for a war that has killed perhaps 300,000 people in five years, U.N. officials said Tuesday. more Chelsea Riise to the occasion at the death 22 Apr 08, 17:13 ET AFP - Chelsea snatched a Champions League lifeline as Liverpool defender John Arne Riise's last-gasp own goal allowed Avram Grant's side to escape with a 1-1 draw from Tuesday's semi-final first leg. more World Food Program warns of 'silent tsunami' of hunger 22 Apr 08, 16:56 ET AP - Ration cards. Genetically modified crops. The end of pile-it-high, sell-it-cheap supermarkets. more Sadr City residents caught in the middle of Iraq showdown 22 Apr 08, 16:36 ET AP - Parents are afraid to send their children to school. Once-thriving markets are nearly empty as residents fear being caught up in gunbattles and airstrikes or face intimidation by gunmen who rule the streets. more Kidnappings soar in Mexico as drug gangs seek new income 22 Apr 08, 15:56 ET McClatchy Newspapers - JUAREZ, Mexico— Daniel Escobedo was driving to school when he stopped for what he thought was a security check at a roadblock in the Mexican city of Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas. more Police arrest 2 in India for allegedly stealing sperm 22 Apr 08, 15:50 ET AP - A laboratory technician who allegedly tried to make a quick buck by stealing samples from the Indian sperm bank where he worked has been arrested after a doctor tipped off police, authorities said Tuesday. more Government agency sees Canada, U.S. avoiding recession 22 Apr 08, 15:46 ET Reuters - Canada and the United States will narrowly avoid a recession in 2008 as the global economy slows, but the Canadian export sector will contract by 2 percent on shrinking world demand, a government agency said on Tuesday. more New British think tank to combat Islamist extremism 22 Apr 08, 15:30 ET AFP - A number of former Islamists launched a new think tank in London Tuesday to combat extremism, aiming to create more peaceful links between the Muslim and Western worlds. more Aviation heads to act on climate change, but set no targets 22 Apr 08, 15:27 ET AP - Aviation chiefs pledged Tuesday to address the industry's impact on climate change but shied away from setting concrete targets for reducing emissions of global-warming gases. more AP Interview: Former Kosovo PM offers to help Serb minority 22 Apr 08, 15:20 ET AP - Kosovo's former prime minister urged ethnic Albanians on Tuesday to reach out to the Serb minority in an effort to overcome objections to Kosovo's declaration of independence. more U.N. says Darfur dead may be 300,000 as Sudan denies 22 Apr 08, 14:59 ET Reuters - As many as 300,000 people may have died in the five-year conflict in Darfur, a dramatic increase over earlier estimates of 200,000, a top U.N. official said on Tuesday. more Bin Laden's deputy says Iran trying to undermine al-Qaida 22 Apr 08, 14:54 ET AP - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader issued a new audiotape Tuesday accusing Shiite Iran of spreading a conspiracy theory about who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks to discredit the power of the Sunni terrorist network. more Trust me, we can win, says Barca's magical Messi 22 Apr 08, 14:48 ET AFP - Most pundits are predicting that Barcelona will struggle to beat Manchester United but Lionel Messi said he had faith in his own, and his team's, ability to upset the odds here on Tuesday. more Ahmadinejad slammed by outgoing economy minister 22 Apr 08, 14:08 ET AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's economy minister stepped down on Tuesday and immediately launched a withering attack on his former boss, accusing him of being preoccupied with "peripheral" issues. more Confidence remains high in economy: Harper 22 Apr 08, 13:42 ET Reuters - Canada's economic fundamentals remain strong, as does confidence in the economy, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday. more Russian news agency says Soyuz crew was in danger on descent 22 Apr 08, 13:36 ET AP - The crew of the Soyuz capsule that landed hundreds of miles off target in Kazakhstan last weekend was in serious danger during the descent, a Russian news agency reported Tuesday. more Kofi Annan defends Jimmy Carter over Hamas talks 22 Apr 08, 13:29 ET AFP - Kofi Annan on Tuesday defended former US president Jimmy Carter for holding direct talks with Hamas in Syria in the face of sharp attacks from both Israel and the White House. more India bristles at US comments on Ahmadinejad visit 22 Apr 08, 13:24 ET AFP - India on Tuesday told Washington to mind its own business after a US official said New Delhi should urge Iran to curtail its nuclear programme during a visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. more Uribe's cousin ordered arrested in Colombian probe 22 Apr 08, 13:15 ET Reuters - Colombian prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the arrest of President Alvaro Uribe's cousin, a former lawmaker and a close ally, for his suspected ties to paramilitary death squads in a deepening political scandal. more Thousands of Christians baptized near Jordan River site 22 Apr 08, 13:04 ET AP - Israel blocked thousands of Christians from making a Tuesday pilgrimage to the Jordan River site where Jesus was baptized, citing safety concerns. more China calls for halt in 'radical' anti-France demonstrations 22 Apr 08, 12:44 ET AP - With praise for the French president and appeals for calm, China's leadership signaled Tuesday that it is ready to put an end to anti-France sentiment that has swept the country since the chaotic Olympic torch relay in Paris. more Diplomats: US compromises on nuclear technology exports 22 Apr 08, 12:36 ET AP - Facing international opposition, U.S. negotiators at a nuclear meeting have dropped their insistence on a ban of uranium enrichment technology to non-nuclear states, diplomats said Tuesday. more Pound makes gains as euro hits new dollar record 22 Apr 08, 12:09 ET AFP - The pound bounced higher against the dollar and the yen Tuesday but was down against the euro as the euro hit a new record high against the dollar. more Iran says IAEA nuclear talks were "positive" 22 Apr 08, 12:03 ET Reuters - Iran gave an upbeat assessment on Tuesday of two days of talks with the top investigator of the U.N. atomic energy watchdog, who was looking into Western reports that Iran secretly studied how to design nuclear bombs. more Bank of Canada cuts rate half-point as outlook weakens 22 Apr 08, 12:02 ET AFP - The Bank of Canada cut its overnight lending rate Tuesday by a half-point to 3.0 percent, saying it sees a deeper economic slump in the United States that will have "direct consequences" for Canada. more Searchers look for Brazil priest carried away by balloons 22 Apr 08, 12:00 ET AP - Searchers scanned the waters off Brazil's southern Atlantic coast on Tuesday for a Roman Catholic priest who disappeared after floating into the sky under hundreds of helium party balloons. more Colombia prosecutor orders arrest President Uribe's cousin 22 Apr 08, 11:40 ET AP - Colombia's chief prosecutor ordered the arrest of a second cousin of President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday, bringing a scandal linking politicians and illegal paramilitary groups deeper into the president's inner circle. more Tamils claim destroyed tank, say Sri Lankan jets bombed church 22 Apr 08, 11:32 ET AFP - Tamil separatists destroyed an army tank after Sri Lankan war planes bombed a Roman Catholic church compound killing a man and wounding two children, the rebels said Tuesday. more Cuba replaces education minister in post-Fidel Cabinet change 22 Apr 08, 11:10 ET AP - Cuba has replaced its education minister in the first Cabinet change since Raul Castro assumed the presidency two months ago, the official newspaper announced Tuesday. more Bank of Canada slashes key rate, may pause now 22 Apr 08, 10:53 ET Reuters - The Bank of Canada slashed its benchmark interest rate by another half-percentage point on Tuesday to 3 percent as insurance against a steep U.S. economic downturn that threatens to engulf Canada. more Police hold five over 1987 murder 22 Apr 08, 10:36 ET AFP - The Metropolitan Police are questioning five men in connection with the unsolved murder of a private investigator during the late 1980s, one of whom is reportedly a former Scotland Yard detective. more Iraqi PM to neighbors: Stop terrorists from crossing borders 22 Apr 08, 10:15 ET AP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Tuesday he was disappointed that neighboring countries have not done enough to his war-torn nation and urged them to stop terrorists from infiltrating over their borders. more Counting begins in disputed Sudan census 22 Apr 08, 10:04 ET Reuters - Counting started on Tuesday in a census seen as a vital step towards holding democratic elections in Sudan after a landmark 2005 north-south peace deal. more Police find body believed that of missing mother 22 Apr 08, 09:39 ET AFP - Police searching for a woman and her disabled son have uncovered a body which they believe to be that of the mother. more Russia: Georgia drone flight breached U.N. rules 22 Apr 08, 09:34 ET Reuters - Russia said on Tuesday that a Georgian unmanned reconnaissance flight over the Georgian rebel region of Abkhazia had violated United Nations ceasefire agreements. more Hamas says it's willing to accept Gaza Strip cease-fire 22 Apr 08, 09:29 ET AP - Hamas has softened its position and is willing to accept a cease-fire in just the Gaza Strip, dropping a demand that the truce immediately include the West Bank, the group's senior representatives said Tuesday. more Judges issue won't break Pakistan coalition: Sharif 22 Apr 08, 09:27 ET Reuters - Leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition vowed on Tuesday to honor a commitment to reinstate judges dismissed by President Pervez Musharraf and said any differences over the issue would not break their alliance. more Montreal cleans up after hockey glee turns to riot 22 Apr 08, 09:10 ET Reuters - Fans of the Montreal Canadiens responded to Monday's NHL win against the Boston Bruins with glee and then rioting, leaving a Tuesday morning hangover of broken windows and burnt-out cars. more China alters coverage of Olympic flame's Everest ascent 22 Apr 08, 09:06 ET AP - China is altering plans for media coverage of the Olympic flame's ascent of Mount Everest, with officials saying Tuesday that harsh weather is making reporting conditions difficult. more Somali forces storm hijacked Dubai ship, arrest pirates 22 Apr 08, 08:55 ET AP - Security forces in northern Somalia stormed a hijacked ship carrying food Tuesday, rescuing hostages and arresting seven pirates, officials said. The seizure was the latest in a spate of pirate attacks off the increasingly lawless Somali coast. more EU's Solana says no Pakistan talks with Al-Qaeda 22 Apr 08, 08:49 ET AFP - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Tuesday he backed the new Pakistani government's moves to hold talks with Taliban militants, but ruled out any negotiations with Al-Qaeda. more Shell reports 169,000 bpd output loss in Nigeria 22 Apr 08, 08:37 ET AFP - Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell Tuesday reported output loss of 169,000 barrels per day following the sabotage of its key supply pipelines in southern Nigeria. more Hamas readies final response to truce deal with Israel 22 Apr 08, 08:35 ET Reuters - Hamas plans to give Egyptian mediators its final response on Thursday to a proposed truce with Israel, a Hamas official said on Tuesday. more EU advises Pakistan against talks with al Qaeda 22 Apr 08, 08:26 ET Reuters - The European Union's foreign policy chief said Pakistan should resist talking with al Qaeda in its efforts to quell militancy in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. more Rice says Carter meeting with Hamas unhelpful 22 Apr 08, 07:38 ET Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticized former President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday for holding talks with Hamas and said it would not help the Palestinians reach a peace accord with the Israelis. more Sit down protest lands Thai in royal trouble 22 Apr 08, 07:31 ET Reuters - A Thai man who refused to stand during the royal anthem before a movie last year was formally accused on Tuesday with insulting the monarchy, the latest case to drag Thailand's draconian lese majeste law into the spotlight. more Israel may pay for filmmaker's death 22 Apr 08, 07:21 ET McClatchy Newspapers - As Israel begins its investigation into the killing of Reuters cameraman Fadel Shana, there are reports that the government is preparing to pay millions of dollars to the family of another cameraman shot dead by an Israeli soldier in Gaza five years ago. more Iraq calls for Kuwait invasion reparations waiver 22 Apr 08, 07:00 ET AFP - Iraq officially called on Gulf states on Tuesday to waive tens of billions of dollars in compensation for its 1990 invasion of Kuwait, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said. more Zimbabwe church leaders say people are being tortured 22 Apr 08, 07:00 ET AP - Zimbabwe church leaders say people are being tortured, abducted and some murdered in a campaign of political retribution. more Uganda rebels kidnap 350 people: Amnesty 22 Apr 08, 06:46 ET Reuters - Congo, Sudan and Central African Republic must join forces to free more than 350 people kidnapped in recent weeks by Ugandan rebels, an international human rights group said on Tuesday. more China condemns Paris honour for Dalai Lama 22 Apr 08, 06:44 ET AFP - China on Tuesday condemned a decision by Paris city councillors to make the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama an honorary citizen of the French capital, saying the move had hurt relations. more Hamas official says group will agree to partial truce 22 Apr 08, 06:33 ET AP - A Hamas official says the militant group has softened its demands for a cease-fire with Israel. more Afghan police kill 9 Taliban fighters in Kandahar 22 Apr 08, 06:25 ET AP - Afghan police killed nine Taliban fighters in a skirmish Tuesday, a day after militants attacked a checkpoint and left six border policemen dead, officials said. more Olympic torch paraded behind closed doors in Indonesia 22 Apr 08, 06:11 ET AFP - The Beijing Olympics torch was paraded behind closed doors Tuesday at an invitation-only event in Jakarta held under blanket security, where it spluttered out before having to be re-lit. more Streisand pulls out of Israel 60th anniversary bash 22 Apr 08, 05:53 ET AP - Israel says Barbra Streisand has pulled out of a celebration of the country's 60th anniversary next month. more KD Lang's police escort hits sour note Down Under 22 Apr 08, 05:46 ET AFP - Canadian crooner KD Lang has drawn the ire of authorities in Australia after a police officer gave her an unauthorised motorcycle escort through Melbourne. more As Zimbabwe sweats, opposition leaders stay abroad 22 Apr 08, 05:43 ET AFP - As Zimbabwe sweats on the result of last month's presidential election, awkward questions are being asked of the opposition leadership's decision to stay abroad and out of harm's way. more Winehouse nominated for songwriting awards 22 Apr 08, 05:30 ET AFP - Amy Winehouse has swept up three nominations for this year's Ivor Novello Awards, the countrys leading honours for songwriting and composing, organisers announced. more Iraqi Troops: Asleep on the Job? 22 Apr 08, 05:30 ET Time.com - US military commanders are praising the recent performance of Iraqi government forces. But for many American soldiers, the picture is hardly as rosy more China, France tension lingers, despite Sarkozy letter 22 Apr 08, 04:59 ET AFP - China and France sought to patch up their differences Tuesday amid anger over protests surrounding the Olympic torch relay but a Paris city honour for the Dalai Lama threatened to scupper efforts. more Protests begin in Indonesia ahead of Olympic torch run 22 Apr 08, 04:39 ET AP - Police detained at least eight people and seized flags from pro-Tibet activists Tuesday during a rowdy demonstration against the Olympic torch relay in Indonesia. more Dogs "rescue" girl abandoned by Indian mother 22 Apr 08, 04:31 ET Reuters - Hundreds of villagers have flocked to a remote Indian village to see a baby girl who was saved by stray dogs after she was abandoned in a mound of mud by her mother, officials said on Tuesday. more Al-Qaida No. 2 says group still targeting the West 22 Apr 08, 04:23 ET AP - Osama bin Laden's chief deputy warns that al-Qaida still has plans to target Western countries involved in the Iraq war in a new audiotape released Tuesday to answer questions posed by followers. more Will Carter's Hamas foray bear fruit? 22 Apr 08, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - After defying the US-led boycott on Hamas by meeting its leaders in Damascus, Syria, former President Jimmy Carter told Israelis in Jerusalem Monday that the Islamist militants assured him they would respect a peace treaty ratified by the Palestinian public. more Iraq PM criticizes neighbors for lack of support 22 Apr 08, 03:37 ET Reuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki rebuked neighboring states on Tuesday for not doing enough to strengthen ties with Baghdad, write off Iraq's debts or stop militants entering the war-torn country. more U.S. officials enter North Korea for nuclear talks 22 Apr 08, 03:11 ET Reuters - A team of U.S. officials led by a State Department nuclear envoy entered North Korea on Tuesday to discuss Pyongyang's declaration of its nuclear activities under a six-country disarmament deal and how to verify the disclosure. more UN Security Council to meet on Georgia-Russia dispute 22 Apr 08, 03:03 ET AP - The U.N. Security Council scheduled a closed-door meeting Wednesday to discuss Georgia's claims of Russian military aggression in the breakaway region of Abkhazia. more Israel says Carter effort at cease-fire with Hamas failed 22 Apr 08, 02:35 ET AP - Israel says efforts by former President Jimmy Carter to work out a cease-fire with Gaza's Hamas rulers failed. more Pakistan frees pro-Taliban leader, makes peace with group 22 Apr 08, 02:26 ET AP - Pakistan freed a pro-Taliban cleric and quickly signed an accord with his hard-line group Monday, the first major step by the new government to talk peace with Islamic militants and break with President Pervez Musharraf's policy of using force. more Serbia, Kosovo clash over elections before Security Council 22 Apr 08, 01:59 ET AP - Serbia defended before the U.N. Security Council its decision to hold local elections in Kosovo next month after the territory declared its independence. more

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