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EU chief meets China's Wen with Tibet on agenda 24 Apr 08, 23:55 ET AFP - European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso met here Friday with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, launching high-level dialogue expected to include the unrest in Tibet. more Olympic torch relay hit by protests in Japan 24 Apr 08, 23:49 ET AFP - Protesters Friday waved the Tibetan flag and denounced China's rulers as the Beijing Olympic torch came to Japan for the latest leg of a worldwide relay marred by demonstrations. more SKorean convicted for ancient gate fire 24 Apr 08, 23:09 ET AP - A South Korean court sentenced an elderly man to 10 years in prison Friday for setting a fire that destroyed a 14th-century gate considered one of the country's most treasured landmarks. more Bolivian road claims 2nd tourist in week 24 Apr 08, 23:07 ET AP - A packed SUV collided with a group of cyclists on Bolivia's "Highway of Death" on Thursday, killing nine people - including a British man who was the second foreign tourist to die this week along the notorious road. more Argentine Dirty War suspect detained 24 Apr 08, 23:06 ET AP - Authorities detained a politician and former police officer targeted in a Dirty War-era human rights probe in Argentina, just hours after Congress barred him from taking up a seat that would have afforded him immunity. more UN chief to announce plan to eliminate deaths from malaria 24 Apr 08, 22:58 ET AP - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will announce a global initiative Friday that steps up the fight against malaria - seeking to eventually wipe out a tropical scourge blamed for killing a million people a year. more Brazil air force halts search for priest 24 Apr 08, 22:56 ET AP - Brazil's air force on Thursday suspended its search for a Roman Catholic priest who vanished after sailing into the air under a cluster of colorful balloons. The cleric's family chartered a private plane to continue the hunt. more US Marine charged with rape in Japan 24 Apr 08, 22:05 ET AP - U.S. forces in Japan have charged a Marine with raping a 14-year-old girl in Okinawa, the Marines said Friday, pressing ahead with a case that spurred protests against the American presence on the island. more Chinese flags dominate Australian part of relay 24 Apr 08, 21:52 ET AP - China's red flag was seemingly everywhere on the Australian leg of the Olympic torch relay, a nationalistic display that swamped protesters' efforts to draw attention to human rights issues in Tibet and elsewhere. more Canadian province bans uranium exploration 24 Apr 08, 21:32 ET Reuters - British Columbia shut the door on exploring for radioactive minerals on Thursday, saying companies cannot claim rights to them even if the discovery is by accident. more U.S. accuses North Korea, Syria of constructing nuclear reactor 24 Apr 08, 21:04 ET McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON— The United States on Thursday accused North Korea of helping Syria to secretly build a nuclear reactor to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons and released top-secret photographic intelligence that U.S. officials called conclusive proof of the allegation. more Travellers to be screened by facial technology at British airports 24 Apr 08, 20:48 ET AFP - European air travellers to Britain will be screened with automatic facial recognition technology from this summer in a bid to tighten security and ease congestion, the government said Friday. more Indian films breath life into Pakistani cinemas 24 Apr 08, 20:14 ET Reuters - It's a busy night at the Prince cinema in the Pakistani city of Karachi with cars parked across the pavement outside and spilling onto a main street. more World Food Program launches emergency call for Haiti 24 Apr 08, 20:09 ET Reuters - The World Food Program lacks crucially needed funds to help feed Haiti's poor, and international donors must provide urgent and massive aid, a spokesman for the United Nations agency said on Thursday. more A Turkish tumult that almost wasn't 24 Apr 08, 19:25 ET McClatchy Newspapers - As a journalist, there is nothing quite as cutting as being accused of being a liar. more US military deaths in Iraq at 4,050 24 Apr 08, 19:14 ET AP - As of Thursday, April 24, 2008, at least 4,050 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 3,301 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. more Officials report riot at Lebanon's largest prison 24 Apr 08, 18:54 ET AP - Scores of inmates rioted in Lebanon's largest prison Thursday, taking eight guards hostage and setting prison clothing on fire to demand better conditions and shorter sentences, security officials said. more France wants European Union to decide on Olympic boycott 24 Apr 08, 18:31 ET AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday he will push for a European Union-wide agreement on whether to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. more Report: Hamas proposes 6-month cease-fire with Israel 24 Apr 08, 18:26 ET AP - Egypt's state run news agency says Hamas is proposing a six-month cease-fire with Israel if the Jewish state would agree to simultaneously lift its blockade of Gaza. more Iraqi PM: political blocs returning to government 24 Apr 08, 17:43 ET AP - Iraq's prime minister said Thursday that all political blocs have agreed to return to the Shiite-led government - a potentially important sign of success in efforts toward national reconciliation. more NKorea-Syria nuclear work had military aims: White House 24 Apr 08, 17:40 ET AFP - The White House on Thursday publicly accused North Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor able to produce plutonium, charging that the secret facility had a military purpose. more Iranians mark US copter crash during failed 1980 rescue try 24 Apr 08, 16:52 ET AP - Hundreds of Iranian hard-liners held noon prayers and gave thanks Thursday in Iran's central desert where a U.S. military helicopter crashed in 1980 during a failed mission to free 52 Americans held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. more Sarkozy defends first year in power 24 Apr 08, 16:45 ET AP - Nicolas Sarkozy admitted Thursday to making mistakes during his volatile first year as French president, but said he remains committed to deep reforms to one of the world's major economies. more Price rises push U.N. food body costs up near 40 pct 24 Apr 08, 16:39 ET Reuters - The cost of feeding the world's hungry has spiked nearly 40 percent, primarily because of spiraling food costs and oil prices, the World Food Program's executive director said on Thursday. more As Olympics near, jittery China clamps down on foreigners, concerts 24 Apr 08, 15:52 ET McClatchy Newspapers - BEIJING— Nervous that troublemakers may slip across the border before the Olympic Games, China is making it harder for foreigners to obtain entry visas and halting public gatherings where embarrassing protests over Tibet might take place. more Anne Frank story correction 24 Apr 08, 15:42 ET AP - In an April 23 story about the discovery of a 1937 postcard sent by Anne Frank, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the first name of the recipient. Her name was Sanne Ledermann, not Samme, according to the Anne Frank Museum. more London suicide bomber's farewell to daughter played to court 24 Apr 08, 15:37 ET AFP - A home video showing the ring-leader of the London suicide bombers saying goodbye to his baby daughter was shown to a court Thursday at the trial of three men accused of helping him plot the attacks. more Seven warders taken hostage in Lebanon prison mutiny 24 Apr 08, 15:35 ET AFP - Prisoners took seven warders hostage in a mutiny at Lebanon's largest prison in Rumieh, eight kilometres (five miles) northeast of Beirut, on Thursday, a security official told AFP. more AP Exclusive: US alleges baby-selling in Vietnam 24 Apr 08, 15:34 ET AP - Vietnam has failed to police its adoption system, allowing corruption, fraud and baby-selling to flourish, the U.S. Embassy says in a new report obtained by The Associated Press. more Brazil suspends search for missing ballooning priest 24 Apr 08, 15:22 ET AP - Brazil's Air Force has suspended its search for a Roman Catholic priest who vanished after sailing into the air attached to hundreds of balloons. The cleric's family chartered a private plane to continue the hunt. more Survivor of capsized boat clung to corpse to stay alive 24 Apr 08, 15:13 ET AP - The moonlight illuminated the young woman's fellow passengers from the capsized boat, scattered through the chilly ocean 15 miles from land. Some of them screamed for help. Others bobbed silently, face-down in the water. more Pulpit to culprit: Sex trap claim plunges cantors into war 24 Apr 08, 14:51 ET AP - A rivalry between two of Israel's most famous cantors has spilled over from the exalted world of prayer into allegations of a sexual entrapment plot that includes hidden cameras, a police inquiry and a female private detective hired by one of the men to seduce his adversary. more Al-Sadr and the Mahdi Army 24 Apr 08, 14:20 ET AP - A look at Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mahdi Army militia. more Al-Sadr shift: away from politics and favoring fight 24 Apr 08, 14:19 ET AP - Muqtada al-Sadr is considering setting aside his political ambitions and restarting a full-scale fight against U.S.-led forces - a worrisome shift that may reflect Iranian influence on the young cleric and could open the way for a shadow state protected by his powerful Mahdi Army. more Chinese authorities stepping up security ahead of Olympics 24 Apr 08, 14:02 ET AP - Foreigners report random ID checks. Police check on chemicals in school science labs. A music festival is postponed. With 3 1/2 months to go, China is ramping up its campaign to tighten security ahead of the Beijing Olympics. more Prince William's helicopter antics hurt his image 24 Apr 08, 13:55 ET AP - Good prince, bad prince. more US says it has no plans to besiege Iraq's Sadr City 24 Apr 08, 13:43 ET AFP - American and Iraqi forces building a wall in Sadr City have no plans to besiege the east Baghdad Shiite bastion where they have been battling militiamen for weeks, a US general said on Thursday. more UN halts Gaza food aid, cites fuel cutoff 24 Apr 08, 13:38 ET AP - The United Nations stopped distributing food to Palestinian refugees in Gaza on Thursday after its vehicles ran out of fuel because of an Israeli blockade, a U.N. official said. more 'Untouchable' woman dies after Indian medics refuse treatment 24 Apr 08, 13:07 ET AFP - An "untouchable" woman who gave birth outside an Indian hospital because doctors would not treat her died Thursday, a day after her baby, officials admitted. more China, France seek to ease tensions at high-level talks 24 Apr 08, 12:56 ET AFP - China called on France Thursday to cooperate to bring troubled relations back on track as the two sides held high-level talks amid tensions over Tibet and the Paris Olympic torch protests. more Britain hit by mass strikes 24 Apr 08, 12:47 ET Reuters - Britain was hit by the most wide-ranging wave of strikes in a decade on Thursday, with more than 100,000 public sector employees, from teachers to coastguards, striking against the Labour government. more Tsvangirai won clear victory in Zimbabwe: top US envoy 24 Apr 08, 12:40 ET AFP - The United States government called time on Robert Mugabe's 28 years as leader of Zimbabwe Wednesday, saying he had clearly lost an election last month and his opponent should now head a new government. more US says opposition won Zimbabwe presidential vote 24 Apr 08, 12:29 ET AP - Zimbabwe's opposition leader won his nation's disputed presidential election, the top U.S. envoy to Africa said Thursday. more UN suspends aid to Gaza for lack of fuel 24 Apr 08, 12:13 ET AFP - The United Nations stopped distributing aid to the Gaza Strip on Thursday after running out of fuel as the Israeli terminal that supplies the besieged Palestinian territory remained shut. more Turkmenistan abolishes calendar of eccentric ex-president 24 Apr 08, 12:09 ET AP - Turkmenistan's president has abolished the calendar introduced by his late predecessor, who named months after himself and his parents as part of an elaborate personality cult, state media reported Thursday. more Evacuations after apparent gas suicides in Japan 24 Apr 08, 12:03 ET AFP - TOKYO - A 14-year-old girl and two other people have been found dead in two days in Japan in apparent suicides by gas cocktails, one case forcing around 120 people to evacuate their homes, police said Thursday. more Correction: Brazil-Girl Dead story 24 Apr 08, 11:50 ET AP - In an April 18 story about the killing of a 5-year-old girl, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the girl's father and stepmother had been arrested and would remain in jail until prosecutors decide whether to file formal charges. Alexandre Nardoni and Anna Carolina Jatoba were detained, questioned, and formally accused by police. But they were not arrested and were allowed to return home. more New Year's card sent by Anne Frank found, museum says 24 Apr 08, 11:24 ET AP - A Dutch school director preparing an exhibition on Anne Frank has found a holiday postcard signed by the Jewish teenage diarist, a museum said Wednesday. more US predicts increase in Afghan violence 24 Apr 08, 11:11 ET AP - Insurgent violence in Afghanistan could reach record levels this year as militants increasingly target police and development projects, a top U.S. general said Thursday. more British troop withdrawals remain frozen 24 Apr 08, 11:06 ET AP - Britain said Thursday that it will keep troop withdrawals from Iraq frozen for months because of an upsurge in fighting with Shiite militias. Iraqi officials said fresh clashes between militiamen and Iraqi and U.S.-led forces had killed at least 13 people. more Education 'Lesson' Targets Politicians Worldwide 24 Apr 08, 10:48 ET OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Apr 24 (OneWorld) - Recording artist Shakira and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined forces this week with millions of students and teachers around the globe calling for redoubled efforts to allow children to attend school. more Bank of Canada does not see house prices falling 24 Apr 08, 10:35 ET Reuters - The price of houses in Canada should rise more slowly over the next year but should not fall as in the United States, the Bank of Canada projected on Thursday. more Chelsea's Lampard in mourning after mother's death 24 Apr 08, 10:28 ET AFP - Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard's mother died on Thursday from pneumonia. more Cuba accuses US officials of fabricating protest in Havana 24 Apr 08, 10:20 ET AP - Cuba is accusing American officials of fabricating a small protest in Havana this week and of financing other actions against the communist government. more Iraqi PM says private army mentality in Iraq is over 24 Apr 08, 10:03 ET AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Thursday that the mentality of forming rival militias in Iraq was over, the premier's office said in a statement. more Taiwan's top court clears president-elect of corruption 24 Apr 08, 09:55 ET AFP - Taiwan's Supreme Court cleared the island's president-elect Ma Ying-jeou of corruption charges Thursday, delivering a final ruling in the high-profile case less than a month before he takes office. more Georgia says Russian peacekeepers must go 24 Apr 08, 09:53 ET Reuters - Georgia said on Thursday it would seek Western support to replace Russian peacekeepers in the breakaway province of Abkhazia with an international force, but NATO struck a cautious note. more Assad confirms Israeli peace offer 24 Apr 08, 09:52 ET AP - Syrian President Bashar Assad says his country may hold future direct talks with Israel but not until a new U.S. administration that can broker such negotiations takes office. more Take care in Paris, Sweden urges young women 24 Apr 08, 09:48 ET Reuters - Sweden has urged its young women not to go out alone in Paris at night after a Swedish teenager was abducted and murdered in the French capital. more Cherie Blair raises fears for ex-Bangladesh leader's health 24 Apr 08, 09:40 ET AFP - The lawyer wife of British ex-premier Tony Blair on Thursday urged Bangladesh to allow detained leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed to go abroad for treatment after she was taken ill in court. more Hamas to provide truce proposals with Israel 24 Apr 08, 08:38 ET Reuters - The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas will give Egypt detailed proposals on a truce with Israel on Thursday, a Hamas spokesman said. more Pakistan wants peace deal with militant tribe 24 Apr 08, 08:20 ET AP - Pakistan's government is seeking a peace deal with the tribe of a Taliban commander suspected in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, an official said Thursday. more Pakistan protests to NATO, Afghan forces over soldier death 24 Apr 08, 08:19 ET AFP - Pakistan's foreign ministry said Thursday it had lodged a strong protest with NATO and Afghan forces after a chaotic border battle spilled into Pakistani territory, leaving a soldier dead. more Turkey relayed Israel offer to swap Golan for peace: Assad 24 Apr 08, 08:05 ET AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad confirmed in remarks published on Thursday that Turkey has relayed a message from Israel expressing a readiness to swap the Golan Heights for peace. more China recalls Zimbabwe arms amid election crisis 24 Apr 08, 08:00 ET Reuters - A shipment of Chinese arms bound for Zimbabwe will be recalled after South African port workers refused to unload the vessel and neighboring countries barred it from their ports, China said on Thursday. more Ethiopia denies Amnesty mosque killings accusation 24 Apr 08, 07:56 ET Reuters - Ethiopia rejected on Monday accusations by Amnesty International that its soldiers killed 21 people at a Somali mosque as "lies" and "propaganda." more Juncker: EU to agree Russia talks in days 24 Apr 08, 07:45 ET Reuters - Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday the European Union would overcome internal tensions and agree to start long-delayed talks on a new partnership deal with Russia in the coming days. more SKorea trains cloned drug-sniffing dogs 24 Apr 08, 07:44 ET AP - The country that created the world's first cloned canine plans to put duplicated dogs on patrol to sniff out drugs and explosives. more China says arms bound for Zimbabwe to be recalled 24 Apr 08, 07:04 ET Reuters - China said on Thursday a shipment of weapons bound for Zimbabwe would be recalled after South African port workers refused to unload it and amid a call from Britain to prevent arms flowing into the troubled country. more Sri Lanka strikes back with air attacks as losses mount 24 Apr 08, 06:53 ET AFP - Sri Lanka carried out retaliatory air strikes against Tamil Tiger rebels Thursday, a day after intense artillery battles left hundreds killed or wounded, according to officials on both sides. more Snoop Dogg wins latest visa battle with Home Office 24 Apr 08, 06:25 ET AFP - US rapper Snoop Dogg is a step closer to being allowed back into Britain after a court overruled his visa ban, it emerged Thursday. more NKorea says progress made in nuclear talks with US 24 Apr 08, 06:14 ET AP - North Korea expressed optimism Thursday over talks this week with a U.S. delegation on its nuclear program, raising hopes of breaking the impasse that has deadlocked arms negotiations. more A Blow to Bush's Mideast Peace Hopes 24 Apr 08, 05:35 ET Time.com - The President plans to meet next month with Arab leaders to pursue an agreement by year's end. But Israeli Prime Minister Olmert may be a no-show more French lawyer for Khmer Rouge challenges Cambodia court 24 Apr 08, 05:30 ET AP - A French lawyer known for his provocative style and infamous clients has taken center stage at the tribunal for Cambodia's former Khmer Rouge leaders, challenging the judges and adding to the woes of an already troubled court. more Former Iraqi deputy PM Tariq Aziz to face trial 24 Apr 08, 05:08 ET Reuters - Former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, the public face of Saddam Hussein's regime, will face trial next week over the execution of dozens of merchants in 1992, a prosecutor said on Thursday. more Martyrdom would solve Iran's economic woes: Ahmadinejad 24 Apr 08, 05:04 ET AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said the country's economic woes can be solved by the "culture of martyrdom, the Mehr news agency reported. more WWF warns Arctic ice melting faster than predicted 24 Apr 08, 04:45 ET AFP - Arctic sea ice is melting "significantly faster" than predicted and is approaching a point of no return, conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warned in a new study. more China says arms shipment meant for Zimbabwe to return 24 Apr 08, 04:40 ET AP - A shipment of weapons meant for Zimbabwe but which neighboring countries refused entry to will return to China because there was no way to deliver it to the landlocked country in political turmoil, China's Foreign Ministry said Thursday. more Japan teenager commits gas suicide, 120 evacuated 24 Apr 08, 04:32 ET Reuters - About 120 people were evacuated from their apartments in western Japan after a 14-year-old girl killed herself by producing and inhaling poisonous hydrogen sulphide gas, the local fire department said on Thursday. more 3 US soldiers killed in vehicle accidents in Iraq, Kuwait 24 Apr 08, 04:24 ET AP - The U.S. military says two of its soldiers in Iraq died when their vehicle rolled onto its side north of Baghdad. more 2 Indian weddings hit by accidents; 43 feared dead 24 Apr 08, 04:13 ET AP - Two Indian wedding celebrations were marred by separate accidents that left 43 people feared dead, police said Thursday. more Report: Japan charges US sailor in taxi driver's death 24 Apr 08, 04:13 ET AP - The Kyodo News agency says Japanese prosecutors have charged a U.S. sailor in the stabbing death of a taxi driver near Tokyo. more Spy case poses questions on size of Israeli ring 24 Apr 08, 04:11 ET AP - The case of an 84-year-old New Jersey man charged with passing secrets to an Israeli agent a quarter-century ago has created speculation that more Americans may have been serving Israeli intelligence than previously thought. more Israeli law would pay settlers to leave West Bank 24 Apr 08, 03:49 ET AP - When the Ventura family moved to this West Bank settlement from a Tel Aviv suburb 20 years ago, they sought open spaces and mountain air. more No solace for Bond stuntmen after second crash 24 Apr 08, 03:42 ET AFP - The shooting of the latest James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" is proving dangerous for stuntmen after a second crash in just five days left one daredevil in intensive care. more Official: Nepal's former communist rebels win elections 24 Apr 08, 03:41 ET AP - Former communist rebels won the most seats in Nepal's new governing assembly, taking more than double the number of their nearest rival, an election official said Thursday. more Seoul to send problem employees to work on the land: officials 24 Apr 08, 03:27 ET AFP - Scores of unsatisfactory Seoul city employees will be ordered to meditate and to work in farms or factories to improve their attitude, officials said Thursday. more Reconstruction of Samarra shrine unites factions in Iraq 24 Apr 08, 03:09 ET AP - It was the bombing of a revered Shiite shrine here that pushed Iraq to the brink of civil war, bloodshed that has left tens of thousands dead and this ancient city in ruins. more China vows tough response to Tibet rumor-mongering 24 Apr 08, 02:39 ET Reuters - Chinese authorities will harshly deal with anyone who spreads rumors which "excite popular feelings" or disturb social harmony in the already restive region of Tibet, the government said on Thursday. more Iran booted from defense show for displaying missile systems 24 Apr 08, 02:11 ET AP - Malaysia's deputy prime minister says Iran has been ordered to leave an international defense show in Kuala Lumpur. more Provoked by drunkard, elephant kills three in India 24 Apr 08, 01:40 ET Reuters - At least three people were trampled to death by an elephant and several injured when an intoxicated man touched its tusk on Wednesday during a Hindu festival in southern India, police said. more 5 construction workers killed by militants in Thailand 24 Apr 08, 01:05 ET AP - Muslim insurgents shot and killed five construction workers Thursday while they were entering a school in southern Thailand, police said. more Brazil: Dengue toll hits 92 in Rio state 24 Apr 08, 01:03 ET AP - The death toll from a dengue outbreak in Rio de Janeiro state has reached 92, topping what was previously the state's deadliest bout with the disease, Brazil's government news agency said Wednesday. more Latin American allies attack food crisis 24 Apr 08, 01:02 ET AP - President Hugo Chavez joined with his leftist allies on Wednesday to create a $100 million program to fight the rising cost of food for Latin America's poor. more Venezuela student leader wins award for challenging Chavez 24 Apr 08, 01:01 ET AP - A U.S.-based think tank has awarded a $500,000 prize to the leader of a student protest movement that has posed a potent challenge to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. more Philippine police probe fatal shootout 24 Apr 08, 00:36 ET AP - Police officers trying to stop alleged robbers opened fire at a busy bridge in the Philippine capital in a shootout that left seven people dead, including two bystanders in a car, officials said Thursday. more

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